Staff Accountant

GiveWell

Staff Accountant ensuring accurate accounting operations for GiveWell while overseeing accounts payable and compliance. Contributing to a team supporting transparency and financial accuracy in nonprofit sector.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $102,500 - $113,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owning accounts payable and employee expense processes.
Supporting month-end and quarterly close.
Performing and improving our monthly bank reconciliation process.
Triaging and responding to finance-related staff questions.
Supporting annual compliance processes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of financial/accounting experience
Experience with common accounting systems (we currently use Sage Intacct, Salesforce, and Bill.com)
Supporting financial audits and annual compliance processes such as the 990
Accounts payable processes, including invoice processing, vendor management, and expense reimbursements
Strong Excel skills. You’re comfortable with formulas, filters, and pivot tables, and you use them to keep your work accurate and organized
Highly organized. You’re meticulous in how you prepare, document, and track your work.
Keen detail orientation. You bring accuracy and care to your work
Experience with or interest in process improvement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the US for you and any dependents)
Four weeks of paid time off per year plus an annual summer break
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
403(b) retirement plan for US team members
Automatic contribution equal to 5% of your gross salary into your 403(b) retirement plan (for US based staff)

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial accountingaccounts payableinvoice processingvendor managementexpense reimbursementsbank reconciliationfinancial auditsExcelformulaspivot tables

Soft Skills

highly organizeddetail orientationmeticulousprocess improvement