Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for a  Nonprofit Accountant  on behalf of our client, an established behavioral health organization in Chicago, IL. This is a direct-hire, on-site position available for immediate hire!

Overview:
The Accountant will play a key role in managing the organization's financial operations, ensuring the integrity of financial data, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of nonprofit accounting practices, financial reporting, and internal controls, while helping the organization fulfill its mission.

Responsibilities:

• Financial Reporting: Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with nonprofit accounting standards (GAAP)
• General Ledger Maintenance: Oversee and maintain the general ledger, including journal entries, account reconciliations, month end close, and ensuring proper coding of transactions.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, monitoring actual expenses and revenue against budgeted amounts, and providing variance analysis to management.
• Grant & Fund Management: Manage accounting for restricted funds, grants, and donations, ensuring compliance with donor and grantor requirements. Prepare financial reports for grants and assist with audits related to grant funding.
• Audit & Compliance: Lead preparation for the annual audit and ensure compliance with nonprofit accounting regulations. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of financial regulations impacting nonprofits.
• Internal Controls: Ensure the effectiveness of internal controls and procedures, working to identify and mitigate potential financial risks and inefficiencies.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with the VP of Finance, program managers, and other departments to ensure accurate financial planning, budgeting, and reporting.
• Tax Filings & Compliance: Work with outside accountants to ensure timely and accurate filing of tax returns, including Form 990, state filings, and other required nonprofit reports.
• Financial Analysis: Ability to generate reports from the accounting system.

Qualifications:

• Bachelorâ?™s degree in accounting or related field.
• Previous accounting experience in a nonprofit setting.
• Strong understanding of nonprofit accounting principles (GAAP), regulations, and financial reporting standards.
• Proficiency in accounting software (Fund EZ, Sage Intacct, or similar) and advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, financial modeling).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities, with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to present complex financial information clearly and effectively, both in writing and verbally.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team, managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation:  
This position offers an annual salary between $70,000-$80,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; short- and long-term disability; FSA and HSA options; and generous paid time off (PTO).

How to Apply:  
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume and share more about your professional experience!

About Our Search Firm:
Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement and temporary professional staffing. Our track record and recruitment process has made us one of the top recruitment firms in the nation.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes list of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a Clearly Rated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about us can also be found at Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.
Company Description

Our Mission
It is our mission to diligently provide the nation’s best staffing and executive search services, guided by socially conscious business practices. At Scion, we lead by example, consistently promoting operational excellence; delivering employee and client satisfaction; upholding professional ethics; celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion; and fostering the true potential of our industry.

Our Name
Scion Staffing takes its name from a scion: the portion of a plant which, when attached to a new foundation, can grow new life. With great care, we strategically place new talent to empower organizational growth.

Our Values

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

We believe diverse teams are more than a strength; they are essential for success. We aim to be proactive in our work to ensure that our application, interview, and hiring processes are inclusive, equitable, and beneficial for all. We practice and promote these values throughout our firm and externally in the partnerships and connections we intentionally create.

INTEGRITY & ETHICS

We do the right thing. We listen empathically to our candidates, clients, staff, and partners. We communicate honestly, with kindness and respect, and we deliver on our commitments.

SERVICE EXCELLENCE

We are committed to excellence in everything we do, striving to deliver lasting value to our clients, candidates, partners, and staff.

LEARNING & INNOVATION

We continually refine our services, processes, communication, and operational systems and structures, utilizing ever-evolving technological tools to empower our far-reaching impact and growth. We are humble and embrace individual professional development opportunities to strengthen our company from within.

PASSION

We take pride in empowering our clients’ strategic hiring goals and connecting extraordinary candidates to new career pathways. We celebrate the opportunity to uplift and improve the futures of individuals and organizations alike.

TEAMWORK & POSITIVITY

We are committed to providing value and inspiring others through our work. We believe empathy and positivity fuel effective collaboration. We hold these core values and leverage them at all levels of our organization. Together, we succeed.

Company Description

Our Mission\r\nIt is our mission to diligently provide the nation’s best staffing and executive search services, guided by socially conscious business practices. At Scion, we lead by example, consistently promoting operational excellence; delivering employee and client satisfaction; upholding professional ethics; celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion; and fostering the true potential of our industry.\r\n\r\nOur Name\r\nScion Staffing takes its name from a scion: the portion of a plant which, when attached to a new foundation, can grow new life. With great care, we strategically place new talent to empower organizational growth.\r\n\r\nOur Values\r\n\r\nDIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION\r\n\r\nWe believe diverse teams are more than a strength; they are essential for success. We aim to be proactive in our work to ensure that our application, interview, and hiring processes are inclusive, equitable, and beneficial for all. We practice and promote these values throughout our firm and externally in the partnerships and connections we intentionally create.\r\n\r\nINTEGRITY & ETHICS\r\n\r\nWe do the right thing. We listen empathically to our candidates, clients, staff, and partners. We communicate honestly, with kindness and respect, and we deliver on our commitments.\r\n\r\nSERVICE EXCELLENCE\r\n\r\nWe are committed to excellence in everything we do, striving to deliver lasting value to our clients, candidates, partners, and staff.\r\n\r\nLEARNING & INNOVATION\r\n\r\nWe continually refine our services, processes, communication, and operational systems and structures, utilizing ever-evolving technological tools to empower our far-reaching impact and growth. We are humble and embrace individual professional development opportunities to strengthen our company from within.\r\n\r\nPASSION\r\n\r\nWe take pride in empowering our clients’ strategic hiring goals and connecting extraordinary candidates to new career pathways. We celebrate the opportunity to uplift and improve the futures of individuals and organizations alike.\r\n\r\nTEAMWORK & POSITIVITY\r\n\r\nWe are committed to providing value and inspiring others through our work. We believe empathy and positivity fuel effective collaboration. We hold these core values and leverage them at all levels of our organization. Together, we succeed.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Interim role, Immediate start,

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