Senior Accountant – Social Impact

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October 31

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OnlyExperts

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OnlyExperts is a company that specializes in providing offshore accounting experts at a significant cost saving compared to hiring locally in the U. S. They offer a wide range of accounting roles including bookkeepers, staff accountants, accounting managers, and payroll specialists, all pre-vetted by experienced CFOs and accounting leaders. OnlyExperts focuses solely on full-time offshore placements, primarily from the Philippines and Latin America, ensuring candidates with strong English and technical accounting skills who are familiar with U. S. GAAP. By charging a flat fee, the company helps organizations save up to 80% of the cost of hiring equivalent U. S. -based talent.

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📋 Description

• Full-cycle accounting for the US entity, from posting journal entries to trial balance. • Prepare monthly close to a high standard by Working Day 5, ensuring accurate and timely cut-off of all transactions. • Maintain complete reconciliation files for every balance sheet account each month, including schedules for prepayments, accruals, and fixed assets. • Process payroll-related accounting, including allocation journals based on departmental inputs. • Ensure payroll data is correctly recorded and reconciled in the general ledger. • Support project cost tracking and allocations • Work with project data to ensure proper matching of revenues and costs. • Monitor nexus and update Avalara records. • Prepare and file sales tax returns in coordination with our external tax advisory firm (Source Advisors). • Manage collection and storage of exemption certificates. • Use Tax: Identify applicable transactions (e.g. software purchases), manage MPU certificates, and liaise with vendors. • Maintain working knowledge of state and local compliance, including franchise and other state-specific taxes. • Ensure all vendors have correct tax forms on file. • Prepare and issue 1099s annually. • Manage bank registrations and set up new accounts as needed. • Perform weekly and monthly bank reconciliations using BAI2 files from Citibank. • Registering payments for approval by CFO 2-3x per week. • Monitor FX needs, registering purchase orders in Citibank FX for approval by CFO • Prepare and update the weekly 13-week cash outflow forecast. • Work in Xledger ERP for all accounting processes (must be a quick learner). • Administer Brex portal for US virtual cards, including new card setup, transaction review, and coding. • Work in Avalara for Sales Tax nexus monitoring and compliance. • Post equity-related accounting entries from our Cap Table software (Optiontrax).

🎯 Requirements

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or foreign equivalent preferred). • Significant accounting experience, must have been in a US-focused role. • Strong knowledge of US GAAP and familiarity with US Sales & Use Tax compliance. • Experience with Avalara, spend portals (e.g. Brex, Pleo, Spendesk etc), and equity accounting is an advantage. • Proven ability to handle monthly close and prepare complete reconciliation files. • Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets; able to manipulate and reconcile large data sets. • Comfortable working across time zones with a distributed team. CFO and Head of Finance is in the UK.