Accountant

If you are experienced in non-profit accounting and looking for the perfect blend of stable work and flexible hours, this is the job for you!   Shining Star Consulting is seeking an accountant with at least 3 years' experience in nonprofit accounting.  Nonprofit accounting experience is required.   Reporting to a Controller or Director of Finance, responsibilities include AP/AR, journal entries, donor restrictions, accruals, prepaid depreciation, bank and payroll reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting/compliance with advanced excel stills.  This is not a temp job.   This a fully remote position, and workdays/times are flexible. Pay rate is $35 - $50/hour, depending on qualifications. 

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong client relationships. Get to know clients and their businesses well. Find and solve problems before they become big issues. 
• Provide great service. Deliver excellent accounting and operational support to clients.  Communicate clearly and deliver on-time, accurate work. 
• AP/AR. Manage vendor payments and invoicing, ensure accurate coding and proper approvals.  Maintain records and reconcile with CRM as needed.
• Banking and Reconciliation.  Reconcile all bank, investment, and credit card accounts. Prepare deposits.  Identify and investigate any irregularities or discrepancies.
• Contract and Grant Restrictions. Understand and comply with donor restrictions
• Month-end close. Handle all tasks to close the books each month. This includes cost allocations, revenue recognition, reconciliations, and creating reports that follow nonprofit accounting rules.
• Prepare financial reports. Help the Client Engagement Lead create reports, support grant accounting, reconciliations, accruals, prepaid deductions and reconcile payroll data. 
• Process Improvement.  Help identify process improvements, set up and maintain systems and implement automation.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years nonprofit accounting experience, demonstrating solid understanding of nonprofit accounting practices and relevant regulations. (such as prepaid expenses, accruals, deferred revenue, restricted/unrestricted revenue), bookkeeping procedures, and accounting regulations.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and financial reporting.
• Experienced with accounting software such as QuickBooks (preferred) or Xero
• Skilled and adept in Excel or Google Sheets
• Financial Edge experience or equivalent preferred.
• Experience working with grants and nonprofit-specific accounting requirements preferred.
• Experience with payroll processing preferred.
• Northern California location preferred.

About Us
Shining Star Consulting provides outsourced finance and accounting services to a steadily growing client base of over seventy nonprofit organizations, primarily in California. At Shining Star Consulting, you will be part of a small Finance/Accounting team serving one or more nonprofit organizations.  Shining Star's staff enjoy highly flexible work schedules, with the opportunity to commit to more/fewer hours depending on the number of nonprofit clients they want to support.  Health insurance benefits are available for those working at least 20 hours/week.  Benefits include 3% IRA contribution and paid time off.  Shining Star employees enjoy:

•  FLEXIBILITY. Our employees love the level of flexibility they are given with their work schedule and structure.
• AUTONOMY. Our employees love the opportunities we provide for them to grow and improve their skills with a perfect balance of support and autonomy.
• IMPACT.  As a firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, you will be supporting organizations as they work to positively impact their communities