Job Overview

Accounting is at the heart of Cedarstone’s mission of helping nonprofits become healthier, more effective organizations. Cedarstone began in 1993 as one friend helping another establish a nonprofit. We discovered that when Cedarstone handles accounting for nonprofits, it enables nonprofit staff to pour more energy into their mission. Today, Cedarstone is an international accounting organization with 200+ clients (mainly Christian) that are changing the world!

ACCOUNTANT

As an Nonproft Accountant, you’ll be a vital team member who provides accounting structure and integral support of complex processes for a group of nonprofit clients, primarily churches and mission organizations.

• Salary: Depends on experience
• Job class: FT or PT; can be a flexible, hybrid schedule during business hours, M-F
• Benefits: Yes, if a FT direct hire
• Reports to: Account Team Manager
• Location: Wheaton, IL
• Environment: A friendly, flexible, collaborative place where people grow and work as a team.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Accounting transactions. Perform transaction processing, journal entries, payment releases, month-end and year-end closes, general ledger account reconciliations, review of liabilities and accruals, adjustment entries, budget entries, and audits. Respond to multi-client questions in a timely manner. Advise clients on accounting processes, controls, and compliance. Follow GAAP financial controls when carrying out transactions.
• Financial reporting. Provide financial reports to a group of clients and answer their questions about the reports, which may involve research.
• Teamwork. Assist in client onboarding, maintain client relationships, train and support other team members, and provide backup accounting coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with team members and multiple clients; others-focused; curious
• Accounting skills ( nonprofit experience preferred), accounting degree, GAAP proficient, trustworthy, detailed
• Natural problem solver to discover issues, research/suggest options, execute solutions
• Technical savviness to quickly learn and navigate new systems
• Financial reporting experience using spreadsheets and accounting software

• Organizational skills, including prioritization, focus, and discipline to meet deadlines

• Flexible, adaptable, and able to adjust priorities to serve both clients and Cedarstone
• Working with multiple clients at one time.

• Contents mentioned in this job description are not the only requirements of the position