Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant – Menlo Park (Hybrid)

Our client, based in Menlo Park, California, is seeking a Senior Accountant for the Finance Department.

They invest in creative thinkers and problem solvers working to ensure that people, communities, and the planet can flourish. Together with our partners, we are harnessing society’s collective capacity to solve our toughest problems — from the existential threat of climate change to persistent and pervasive inequities, to attacks on democracy itself. A nonpartisan philanthropy, our client has made grants in the U.S. and globally for nearly six decades based on an approach that emphasizes long-term support, collaboration, and trust.
Globally, we make grants to address both longstanding and emerging challenges like our efforts to advance gender equity and governance, reimagine the economy and society, and reduce the growing threat of climate change. Our U.S. efforts prioritize strengthening democracy, advancing education for all, and supporting community-led conservation. In the San Francisco Bay Area we call home, we make grants to support meaningful artistic experiences in local communities and support regional foundations working on critical issues such as housing.

All of our grantmaking also invests in advancing racial justice and in strengthening the effectiveness of our grantees, and of philanthropy itself. Our assets are approximately $13.9 billion with annual awards of grants totaling more than $630 million.

The foundation has approximately 130 employees, in programmatic, operational, and investment roles, located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Across the organization, our employees are challenged with meaningful work, have the resources for ongoing professional development and learning, and contribute to a collegial and engaging environment where they can thrive. We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion as part of our guiding principles and encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.

The Finance Department serves the foundation's charitable work by providing financial and business planning support to enable the organization to focus on its philanthropic goals. This financial leadership is offered through sound financial planning and reporting, quality operational processes, and business controls that meet the needs of the foundation and its outside constituents, including regulators and auditors. Finance is the agile and reliable thought partner and empowers the foundation's mission through expertise, collaboration, and foresight.

The Senior Accountant is a key member of the Finance team, bringing strong accounting skills, audit experience, and systems fluency to support the department's day-to-day operations and long-term effectiveness. Reporting to the Controller, the Senior Accountant gains broad exposure across accounting operations, and visibility with cross-functional teams. This position combines hands-on accounting execution with a service-oriented mindset and a proactive approach to process improvement.

• Leads assigned month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of general ledger and sub-ledger accounts of varying complexity; exercises professional judgment to resolve discrepancies and determine treatment for non-routine transactions
• Leads preparation of assigned audit areas, determine appropriate treatment for complex or non-routine transactions; escalates high risk issues to the Controller or Accounting Manager
• Maintains clear, accurate, and audit-ready documentation to support management review and financial reporting
• Owns the…