Accountant (Faith Based Non-Profit)

Accountant Position at CrossPurpose

The Accountant serves as a key member of the CrossPurpose Finance Team, responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end closes, handling day-to-day transactions, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This role provides essential financial information that helps leadership make informed decisions in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounting and GAAP compliance
• Transaction processing within a multiple-entity ERP (Sage Intacct)
• Month-end processes: reconciliations, journal entries, and close
• Cross-functional support

Accounting

• Maintain accounting controls by following existing policies and procedures and recommending new adjustments.
• Comply with federal, state, and local financial and legal requirements.
• Maintain financial security by following internal controls.
• Maintain donor confidence and protect operations by keeping financial information confidential.

Transaction Processing Responsibilities

• Document financial transactions, including entering financial data, preparing and posting journal entries, and checking figures, postings, and supporting documents for accuracy
• Review A/P requests and substantiating documents, and ensure expenses are recorded to the proper accounts.
• Prepare payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
• Receive and deposit paper checks, electronic donations, and any A/R appropriately into the ERP and donor database
• Assist with processing payroll and related procedures.
• Organize and maintain financial records within primary and backup systems

Month-End Responsibilities

• Assist with reconciling bank and credit card statements, balance sheet accounts, and donations.
• Assist with reconciling financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
• Assist with preparing, examining, and analyzing accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Create adjusting and closing journal entries, such as accruals, functional expense allocations, etc

Additional Responsibilities

• Communicate to internal and external stakeholders effectively and positively, which reflects CrossPurpose's values.
• Assist with preparation for an annual audit
• Assist with annual giving statement and 1099 tax document disbursement
• Support special projects as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Deep passion for the CrossPurpose mission and values.
• 2+ years of Accounting / Bookkeeping experience
• Bachelor's degree highly preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required
• Experience with Sage Intacct, Salesforce, Emburse (Certify), FoundationUp, and Google Suite preferred
• Ability to become proficient quickly in new software.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented and organized, must be excellent with follow-up and follow-through.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to solve problems, multitask, complete work on time, and work independently.

Salary & Benefits

• $62,500 - $81,000
• Hours: 40+ hours/week: generally Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Additional hours as needed.
• Starting Salary: $62,500 - $81,000 based on experience and education (Accountant I or II)
• Vacation: 15 days per year, plus the office is closed Christmas Day - New Year's Day, and staff have limited duties
• Sick Days: 6 days per year
• Benefits: Health, dental, vision, workers' compensation, unemployment, short-term disability, long-term disability
• These and other benefits are discussed in more detail in our Employee Handbook.