Senior Accountant

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice.

GLIDE’s mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.

Reporting to the Assistant Finance Manger, the Senior Accountant owns core general ledger accounting and accounts receivable activities while supporting an accurate timely monthly and annual close. This hands‑on position spans daily revenue and cash receipt processing—including basic mail sorting and routing—through technically complex journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, prepaid expense allocations and amortization, and fixed asset accounting. The Senior Accountant collaborates with Fund Development, Contracts, Programs and other Finance staff to maintain strong internal controls, ensure appropriate nonprofit revenue recognition, and produce audit‑ready records.

The position also provides backup support for payments and disbursements as needed.

• Own day‑to‑day accounts receivable processes, including recording invoices, receipts, credits and adjustments; applying payments accurately; reconciling receivable subledgers to the general ledger; and investigating discrepancies.
• Prepare and record donation deposit batches in coordination with Fund Development; reconcile contribution records, deposits and general ledger activity and support appropriate gift and contribution revenue recognition.
• Process receipts from government agencies and other funders; monitor outstanding receivables, analyze aging, follow up on past‑due balances with relevant teams, and recommend supported adjustments or write‑offs for approval.
• Review, code and post cash receipts, bank EFTs and other revenue transactions; reconcile deposit activity to bank records and resolve unapplied or unidentified receipts.
• Perform basic incoming mail sorting and routing under GLIDE’s mail‑handling procedures, without opening non‑donation mail unless expressly authorized; promptly route checks and sensitive correspondence and maintain appropriate custody and segregation‑of‑duties controls.
• Coordinate with the Contracts team on contract receivables, billing support, reconciliations and timely documentation; support grant claims or invoices when assigned.

• Prepare, substantiate and post routine and complex journal entries, including accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, allocations, corrections and other adjusting entries, with clear supporting schedules and approval of documentation.
• Own prepaid expense schedules: identify and record prepaid costs, determine appropriate allocation periods, calculate and post recurring amortization entries, and reconcile balances monthly.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and supporting records; evaluate capitalization under GLIDE policy, record acquisitions, transfers, disposals and depreciation, and reconcile fixed assets and accumulated depreciation to the general ledger.
• Prepare and review assigned balance sheet account reconciliations; research and resolve reconciling items, maintain roll‑forward schedules, and elevate unusual or aged balances.
• Execute assigned monthly, quarterly and year‑end close tasks by…