Nonprofit Bookkeeper

You must live in one of the following states to apply: AZ, GA, IN, IA, IL, MA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, VA, WA, WI

About 100 Degrees Consulting:

100 Degrees Consulting provides CFO and bookkeeping services to visionary leaders. We help nonprofit organizations globally with all things finance; accounting, bookkeeping, audit, board reporting, financial analysis, budgeting, cash flow, 990s, and compliance. We give leaders clarity and confidence in their numbers so they can make a bigger impact on the world.

We are seeking to add a high-performing Nonprofit Bookkeeper to the team to deliver a high level of service to our clients because we’re growing by leaps and bounds. 

We serve our clients with knowledge & expertise, passion for their mission, dependability, and approachability. We have high standards, high expectations, and we move quickly. We have extraordinary capacity and expect the same from everyone on the team. Most importantly, we love what we do and who we serve.

Nonprofit Bookkeeper Job Overview:

This is a client-facing role that would manage a client roster, juggling multiple client accounts. This person needs to be financially savvy and extremely detail-oriented when it comes to numbers. We are looking for a proactive bookkeeper whose top priority is client service. The right person will be most interested in serving our clients while enjoying a flexible work schedule, rather than trying to build their own business empire. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Support client monthly close process in Quickbooks Online 
• Bank, credit card, and payment platform reconciliations for clients
• A/P and A/R reconciliations for clients
• Fundraising database reconciliations for clients
• Make journal entries for clients
• Process payroll for clients 
• Process A/P and A/R for clients
• Receipt management for clients
• Prepare and file 1099s for clients 
• Enter budgets into QBO for clients
• Track restricted grants in QBO
• Recommend and implement client QBO improvements
• Generate financial reports, including customized dashboards with graphs and charts, for clients
• Directly interact with clients via email and Zoom meetings
• Support 100 Degrees Consulting CFOs with data entry, financial analysis, and other work as needed 
• Use tools like Keeper, Slack, and email to manage organization tasks and timelines
• Liaise and communicate with 100 Degrees team via email, Slack, and Zoom to share knowledge, improve processes, and share wins and challenges
• Stay updated on nonprofit accounting principles and best practices, implementing new techniques as needed

Job Requirements:

• Proven experience as a bookkeeper in the nonprofit sector
• Highly experienced with Google Sheets and Excel 
• Experience with restricted funding
• Experience with complicated cost allocations
• Experience with grant allocations
• Experience with audit support
• Know Quickbooks Online like the back of your hand and flexible to learn other software as needed 
• Embrace technology like Google Workspace, Dropbox, Expensify, bill.com, Ramp, Melio, Gusto, ADP, Slack, Keeper, Zoom, and have experience integrating software with Quickbooks Online 
• Are a skilled, professional, and confident writer and communicator 
• Experience with Quickbooks Desktop to Online migrations, a plus but not required
• Experience with books consolidation, a plus but not required
• Experience with the Form 990, a plus but not required
• Experience working with nonprofit organizations in the international development space, a plus but not required
• Experience with providing bookkeeping support to multiple nonprofit organizations simultaneously, a plus but not required
• Fluent in Spanish and/or French, a plus but not required

Qualities We’re Looking For:

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Organized and detail-oriented under pressure
• Are meticulous about accuracy and ensure anything you submit has been checked and double-checked 
• Hate being late and never miss a deadline
• Excellent time management skills
• Able to juggle multiple clients and their priorities, deadlines, and communication
• Communicate proactively and clearly with questions and updates 
• Believe that no journal entry is too big or too complicated and enjoy highly detailed work 
• Energized by providing clients with best-in-class bookkeeping 
• Hardworking, highly self-motivated, and a quick learner
• Proactive, willing to learn new things and energized to grow in your role
• Great sense of humor, high energy, and enthusiasm for working on a small and growing team

Education and Experience:

• Degree in accounting or related field, or 3 years experience with bookkeeping for a US nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer.
• Position calls for repeated and coordinated use of your hands, wrists, and fingers to use and type on a computer keyboard, requiring the use of fine motor skills
• Position calls for close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Account
• Unlimited PTO
• 12 Paid Company Holidays Per Year
• Annual Team Retreat
• Continuing Professional Development
• Half-Day Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Logistics:

• Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
• This is a full-time, non-exempt, W2 employee position.
• We offer a flexible, remote work environment.
• You must be available to respond to client communication and take meetings during regular business hours in the US, closely aligned with a 9am-5pm EST schedule.
• You have your own computer and reliable internet access.
• You maintain a workspace free of unnecessary distractions where client and internal calls may be taken in a professional manner.
• You are able to be on video chat for scheduled meetings.

Salary Range:

• $45,000 - $60,000 per year

To Apply:

• Must live in one of the following states: AZ, GA, IN, IA, IL, MA, MD, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, TX, VA, WA, WI

Interview Process:

• 30-minute screening interview with HR
• Brief bookkeeper knowledge & skills assessment
• 30-minute interview with Client Services Manager (manager of this role)
• Reference Checks
• 30-minute interview with CEO
• Background check

Equal Opportunity:

100 Degrees Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, immigrant, bilingual, and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities. 100 Degrees is firmly committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and strictly prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, height, and/or weight, disability, gender identity or expression, medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS-related conditions, marital status, partnership status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, arrest record and any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application. While performing the responsibilities of the job, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.