Staff Accountant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in a fast-paced accounting role.
• Experience supervising or processing accounts payable.
• Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to work independently with high accuracy.
• Problem-solving mindset and commitment to excellent customer service for internal stakeholders.
• Self-starter with high goals, comfortable managing ambiguity and multiple projects simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• CPA preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and accounting skills.
• Experience with financial systems; Sage Intacct and Bill.com preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting analyses for month-end closing.
• Maintain general ledger accuracy, including reviewing transaction coding and allocation across schools and departments.
• Reconcile bank accounts, subsidiary ledgers, and other financial accounts, with complete supporting documentation.
• Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, depreciation schedules, and capital asset reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, key performance indicators, and budget-to-actual analyses.
• Develop reports and dashboards to identify spending trends, budget variances, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Ensure financial transactions, reporting activities, and accounting records comply with organizational policies, internal controls, and applicable accounting standards.
• Manage accounts payable, including invoice collection, coding, approval routing, payment processing, and reconciliation.
• Administer purchasing cards, including cardholder access, receipt compliance, transaction coding, monthly reconciliations, and related journal entries.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, maintain vendor documentation, verify W-9 information, and support annual 1099 reporting.
• Review billing, purchasing, and payment transactions for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with financial procedures.
• Maintain purchasing and contract records, support procurement activities, and assist with requests for proposals and vendor pricing reviews.
• Coordinate organizational travel arrangements and review travel expenses for compliance with established policies.
• Provide guidance and customer service to employees, school leaders, and vendors regarding purchasing, payments, and financial processes.
• Support coordination and oversight of accounts payable processing, including work performed by designated support personnel.
• Support development, review, and monitoring of annual operating budgets and financial projections.
• Prepare and analyze expenditure forecasts, including operating and capital expenditures, across schools and departments.
• Research vendor pricing, analyze expenditure trends, and identify potential cost-saving opportunities.
• Develop and maintain budgeting tools, financial models, and reports for forecasting and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with school leaders and network departments to resolve budget coding questions, review spending patterns, and strengthen financial accountability.
• Support preparation of operational audit schedules and documentation for annual financial and Single Audits.
• Prepare and maintain Provided-By-Client audit schedules, including accounts payable records, check registers, cash deposit documentation, fixed asset schedules, and trial balance information.
• Support internal and external auditors by providing financial records, reconciliations, and transaction documentation.
• Review financial transactions and accounting procedures to identify discrepancies, strengthen internal controls, and ensure compliance.
• Maintain organized electronic accounting records, contract files, and supporting documentation for transparency, retrieval, and audit readiness.
• Safeguard confidential financial, employee, and organizational information.
• Collaborate with the Senior Accountant and Finance team to improve financial processes and operational efficiency.
• Assist in training school and network personnel on accounts payable, purchasing, expense management, budgeting, and financial procedures.
• Maintain financial workflows and records using accounting and administrative systems, including Sage Intacct, Bill.com, Ramp, Smartsheet, and Google Workspace.
• Cross-train in other Finance department functions to support continuity of operations and organizational needs.
• Complete additional finance and accounting responsibilities as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager, consistent with organizational needs and priorities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package.