Elevate Your Accounting Career with Purpose: Join Us as a Staff Accountant

Are you a detail-oriented accounting professional seeking more than just a job? Do you long to be part of something greater, where your financial expertise can make a genuine difference? Look no further. Cordia is partnered with a mission-driven non-profit organization that is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their team on a contract basis with the potential for contract to hire. Details below.

Title: Staff Accountant
Location: Hybrid - Washington, DC
Hourly Rate: $35.00 - $45.00/hour
Job Type: Contract / Contract to Hire

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update accounting records and files
• Analyze budgets and create expense reports
• Examine tax policies and handle tax payments and returns
• Meet with clients to discuss confidential accounting issues
• Post transactions and categorize records in the  general ledger (e.g. by assets, liabilities and expenses)
• Reconcile bank statements
• Analyze transactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Conduct month-end and year-end closures
• Prepare documents for audits
• Advise clients on financial issues via email or phone
• Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations
• Report to the Accounting Manager and work to improve financial processes

Requirements

• 0-3 years of accounting experience
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting
• CPA candidate preferred but not required
• Similar experience as a Staff Accountant or relevant role in accounting
• Excellent use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel; very good with spreadsheets
• Knowledge of an accounting information system is a plus
• Attention to detail
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Confidentiality and integrity
• Degree in Accounting; MSc is a plus