Senior Staff Accountant
$95,000–$105,000 year
On-siteMenlo Park, California, United States
Job Summary
Execute the full month-end close cycle, including journal entries, accruals, and intercampus allocations, while reconciling all balance sheet and cash accounts with documented support. Own the annual audit cycle as the primary contact with the external firm, preparing the PBC list and responding to auditor questions. Manage bi-monthly payroll execution in Rippling, handling approvals, adjustments, and reconciliations to the general ledger. This role operates within a multi-campus church environment tracking unrestricted, designated, and restricted funds across departments and ministries. You will partner with the Director of Finance on technical accounting matters and contribute to capital project accounting and donor reporting.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or a related field (Finance, Business with Accounting concentration) with demonstrated accounting depth
- Minimum 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with hands-on ownership of month-end close, journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations in prior roles
- Track record of operating with autonomy on recurring accounting work, with the judgment to know when to escalate
- Strong technical foundation in U.S. GAAP, including the ability to apply accounting principles to non-routine transactions
- Proficiency with modern accounting systems
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas, and the ability to build and audit financial models
- Experience owning or substantially supporting an annual audit cycle from PBC list through fieldwork response
- Experience with fixed asset accounting, capitalization judgment, and Construction in Progress tracking
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial colleagues across multiple campuses and functions
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in church, nonprofit, or other fund accounting environments
- Experience working in multi-entity, multi-location, or multi-department accounting environments, where transactions need to be coded and reported across several dimensions
- Experience with Rippling or comparable payroll systems
- Familiarity with nonprofit governance frameworks, audit standards, and board reporting practices
- CPA or progress toward CPA
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