We find outstanding charities and publish the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give.
Staff Accountant
Location
United States
Posted
17 hours ago
Salary
$102.5K - $113K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Staff Accountant
GiveWell
• Owning accounts payable and employee expense processes. • Supporting month-end and quarterly close. • Performing and improving our monthly bank reconciliation process. • Triaging and responding to finance-related staff questions. • Supporting annual compliance processes.
Job Requirements
- 2+ years of financial/accounting experience
- Experience with common accounting systems (we currently use Sage Intacct, Salesforce, and Bill.com)
- Supporting financial audits and annual compliance processes such as the 990
- Accounts payable processes, including invoice processing, vendor management, and expense reimbursements
- Strong Excel skills. You’re comfortable with formulas, filters, and pivot tables, and you use them to keep your work accurate and organized
- Highly organized. You’re meticulous in how you prepare, document, and track your work.
- Keen detail orientation. You bring accuracy and care to your work
- Experience with or interest in process improvement
Benefits
- Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the US for you and any dependents)
- Four weeks of paid time off per year plus an annual summer break
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
- 403(b) retirement plan for US team members
- Automatic contribution equal to 5% of your gross salary into your 403(b) retirement plan (for US based staff)
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• Owning revenue reconciliation. You’ll reconcile donations from several payment platforms including bank deposits, securities, and cryptocurrency to a CRM system for the purpose of general ledger uploads and ultimately regranting to charities. • Preparing the quarterly grants reconciliation. You’ll perform our quarterly reconciliation from the general ledger to our grants database, which ensures liabilities are accurately recorded, grants are correctly attributed by grantee, funds are allocated properly from our Top Charities and All Grants Funds, and that our net asset rollforward reconciles. • Assisting with higher-complexity close processes. You’ll participate in close processes beyond revenue and grants by reconciling investments and recording entries for more complex areas such as lease amortization, intercompany grants, and accrued vacation. • Supporting audit and tax compliance. You’ll draft portions of the financial statements and related footnotes, prepare Form 990 support documents, and work closely with our auditors and 990 preparers alongside the Controller. • Driving process improvement. You’ll help update our workflows, particularly around the grants reconciliation process, serving as a thought partner to the Controller on how we build a more efficient and scalable finance function. • Mentoring the Staff Accountant. You’ll serve as a go-to resource and sounding board as they grow in their role.
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process • Prepare journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules • Perform bank, balance sheet, and general ledger reconciliations • Maintain accurate accounting records and documentation • Assist with preparation of monthly financial statement packages • Analyze account activity and investigate variances • Manage the full accounts payable process, including invoice processing and vendor payments • Manage customer invoicing, collections, and accounts receivable tracking • Maintain vendor and customer records • Ensure transactions are coded accurately and recorded timely • Administer Ramp and related spend management platforms • Review employee expense reports for policy compliance • Manage corporate card activity and reconciliations • Support employee reimbursement processes • Prepare audit support schedules and workpapers • Assist with annual financial statement audits • Support tax filings and compliance reporting requirements • Maintain organized accounting documentation and records • Follow and uphold established accounting policies and procedures • Assist in maintaining internal controls and documentation standards • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy • Support process automation and systems enhancements
• Own end-to-end GL month-end close activities across complex, high-visibility account areas, including preparation and review of account reconciliations • Demonstrate deep ownership of assigned areas which may include, among others, internal-use software, inventory, deferred commissions, marketable securities and investments, complex bank account arrangements, and AP/AR-related accounts • Apply technical accounting judgment to evaluate transactions, research US GAAP guidance (including ASC 842, ASC 360, ASC 350, and others), and document conclusions in clear, audit-ready memos • Serve as a cross-functional business partner to teams including procure-to-pay, treasury, payroll, sales compensation, order-to-cash, and supply chain — anticipating issues before they become close problems • Lead and drive process improvement initiatives — owning the design and implementation of scalable solutions using AI and other automation tools. • Support external audit by preparing PBC schedules, responding to auditor inquiries, and maintaining organized, well-documented workpapers • Collaborate actively with team members sharing knowledge and driving continuous improvement through scalable process and tooling enhancements that reduce manual effort and improve team efficiency • Evaluate and champion the adoption of AI and automation tooling to reduce manual effort and improve close quality • Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements with important deadlines • Perform bank and other account reconciliations • Review and approve peer work product • Review, prepare, enter, track and report on budgets • Set-up and terminate new communities and accounts • Accrue expenses monthly • Respond to a high volume of phone calls/e-mails from internal and external customers



