Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Location:

Onsite - Eugene, Oregon Position type:
Full-time, Non-exempt Starting Salary Range: $60,000 - $64,000

Job Posting Timeline:
Open 12 / 9 / 2025, with review of applications starting 12 / 18 / 2025.

At the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC), we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strongly encourage people of color, persons with disabilities, women, LGBTQ+ applicants, and people of diverse lived experience to apply.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Clay Southworth  will work with you to meet your needs and ensure equal access to employment opportunities.

WELC is a leading nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm rooted in the landscapes and communities of the western U.S. Founded in 1993, WELC has been celebrated as an Outside Magazine Best Place to Work, Oregon Business Magazine Best Nonprofit, Law
360 Environmental Group of the Year, and Better Business Bureau Torch Award winner for ethics. We envision a thriving western U.S., abundant with protected and interconnected ecosystems, powered by renewable energy, and cared for by communities brought together in an ecology of kinship. We embrace a collaborative, team-based approach to foster the trust, belonging, and dignity essential to a healthy organization and to relationship-based advocacy that builds power for transformative change.

The Staff Accountant position is a regular, non-exempt, full-time position responsible for support to WELC's Finance & Administration Director. This position is based on site at our Headquarters in Eugene, Oregon, and primarily works during Monday to Friday business hours. This position requires limited travel, including overnight and weekend travel for staff retreats and events, and standard office physical demands. WELC will provide all reasonable accommodations to the extent possible or required under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Staff Accountant supports the financial and administrative operations of the organization, ensuring accurate recordkeeping, timely reporting, and smooth day-to-day functioning. This role is ideal for someone detail-oriented, organized, and enthusiastic about nonprofit work.

• Assist with the full cycle of accounts payable and receivable, including client cost billings and donor receipt processing.
• Assist with recording financial transactions in accordance with GAAP and fund accounting principles.
• Support preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Assist with month-end close activities, including tracking restricted grants and donations.
• Assist with monthly employee time and leave tracking and reporting.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and documentation, and related tax filings.
• Assist with annual budgeting and planning process and reviewing budget to actual reports for variances.
• Maintain organized digital and physical financial records.

• Assist with maintaining and complying with internal policies and external regulations.
• Assist with filing required nonprofit forms (e.g., IRS Form 990, state charity registrations).
• Assist with grant accounting, including budget compliance and financial reporting.
• Assist with city, county, and state licensing and business registration.
• Assist with maintaining lease tracking and related requirements for all offices.

We are keenly interested in considering a range of applicants with diverse lived experiences who approach the world with kindness, imagination, and vision. We will happily consider applicants who offer an equivalent or alternative set of qualifications to fulfill this position's responsibilities. This is an entry level position.

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