Non-Profit Staff Accountant

About ourBRIDGE

ourBRIDGE is the only non-faith based organization in Charlotte and surrounding areas that works with refugee and immigrant children and their families. Our trauma-informed after school and summer programs are based on our four core values of LERD (Love, Education, Respect, and Diversity), and it is designed to support ELL (English Language Learners) students as they adjust to their new home in the United States.

We focus on their English language acquisition, socio-emotional wellbeing and cultural appreciation and pride. At ourBRIDGE, students receive homework help, English tutoring, opportunities to engage in a culturally relevant curriculum that is developed in-house and emphasizes hands-on learning. Our students and their families are a part of a welcoming, loving, and healing-centered community that places an importance on their cultural identity.

Our staff is as diverse as the families we work with.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our finance team in Charlotte, NC. This position is based full-time at our office located at 3400 Shamrock Drive. The successful candidate will perform bookkeeping, assist with grant reporting, and support the Director of Finance in refining accounting procedures and meeting critical deadlines.

• Process and record daily financial transactions, including cash and credit card activity, within Quick Books Online.
• Prepare and submit all necessary documentation for monthly federal grant reimbursement requests for multiple grants, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
• Collaborate with program managers to track, review, and align grant‑funded expenses with approved budgets and assist with budget‑to‑actual variance reporting.
• Assist in maintaining and strengthening internal financial controls to ensure audit readiness in compliance with federal guidelines (e.g., 2 CFR 200, Uniform Guidance), organizational policies, and grant requirements.
• Support the Director of Finance in the monthly and annual financial closing process.
• Support the Director of Finance in streamlining accounting procedures.
• Help ensure all key financial deadlines are met.
• Assist the Director of Finance with preparing the annual organization‑wide budget and individual grant project budgets.
• Provide support for monthly payroll processing via Paychex, ensuring accurate and timely payment.
• Attend all meetings and training sessions as required by federal grantors.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Proven experience entering transactions in Quick Books accounting software.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for effective interaction with staff at all levels.
• Proficiency in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and financial formulas/modeling).

• Non-profit accounting experience.
• Federal grant reporting experience.
• Experience using a payroll company’s timekeeping and payroll processing software (e.g., Paychex).

This role is primarily seated. The role requires the ability to use a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is a full-time, 100% on-site position (Monday–Friday) located at our office in Charlotte, North Carolina (3400 Shamrock Drive).

As an equal opportunity employer, ourBRIDGE is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.