Senior Accountant

GiveWell

Senior Accountant at GiveWell, focusing on revenue reconciliation and grants recognition. Join a growing team to improve financial processes and mentor junior staff.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $123,000 - $135,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owning revenue reconciliation. You’ll reconcile donations from several payment platforms including bank deposits, securities, and cryptocurrency to a CRM system for the purpose of general ledger uploads and ultimately regranting to charities.
Preparing the quarterly grants reconciliation. You’ll perform our quarterly reconciliation from the general ledger to our grants database, which ensures liabilities are accurately recorded, grants are correctly attributed by grantee, funds are allocated properly from our Top Charities and All Grants Funds, and that our net asset rollforward reconciles.
Assisting with higher-complexity close processes. You’ll participate in close processes beyond revenue and grants by reconciling investments and recording entries for more complex areas such as lease amortization, intercompany grants, and accrued vacation.
Supporting audit and tax compliance. You’ll draft portions of the financial statements and related footnotes, prepare Form 990 support documents, and work closely with our auditors and 990 preparers alongside the Controller.
Driving process improvement. You’ll help update our workflows, particularly around the grants reconciliation process, serving as a thought partner to the Controller on how we build a more efficient and scalable finance function.
Mentoring the Staff Accountant. You’ll serve as a go-to resource and sounding board as they grow in their role.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of financial/accounting experience
Licensed CPA
Experience with US-based non-profit accounting, such as fund accounting
Expert Excel skills. You always know when there is a formula to be used, you are a pivot table pro, and you leverage conditional formatting, filters, and other tools to make your work efficient and legible
Proficiency with:
Common accounting systems (we currently use Sage Intacct, Salesforce, and Bill.com)
Supporting financial audits, including supporting drafting financial statement footnotes
Preparing and reviewing 990s
Comfort exercising independent judgment on technical accounting questions and knowing when to escalate
Highly organized. You’re meticulous in how you prepare, document, and track your work. You love a close checklist and clear documented procedures for each workstream
Strong detail orientation. You bring accuracy and care to your work
Curiosity. You’re always trying to understand how a process can be improved and take initiative to do it
Strong communication. You write and speak legibly and accurately, calibrated to your audience.

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 reconciliationgrant reconciliationfinancial statement preparationtax complianceExcelfund accountingtechnical accountingaudit supportfinancial analysislease amortization

Soft Skills

organizational skillsdetail orientationcuriositycommunication skillsmentoringprocess improvementindependent judgmentproblem-solvingcollaborationthought partnership

Certifications

CPA