Client Accounting Services Senior – Nonprofit Practice

Client Accounting Services Senior – Nonprofit Practice

Grassi has redefined what it means to be an advisor and accountant to today's businesses and individuals. Nationally ranked as one of the largest and fastest-growing accounting firms in the nation, Grassi is a leading provider of advisory, tax, and accounting services across key sectors including construction, architecture and engineering, not-for-profit, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, financial services, real estate, and more.

With over 550 employees and eleven offices spanning the New York Metropolitan Area, Long Island, the Northeast, Florida, New England, Denver and an international presence in Italy, we are strategically positioned to serve clients locally and globally. In 2023, Grassi became an employee-owned company by implementing an ESOP, establishing our independence and empowering our people to drive the firm's future success.

The ESOP ensures that equity partners and all Grassi U.S. employees have the exclusive opportunity to own the firm's stock, making them integral to the company's future.

We are currently seeking a Client Accounting Services Senior – Nonprofit Practice to join our team in any of the following office locations:
Jericho, NY;
New York, NY;
White Plains, NY. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing firm.

The Client Accounting Services Senior provides nonprofit clients with various accounting and advisory duties requiring evaluation, ingenuity, and accuracy on a timely basis. Working closely with a diverse portfolio of not-for-profit organizations, our professionals deliver outsourced accounting, fund accounting, and financial reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and FASB ASC 958. This role supports the monthly close, audit readiness, and Form 990 preparation, and offers meaningful exposure to mission-driven organizations across the sector.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Performing core accounting functions for nonprofit clients, including maintaining the general ledger, preparing and posting journal entries, and supporting the monthly close process
• Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigating variances, including the tracking of donor-restricted and board-designated net assets
• Supporting the preparation of monthly and quarterly nonprofit financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC 958, including work papers and supporting schedules
• Performing bank, credit card, investment, and other account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data
• Preparing and maintaining functional expense allocations across program, management and general, and fundraising categories
• Preparing budget-to-actual reporting, variance analysis, and management reporting packages for client leadership and boards
• Assisting with audit readiness, including preparing work papers and prepared-by-client (PBC) schedules and responding to external auditor requests
• Supporting the preparation and review of supporting data for Form 990 and related filings, coordinating with tax preparers as needed
• Monitoring grant and funder compliance requirements and ensuring timely completion of assigned deliverables and compliance-related filings
• Ensuring adherence to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and nonprofit accounting standards, as well as firm and client policies and procedures
• Communicating with clients to address routine requests and provide updates on deliverables
• Reviewing the work of associates and offshore support staff, and collaborating with senior team members on special projects as needed

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
• Minimum of at least 3+ years of relevant accounting experience, with nonprofit or public accounting experience preferred
• Knowledge of nonprofit accounting standards (FASB ASC 958), including net asset classification and functional expense reporting; familiarity with Form 990, Uniform Guidance, or single audit requirements a plus
• CPA and/or in process of obtaining CPA preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, initiative, and leadership skills
• Strong…