Staff Accountant (Hybrid | Freedom Reads)

Job Title : Staff Accountant

Job Division : Admin

FLSA Status : Full-time Exempt

Working Location : Hybrid - 4 days in office (Hamden CT) / 1 day remote

Reports to : Assistant Controller

Supervisory Responsibilities : None

Salary : $55000-$62000

Job Purpose

The Staff Accountant plays a vital role on Freedom Reads Finance team ensuring the accuracy integrity and timeliness of our day-to-day financial operations. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a mission-driven fast-paced environment and is passionate about supporting nonprofit financial stewardship. The Staff Accountant will handle accounts payable and receivable payroll support credit card reconciliations and month-end close tasks working collaboratively with internal staff and contributing to the financial health of the organization.

Essential Functions

• Record and maintain daily financial transactions to ensure accurate and timely accounting.
• Process accounts payable through and manage accounts receivable including invoicing and deposits.
• Support credit card expense management by coding and reconciling transactions in Expensify.
• Assist with bi-weekly payroll processing and related administrative tasks.
• Contribute to monthly close activities including reconciliations and preparing documentation for financial reporting.
• Maintain organized audit-ready financial records in line with nonprofit accounting best practices.
• Collaborate with staff across the organization to ensure proper coding documentation and financial understanding.
• Uphold Freedom Reads mission and values in all financial operations and interactions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Skills / Abilities

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Activities that occur occasionally are moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment described here is representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. Freedom Reads may add to modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

Our Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging

Nonprofit HR is committed to fostering and maintaining a work environment where diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) are fully integrated into everything we do for the benefit of our employees and the clients that we serve. To fully realize our goal we prioritize our understanding of the complexities of DEI within our workforce to inform our approach to talent management. We believe that this guides how we do our work advise our clients to operationalize DEI and position our content and educational opportunities help strengthen the talent management capacity of the social impact sector.

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Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Balance Sheet Reconciliation,General Ledger Reconciliation,Accounting Software,Account Analysis,GAAP,QuickBooks,Pivot tables,General Ledger Accounting,Accounting,Sage,Account Reconciliation,Microsoft Dynamics GP

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 55000 - 62000