LHH Recruitment Solutions is partnering with a respected nonprofit healthcare organization to identify a Senior Staff Accountant who is passionate about making a meaningful impact through their work. This organization is mission-driven and dedicated to serving individuals and families throughout the community with compassion, dignity, and excellence.

This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of key accounting functions, support organizational decision-making through financial analysis, and contribute to the financial health of an organization that serves an important purpose. The ideal candidate will be both technically strong and motivated by the opportunity to support a meaningful mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead key components of the monthly close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial reports, identifying trends, risks, and variances
• Perform budget-to-actual analysis and collaborate with department leaders to explain financial results
• Support forecasting activities, rolling projections, and management reporting
• Maintain and reconcile complex general ledger accounts
• Process and reconcile bi-weekly payroll, including review of shift differentials and supplemental pay codes
• Ensure accurate integration and reconciliation between payroll, accounts payable, fundraising, and general ledger systems
• Review accounts payable transactions and employee expense activity
• Serve as the primary point of contact during audits and prepare supporting schedules and workpapers
• Research and apply GAAP guidance to accounting transactions
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and system optimization
• Provide support during annual budgeting and forecasting processes
• Serve as a backup to the Controller as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles
• Experience with general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, financial analysis, and month-end close
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred

• CPA designation or active pursuit of CPA certification
• Nonprofit accounting experience
• Experience with Financial Edge NXT, Raiser's Edge NXT, ADP Workforce Now, AvidXchange, PEX, or Centage
• Experience supporting external audits and budgeting processes

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Opportunity to support a mission-driven nonprofit organization
• Visible role with exposure to executive leadership
• Opportunity to influence process improvements and financial operations
• Stable organization with strong community impact
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Potential flexibility for either direct hire or contract-to-hire based on experience

If you are an accounting professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with meaningful work, we encourage you to apply.