The CFO serves as the primary accounting operations owner by supporting the financial operations of the organization through ownership of day-to-day bookkeeping, accounting, operations, reconciliations, and financial process activities. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, month-end close activities and ensuring strong operational and compliance practices across accounts payable, accounts receivable, expense management, and general ledger activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Bookkeeping & General Ledger Management
- Maintain the integrity and accuracy of the organization’s accounting records through daily bookkeeping and transaction management activities.
- Enter, review, and reconcile accounting transactions across all major financial cycles including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash activity, payroll entries, and general journal entries.
- Perform monthly bank and balance sheet account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner
- Maintain the organization’s general ledger and supporting schedules to ensure accurate financial reporting and audit readiness
- Support month-end and year-end close activities through preparation of reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries.
- Assist with maintaining accurate coding across departments, grants, programs, and funding sources.
Accounts Receivable
- Create and manage monthly accounts receivable (AR) invoices and tracking.
- Monitor outstanding balances and support timely collections and payment follow-up
- Maintain accurate AR records and supporting documentation
Month-End Close & Financial Operations
- Execute month-end close responsibilities including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules.
- Maintain accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of accounting records.
Compliance, Grants & Organizational Readiness
- Complete business registration, licensing, and compliance activities related to RFP submissions, grants, contracts, and organizational operations.
- Maintaining financial documentation required for grant compliance and audit readiness.
- Ensure and strengthen operational compliance and funding readiness.
- Preparation of documentation and schedules required for annual audits, grant reporting, and regulatory filings.
Other Duties As Assigned
Qualifications & Skills:
Required:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.
- 4+ years of bookkeeping, accounting, or finance operations experience.
- Experience managing full-cycle accounting transactions and reconciliations.
- Experience working with accounting systems, expense management platforms, and/or ERP systems.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills including reconciliations, sorting/filtering, and basic formulas.
Preferred:
- Nonprofit accounting experience
- Specific experience with Fund EZ
- Familiarity with grant-funded or restricted-fund accounting, and nonprofit financial compliance.
- Experience supporting annual audits, grant reporting, and/or donor-funded initiatives.
- Experience working in a lean or growing organization where flexibility and initiative are important.
Skills:
- Commitment to accuracy and accountability
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and proactively solve problems
- High level of integrity and confidentiality
- Strong follow-up and organizational discipline
- Mission-driven mindset with a commitment to supporting organizational impact.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Competitive salary, based on experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package (health, vision, dental).
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Flexible, mission-driven work environment.
Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
