Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

$80000 - $95000 per year | Providence, RI | On-site | Permanent

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children, families, and communities.

This position plays an important role within the Finance team, supporting month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, grants, audits, compliance, and process improvement.

The ideal candidate is an experienced accounting professional who enjoys working in a collaborative environment and is comfortable navigating a complex organization with multiple entities, funding sources, programs, and revenue streams.

Mission-Driven Work:
Your accounting expertise directly supports programs that improve people's lives.

Meaningful Impact:
Help ensure critical financial resources are managed responsibly and reach the programs and communities that need them.

Collaborative Environment:
Partner with Finance, program leadership, and organizational leaders rather than working in an accounting silo.

Career Development:
Gain exposure to nonprofit accounting, grants, audits, budgeting, financial reporting, and multi-entity operations.

Variety:
Work across multiple funding sources, entities, programs, and accounting functions.

Leadership Opportunity:
Mentor junior accounting professionals and contribute to process improvements.

Stability:
Join an established organization with a long history of serving the community.

Benefits:
Comprehensive health, dental, and work-life benefits.

Inclusive Culture:
Join an organization committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

• Support monthly and annual financial close processes, including preparing and recording journal entries for prepaids, allocations, intercompany transactions, accruals, and other accounting activity.
• Maintain accurate general ledger account reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Maintain schedules related to occupancy, right-of-use leases, fixed assets, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Reconcile bank, investment, and endowment accounts while researching and resolving variances.
• Ensure financial activity and general ledger balances are accurate, complete, and properly supported.
• Support pre-award and post-award grant accounting and administration.
• Maintain organized electronic grant and contract files, funding trackers, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with preparation and maintenance of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).
• Partner with Finance team members and program leadership to analyze financial activity and ensure appropriate use of grant and other funding sources.
• Support annual financial statement audits, other audits, and regulatory filings.
• Assist with preparation of information required for annual Form 990 filings across multiple entities.
• Assist with annual operating budget preparation, implementation, monitoring, and analysis.
• Help maintain the chart of accounts and ensure the ongoing integrity of the general ledger.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, procedures, GAAP, FASB standards, and applicable regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, systems, reporting, and technology.
• Participate in special projects and finance initiatives.
• Cross-train with Finance team members and provide departmental coverage when needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience with nonprofit accounting, financial reporting, and financial management.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and FASB accounting standards and their application in a nonprofit environment.
• Experience working with automated accounting/ERP systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) or a similar ERP system is preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills strongly preferred.
• Experience with budgeting, electronic billing, and data management systems is a plus.
• Experience managing accounting…