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Senior Accountant

Vaco
$35 - $45 / Hour
United States, New York, New York
Sep 01, 2026

Client: Established nonprofit organization

Title: Senior Accountant

Salary: $35-$40 per hour | Up to $45 per hour for a strong candidate

Location: Midtown Manhattan | Hybrid, 3 days onsite

Job Description:

An established nonprofit organization is seeking a Senior Accountant for a temp-to-permanent opportunity within its Finance team.

This role requires a true senior-level nonprofit accountant with strong technical accounting experience and hands-on knowledge of Financial Edge and Raiser's Edge. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for revenue accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, cash activity, audit support, and maintaining accurate financial records.

The company is looking for someone who can step in with limited training, take ownership of core accounting responsibilities, and ultimately transition into a permanent position.

Responsibilities
  • Review cash receipts and revenue entries from Raiser's Edge for accuracy, supporting documentation, and proper coding.
  • Post verified Raiser's Edge activity into Financial Edge.
  • Coordinate monthly reconciliations between Raiser's Edge and Financial Edge for pledges and revenue.
  • Research reconciling items and prepare adjusting journal entries for review.
  • Perform monthly bank and investment account reconciliations.
  • Prepare and post journal entries related to reconciliations, reclassifications, and other adjustments.
  • Process and verify check deposits and related cash activity.
  • Coordinate stock donation activity and maintain related tracking schedules.
  • Maintain and reconcile special-purpose fund and general ledger schedules.
  • Prepare account analyses, audit schedules, and supporting documentation.
  • Assist with external audit requests and other Controller-related projects.
Qualifications
  • 5-7 years of progressive accounting experience.
  • Strong nonprofit accounting experience is required.
  • Hands-on experience with Financial Edge and Raiser's Edge is required.
  • Strong technical accounting foundation, including reconciliations, journal entries, and general ledger accounting.
  • Knowledge of nonprofit accounting standards, fund accounting, and GAAP.
  • Experience supporting audits and preparing financial schedules.
  • Strong Excel skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
  • Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.
EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

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By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring's discussions with its Client, Highspring's understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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