Accountant

Summary

Missionwell partners with nonprofit organizations by providing accounting and client services that support their missions. The Accountant will maintain accurate financial records for multiple nonprofit business partners, prepare reconciliations and reports, support close and compliance activities, and coordinate with bookkeepers in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate accounting records for assigned nonprofit business partners in accordance with GAAP, nonprofit accounting standards, client requirements, and Missionwell policies
• Process and review accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash activity, payroll-related entries, journal entries, and general ledger activity
• Prepare reconciliations, account analyses, and supporting schedules; investigate variances and resolve or escalate issues appropriately
• Support month-end and year-end close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, financial schedules, and related documentation
• Prepare or support financial reports, budget-to-actual analyses, grant reports, and other client-facing or internal financial information
• Maintain grant, fund, donor, vendor, customer, and program accounting records, including documentation related to restrictions and grant requirements
• Review financial activity for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, and communicate accounting, internal control, or compliance concerns appropriately
• Support audits, tax filings, Form 1099 reporting, and other compliance activities with organized, audit-ready documentation
• Partner with assigned bookkeepers to coordinate work, review accuracy and completeness, resolve questions, and deliver timely client work
• Help improve and document processes, support automation, and assist with new business partner onboarding and accounting-system transitions
• Maintain organized electronic files and manage deadlines across multiple business partners in a remote environment

Skills

• • Prior experience performing accounting work for multiple clients, organizations, entities, departments, or comparable workstreams
• • Education, training, or equivalent experience sufficient to perform Accountant-level responsibilities accurately and independently
• • Ability to prepare reconciliations, support month-end close, review accounting documentation, and identify or resolve routine discrepancies
• • Working knowledge of accounting software, Microsoft Office, email, and cloud-based file systems, with the ability to learn new platforms
• • Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, time management, and clear professional communication
• • Ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities, protect confidential information, and ask timely questions when guidance is needed
• Candidates must reside in one of the following states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Tennessee, North Carolina, or Florida
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire
• • A degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and at least one year of relevant accounting or bookkeeping experience
• • Nonprofit accounting experience, including exposure to restricted funds, grant tracking, donor records, or program-based reporting

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • Prior experience performing accounting work for multiple clients, organizations, entities, departments, or comparable workstreams
• • Education, training, or equivalent experience sufficient to perform Accountant-level responsibilities accurately and independently
• • Ability to prepare reconciliations, support month-end close, review accounting documentation, and identify or resolve routine discrepancies
• • Working knowledge of accounting software, Microsoft Office, email, and cloud-based file systems, with the ability to learn new platforms
• • Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, time management, and clear professional communication
• • Ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities, protect confidential information, and ask timely questions when guidance is needed
• Candidates must reside in one of the following states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Tennessee, North Carolina, or Florida
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire

Nice to Haves

• • A degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field and at least one year of relevant accounting or bookkeeping experience
• • Nonprofit accounting experience, including exposure to restricted funds, grant tracking, donor records, or program-based reporting

Benefits

• Fully remote work environment
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to work with mission-driven nonprofit organizations
• Paid sick leave and other benefits as applicable