Senior Accountant

Core Responsibilities & Essential Job Functions

• Perform daily accounting operations, including journal entries, reconciliations, accounts payable/receivable, cash, and grant accounting.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly and year-end financial statements in accordance with GAAP and nonprofit healthcare standards.
• Support the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance with organizational policies and applicable regulations.
• Prepare schedules and documentation to support the annual financial audit, Form 990, and other regulatory filings.
• Assist in grant reporting and compliance with Uniform Guidance and other funding requirements.
• Partner with the Accounting Manager to support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and help implement system enhancements to increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Provide accurate and timely responses to financial data requests from leadership and program staff.
• Ensure financial systems are maintained to support multiple funding streams and donor reporting requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Education, Experience & Training Equivalent to:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CPA or CPA candidate preferred (not required).
• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in nonprofit or healthcare organizations.
• Experience with external audits, grant compliance, and Uniform Guidance reporting strongly preferred.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong understanding of GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards (FASB), and healthcare-specific compliance.
• Proficiency in accounting systems (Workday or similar ERP systems) and strong Excel skills. Experience with Adaptive Planning, Power BI, or Tableau a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with non-financial colleagues.
• Demonstrated commitment to the organization’s values of community, equity, boldness, and wellbeing.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (organized by our company values):

Bold:

• Challenges the status quo in service of creating advocacy informed systems and external partnerships.
• Experience coaching, facilitating, or working in advocacy spaces.
• Navigates ambiguity with an excitement for problem solving.
• Effectively manages programs from visioning to implementation + impact measure.
• Commitment to meet agreed upon deadlines on time or ahead of schedule.
• Transparent on action, pursuits, and outcomes.

Community oriented:

• Seeks to understand the underlying needs, desires, and values of colleagues.
• Proactively builds spaces for others to engage in learning and community.
• Appreciates and demonstrates collaboration across teams.
• Serves as a role model, bringing our core values to life in your work.
• Works well with employees at any level of employment.

Equity informed:

• Effectively advocates for historically excluded or forgotten groups.
• Understands that humans have biases and are imperfect as a baseline.
• Effectively working with an ethnically, socioeconomically, linguistically, and culturally diverse population.
• Understands of the social determinants of health and healthcare disparities.
• Approaches work with a growth mindset, welcome feedback, and understand that humans all have biases and are imperfect as a baseline.

Wellbeing driven:

• Willingness and commitment to self-reflection and re-thinking.
• Ability to understand your physical, mental, social,

Conditions of Employment

• Ability to obtain and maintain criminal record clearance through the Department of Justice (DOJ). The People & Performance Department must analyze DOJ/FBI live scan reports in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, as well as fitness for the position.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License with Insurance and maintain a clean driving record.
• Must be able to pass credit check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain clearance through the Office of Inspector General.
• Able to travel to multiple work sites. Reliable transportation needed.
• Must attend any required training.

Time Type:

The statements contained in this job description reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job. It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas as deemed fit for the organization.