Staff Accountant

At Rise, we believe that everyone deserves opportunities to live a life filled with purpose and pride. In our employment, housing, and life-enrichment services, we support people to set and achieve their personal goals. As a nonprofit, every Rise team member is driven by our mission. That shared commitment is the foundation of a workplace that embraces a culture of learning and growth by offering extensive training, competitive salaries, and a fun work environment. We are an inspiring leader in disability services that wants to make a real difference in people's lives! Position Summary The Staff Accountant is responsible for day-to-day accounting operations, including maintaining financial records, preparing financial reports, reconciling accounts, and supporting accounts payable, receivable, billing, payroll, and grant accounting functions. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with nonprofit and grant requirements. Essential Duties Key Expectations Standards of Excellence Commitment: All Rise employees are expected to commit to, sign and follow-through on Rise's Standards of Excellence. Refer to "Standards of Excellence Commitment" document. In the Employee Handbook. Person-Centered Practices: Learn and consistently perform person-centered practices: Identify those things that are important to people who receive support; implement strategies to assure they are present in day-to-day life. Identify areas where change can happen without permission. Act on those areas. Communication: All Rise employees are expected to communicate effectively with other staff, external stakeholders and people we serve in a respectful and timely manner. This includes but is not limited to reading and responding to email in a timely manner, answering and responding to phone calls and voicemails, foster open communication; listening to others; preparing professional written communications as needed. Responsibilities Month-End Close & Financial Reporting Assist with monthly close and financial reporting processes Assist with preparing and posting journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and allocations. Assist with analyzing financial results and identifying trends or variances. Cash Receipts & Banking Process cash receipts & post daily transactions and maintain accurate documentation. Save remittance and cash receipts documentation in SharePoint & DocuWare. Assist with cash flow planning and forecasting. Accounts Payable & Disbursements (Backup Support) Serve as backup for accounts payable functions. Ensure proper documentation, approvals, and audit readiness. Support vendor audits and internal control processes. Payroll & Allocation Prepare and review payroll-related journal entries. Verify payroll allocations and ensure accuracy across cost centers. Monitor payroll actual vs. budget and investigate discrepancies. Process employee reimbursements and review for policy compliance Grant Accounting & Compliance Assist with grant-related journal entries and accruals Support grant payroll allocations and FTE analysis Provide support for grant audits, and funder request. Expense Review & Account Reconciliations Review expenses for proper coding & approval Prepare monthly account reconciliations & summarize including rent and lease expenses, milage and transportation, repairs and maintenance, and professional fees. Operational Accounting & Other Responsibilities Maintain insurance schedules and expense tracking by policy Support lease management by reviewing and updating contracts Assist with internal audits, including expense and compliance reviews. Assist with donation reconciliations and annual reporting. Assist with medical and non-medical billing processes. Support cash application and reconciliation of billing activity. PI4b642f8c8d10-25448-40265920