CAAS - Senior Accountant (Nonprofit Industry) | Danville or Champaign, IL

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About the role:

At CLA, Nonprofits are a priority. As the largest industry group in the firm, we have over 850 professionals dedicated to serving our 11,000+ nonprofit clients. We are looking to hire a Nonprofit Senior Accountant for our Client Accounting and Advisory Service (CAAS) who can sit in either our Danville, IL or Champaign, IL office location. CAAS helps our clients transform their business with a collaborative approach that allows them to seamlessly mitigate risk, overcome challenges, meet deadlines, and identify personnel to help them with their workforce needs.

As a Senior Accountant, you will:

• Complete non-complex and some complex account reconciliations and record transactions as part of the monthly, quarterly, and annual adjusting and closing process.
• Apply GAAP (FASB/SFAS) related to our nonprofit clients' specific accounting requirements.
• Prepare and review the general ledger, financial statements and required work papers.
• Assist with preparing and reviewing financial and statistical reports, analyzing for unusual items and notifying team leaders when necessary.
• Prepare and review payroll and payroll tax reporting.
• Assist annually with preparation for the independent auditors.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the financial operations of industry specific engagements.
• Identify accounting errors, research technical issues, and proactively resolve issues.
• Assist with projects related to due diligence, system selection, and other consulting.

What you will need:

• Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• 2+ years relative work experience as a staff or senior accountant or equivalent, ideally with nonprofit organizations. Public accounting experience preferred.
• Aptitude to develop a thorough working knowledge of accounting software and systems. QuickBooks and Sage Intacct experience is strongly preferred but not required.
• Proficiency with applicable software (including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, etc).
• Ability to travel to local client sites.

Our Perks:

• Flexible PTO (designed to offer flexible time away for you!)
• Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave.
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Mental health coverage
• Quarterly Wellness stipend
• Fertility benefits
• Complete list of benefits here

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Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

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