Part-time contractor accountant providing bookkeeping and accounting services for for-profit and nonprofit clients. Responsibilities include bank reconciliations, managing income and expense accounts, generating financial reports, filing taxes, and administering accounting software. Requires QuickBooks Online experience, strong attention to detail, time management, and the ability to work independently.
Accordus exists to support growing non-profit and mission driven for-profit organizations. As organizations grow and accomplish their mission, they reach a critical point when much of their time is focused on doing the office work rather than accomplishing the mission. Accordus handles accounting, HR, donor management systems, and other industry-specific technical systems so the organization can focus on the mission, not the systems. Learn more at Accordus.com.
JOB TITLE: Accountant
REPORTS TO: Director of Operations
SCOPE OF POSITION: An accountant is a part-time contractor role within the Accordus team. This team member fills critical accounting functions for Accordus clients, including both for-profit and non-profit accounting services.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reconciling the client bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers
- Managing income and expenditure accounts
- Generating the company's financial reports using income and expenditure data
- Filing and remitting taxes and other financial obligations
- Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company
- Working with QuickBooks Online (prior experience preferred)
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3+ years of accounting experience
- Experience with non-profit accounting preferred
- CPA preferred
- Bachelors (or equivalent in accounting or related field)
- Experience with QuickBooks Online
- Attention to detail
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to work independently
WE ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE ACCORDUS.COM. You will only hear from our HR team using the accordus.com email domain.
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