[Hiring] Staff Accountant @Convergent Research

Role Description

As a Staff Accountant , you are a fully qualified accountant who owns the books across Convergent, its disregarded entities and its subsidiaries in the US and UK. You will do the hands-on work end to end:

• Record journal entries, revenue and intercompany activity
• Reconcile accounts
• Maintain schedules and keep us audit-ready, with review from the Finance & Accounting Managers and the Controller

Reporting to the Controller , you will work independently, with team review at key points, and grow your expertise alongside a team of experienced accountants.

This is a fully remote position with domestic travel required quarterly for team and organizational onsites, and as needed.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of accounting experience (or three or more with a master's), ideally in nonprofits, public accounting or research organizations
• Understanding of fund accounting, net asset restrictions and how contributions and grants are recorded
• Enjoy reconciliations and know a clean balance sheet
• Experience with multiple entities, clients or funding sources
• Prepared schedules or supporting documentation for an audit
• Detail-oriented but able to prioritize compliance and GAAP issues
• Comfortable in accounting systems and spreadsheets
• Able to communicate financial concepts to non-finance colleagues
• Open to feedback and eager to grow in accounting

Requirements

• Record journal entries, prepaid and accrual entries, and bank and account reconciliations across our entities
• Record intercompany activity and IDC charges to Convergent
• Record revenue, track donor restrictions and releases of restrictions
• Code bank transactions, maintain fixed asset and lease schedules
• Record payroll journal entries and allocations
• Support the Controller and Finance & Accounting Managers with year-end audit and tax prep
• Work within our SOPs and internal controls, help document processes

Benefits

• A rare chance to build institutional architecture for frontier science
• Competitive Salary: $115,000 a year
• Up to a 6% 401k match
• Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, long- and short-term disability insurance
• 19 holidays including a full week off at the end of the year
• 3 weeks PTO with tenure increases
• Generous fertility benefits and childcare reimbursement
• Education and professional development benefits
• Wellness allowance for fitness and wellness activities
• 3x/year offsite team retreats