Staff Accountant

Role Overview

• Responsible for day-to-day accounting operations, including maintaining financial records, preparing financial reports, reconciling accounts, and supporting accounts payable, receivable, billing, payroll, and grant accounting functions.
• Assist with monthly close and financial reporting processes
• Assist with preparing and posting journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and allocations.
• Assist with analyzing financial results and identifying trends or variances.
• Process cash receipts & post daily transactions and maintain accurate documentation.
• Save remittance and cash receipts documentation in SharePoint & DocuWare.
• Serve as backup for accounts payable functions.
• Ensure proper documentation, approvals, and audit readiness.
• Support vendor audits and internal control processes.
• Prepare and review payroll-related journal entries.
• Monitor payroll actual vs. budget and investigate discrepancies.
• Assist with grant-related journal entries and accruals.
• Review expenses for proper coding & approval
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations & summarize including rent and lease expenses, mileage and transportation, repairs and maintenance, and professional fees.
• Maintain insurance schedules and expense tracking by policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 2 years of general accounting experience (nonprofit preferred)
• Experience with reconciliations, AP/AR, and financial reporting
• Strong excel and accounting system skills
• Ability to learn a new system (e.g., myEvolv, Microsoft Great Plains)

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• single employee coverage less than $90/month
• Dental insurance less than $17/month
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) with a 100% vested employer match
• Rise sponsored Basic Life & AD &D insurance
• Voluntary Life, Short Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement and Rise sponsored trainings (i.e., CPR, First Aide, and more) to help you be successful in your role
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starts at 16 days during your first year, plus 2 floating holiday, and 48 hours of ESST time per year
• Employee resource groups (i.e., DEI, LGBTQ+, recognition and more)
• A fun team environment that supports your professional development and opportunities for career advancement.
• Rise is a PSLF-eligible employer. Your qualified student loan balance may be forgiven after 120 covered payments.