Staff Accountant

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Department: Finance

Reports To: Controller

Classification: Regular Part TIme

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Work Location: Colchester, Vermont

Cellular Phone Reimbursement Eligible: No

Prepared Date: December 2025

Application Requirements: Please include a cover letter and resume. Applications missing these requirements will be considered incomplete and thus not reviewed.


Summary


The Staff Accountant supports the Finance team by performing routine journal entries, assisting with month-end reconciliations, and serving as backup for accounts payable. This role ensures accurate financial reporting, compliance with accounting standards, and provides support for audits, grant reporting, and special financial projects as needed.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries to ensure accurate recording of financial transactions in accordance with accounting standards.
• Assist in month-end and year-end closing processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting, including reconciliations of bank accounts and other balance sheet accounts to maintain accuracy, documentation, and compliance.
• Maintain organized documentation to support grant reporting, schedules for audits, and compliance with regulations.
• Assist or serve as backup for other finance functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Leases, Daily Cash Processing, Deposits.
• Support or participate in special financial projects and process improvements as assigned or identified.
• Uphold internal controls and compliance with company policies, GAAP, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with other departments to provide financial insights and support operational decisions.
• Maintain confidentiality of financial information and uphold ethical standards.

EXCELLENCE IN THIS ORGANIZATION

• A high level of commitment and dedication to the mission of the organization and public media.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with co-workers and audience, supporting and enhancing a culture of belonging.
• Preserving confidentiality appropriately.
• Serving as an excellent ambassador for the organization, both formally and informally. Helping audience and potential audience members, donors, and potential donors connect with the organization.
• Facilitating excellent communications across departments, among employees, and with the public. Fostering open and candid relationships with Vermont Public audience and donors. Managing conflict constructively.
• Demonstrating a commitment to the continuous improvement of the organization's ability to fulfill its mission and vision.
• Demonstrating and encouraging creativity and enthusiasm for this work.
• Expressing consistent, high-performance expectations for themselves, their department, the leadership, and the organization itself.
• Developing a broad understanding of the organization's departments, programs, and services to assist donors, collaborate effectively with peers, ensure respectful communication and teamwork among departments.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Position Requirements

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting and 3-5 years related accounting experience.

Working Conditions


Work is normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment with moderate noise levels (computers, telephones, etc.). No known environmental hazards are encountered in the normal performance of job duties.


Physical Demands


Work involves standing and walking for brief periods, bending, and filing, but most duties are from a seated position. There is potential for eyestrain from reading detailed materials on a computer screen. Deadlines, workloads during peak periods, and changing priorities may cause increased stress levels. Work requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboards at a moderate skill level.


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Please note: This is not an all-encompassing statement of this position's responsibilities. While it attempts to be comprehensive, new responsibilities may be assigned to this position at any time.


Applicants must be authorized to work in the United states without employer sponsorship.


To request a reasonable accommodation to submit an application or participate in the interview process, please contact the HR team at View email address on click.appcast.io.


Vermont Public is a proud equal-opportunity employer. We work diligently to recruit a broad pool of candidates and to hire and promote qualified individuals whose personal experiences, characteristics, and talents reasonably reflect the diversity of the communities served by Vermont Public. Our equal employment opportunities apply to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We encourage applications from women, minority groups, veterans, and people with disabilities.