Staff Accountant (Hybrid | Freedom Reads)
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Job Location:
Hamden, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 55000 - 62000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Staff Accountant
Job Division: Admin
FLSA Status: Full-time Exempt
Working Location: Hybrid - 4 days in office (Hamden CT)/1 day remote
Reports to: Assistant Controller
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Salary: $55000-$62000
Job Purpose
The Staff Accountant plays a vital role on Freedom Reads Finance team ensuring the accuracy integrity and timeliness of our day-to-day financial operations. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a mission-driven fast-paced environment and is passionate about supporting nonprofit financial stewardship. The Staff Accountant will handle accounts payable and receivable payroll support credit card reconciliations and month-end close tasks working collaboratively with internal staff and contributing to the financial health of the organization.
Essential Functions
- Record and maintain daily financial transactions to ensure accurate and timely accounting.
- Process accounts payable through and manage accounts receivable including invoicing and deposits.
- Support credit card expense management by coding and reconciling transactions in Expensify.
- Assist with bi-weekly payroll processing and related administrative tasks.
- Contribute to monthly close activities including reconciliations and preparing documentation for financial reporting.
- Maintain organized audit-ready financial records in line with nonprofit accounting best practices.
- Collaborate with staff across the organization to ensure proper coding documentation and financial understanding.
- Uphold Freedom Reads mission and values in all financial operations and interactions.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
- Associate degree in Accounting (Bachelors in progress preferred) and at least 2 years of relevant experience in an accounting or finance setting.
- Direct experience using QuickBooks Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) and Expensify.
- Prior payroll processing experience is a plus; were happy to train a mission-aligned candidate who is eager to learn.
- Flexibility curiosity and a willingness to develop new skills as our organization evolves.
- A strong commitment to accuracy and integrity when posting transactions and stewarding organizational resources.
- Strong prioritization skills to balance multiple responsibilities while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to build positive working relationships and respond thoughtfully to staff questions and needs.
- Clear respectful communication and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
- Consistent follow-through strong organizational skills and the ability to manage tasks efficiently in a dynamic environment.
- Comfort identifying and resolving day-to-day issues with a resourceful solutions-oriented mindset.
- Deep commitment to Freedom Reads mission values and principles and a desire to contribute to meaningful impact.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Primarily sedentary work. Often standing or sitting for prolonged periods; spending extended amounts of time working on computers. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as viewing a computer monitor extensive reading; transcribing etc.
- Activities that occur occasionally are moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment described here is representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work is performed primarily in an indoor environment. May on occasion be exposed to loud sounds and distracting noise levels such as from office equipment.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. Freedom Reads may add to modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
Our Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging
Nonprofit HR is committed to fostering and maintaining a work environment where diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) are fully integrated into everything we do for the benefit of our employees and the clients that we serve. To fully realize our goal we prioritize our understanding of the complexities of DEI within our workforce to inform our approach to talent management. We believe that this guides how we do our work advise our clients to operationalize DEI and position our content and educational opportunities help strengthen the talent management capacity of the social impact sector.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Pivot tables
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
About Company
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