Financial Accountant

About the company

iMentor

Non-profit organization management · 51 to 200 employees

What you'll do

• Prepare and post journal entries with complete supporting documentation, ensuring proper classification of revenue and expenses in compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close, ensuring all financial data is accurate and complete by established deadlines.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and fixed assets, and resolve variances promptly.
• Monitor, track, and record monthly prepaids, accruals, and other closing entries.
• Reconcile payroll and benefit liability accounts to PEO reports.
• Record grant tagging entries to allocate operating expenses to the appropriate grants.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and the accuracy of regional, departmental, and grant dimensions in Sage Intacct.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and record monthly depreciation and amortization.
• Ensure vendor invoices are accurate, properly approved, and paid on time.
• Process and review organizational expenses, including weekly check runs, student payments, and monthly Amex submissions.
• Serve as the primary resource for employees on finance tools and processes (e.g., Amex reporting, invoice payments, and reimbursements).
• Enforce expense, purchasing, and reimbursement policies, and follow up on missing receipts and approvals.
• Review the AP aging regularly and resolve outstanding or disputed items.
• Prepare and deliver audit documentation, including general ledger detail, reconciliations, financial reports, and supporting schedules, within auditors’ requested timeframes.
• Perform all accounting work in accordance with GAAP and internal policies to support a clean, timely audit.
• Provide accurate grant expense data to program and development staff to support grant reporting and compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you need

• Four or more years of accounting experience, preferably in financial accounting and reporting, grants, and expense management; nonprofit experience a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience allocating expenses across grants and functional categories (program, management and general, and fundraising).
• Ability to explain financial concepts clearly and patiently to non-finance colleagues.
• Sound professional judgment and discretion with confidential information.
• Experience with Sage Intacct and other cloud-based financial and office software; Concur experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and large data sets.
• Working knowledge of nonprofit accounting standards (ASC 958) and grant/fund accounting.
• CPA or progress toward CPA licensure a plus.
• Able to manage multiple complex projects at once while meeting firm deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; a strong listener who can influence without authority, manage expectations, and navigate difficult conversations to move the work forward.
• Flexible and adaptable as organizational needs and priorities change.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated alignment with iMentor's mission, core values, and commitment to fostering a supportive and collaborative community that welcomes the perspectives of all individuals.
• Recognizes and values the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all individuals, and actively contributes to a welcoming and collaborative environment.
• Our organization works in partnership with district public schools across the country. In doing so we must meet all compliance requirements of those districts including background checks.
• Ability to commit to a hybrid schedule (two days per week in office) and have reliable home internet access.

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