Staff Accountant

About TalkingPoints

TalkingPoints is an award-winning education technology non-profit organization with the mission to unlock the potential of low-income, underserved families to support their children’s learning by partnering with their children’s schools. We’re building a one-of-a-kind product in the market, a multilingual family engagement platform that connects families and teachers using human and artificial intelligence powered, two-way translated messages and personalized supports — eliminating language, time limitations, and know-how as barriers to school/family connection.

Millions of teachers and families are using TalkingPoints in their classrooms, schools and districts across the U.S. TalkingPoints works with key school district partners such as Seattle Public Schools, Boston Public Schools, Buffalo Public School, Wake County and NYC DOE. We have won awards from NYU, MIT, Google, Forbes and are backed by Google, Eric Schmidt, AT&T, Cisco, and Stanford University to name a few.

TalkingPoints is at a critical inflection point in the organization's growth. We continue to see exponential growth in both our user base and our own internal structure. It's an important time to join our team and build on our momentum and ability to support students and families during this critical time in which education equity gaps are more concerning than ever. Learn more.

Diversity: we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Accountant / Accounting Manager to handle key financial operations, including account reconciliations, financial reporting, and process improvements. Reporting directly to the Controller, this role is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and supporting month-end and year-end close processes. While this position does not involve direct staff management, it requires oversight of critical accounting functions and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities:

General Accounting & Reconciliations:

• Prepare and reconcile general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Maintain and manage the deferred revenue schedule and other balance sheet schedules for accurate financial reporting.
• Reconcile bank transactions daily in QuickBooks Online (QBO) and ensure cash balances are accurate.
• Review and reconcile intercompany transactions, accruals, and prepaid expenses.

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with GAAP.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including revenue recognition, payroll journal entries, expense accruals, and adjustments.
• Support the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring all financial records are up to date.
• Assist in variance analysis and provide insights on financial trends.

Accounts Payable & Receivable Support:

• Assist with AP and AR functions, ensuring timely processing of invoices, vendor payments, and customer collections.
• Assist in cash flow forecasting by tracking payables and receivables.

Compliance & Audit Readiness:

• Ensure compliance with company accounting policies, GAAP, and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and reconciliations.
• Other duties as assigned by the Controller

The base range for this role is $75,000 - $85,000. The actual base compensation may vary depending on factors such as experience, location, market conditions, education/training, and skill level, and does not include bonuses, other forms of compensation, or benefits.

Who You Are:

• Experience: 3+ years of relevant accounting, bookkeeping, or finance-related experience.
• Tech Savvy: Comfortable working with RAMP, QBO, Mosaic, and Salesforce, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Detail-Oriented: High level of accuracy and attention to detail in data entry and financial transactions.
• Organized & Efficient: Able to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and work independently in a remote or hybrid environment.
• Collaborative & Communicative: Strong verbal and written communication skills with a team-oriented approach.
• Mission Driven: Aligned with our values of user and mission orientation, teamwork, agility, continuous learning, courage, and resourcefulness.

Overall Fit With Our Org Culture - We Look for Team Members Who Are:

• User and mission-oriented: we are devoted to our mission with empathy towards the communities we serve.
• All-in together: we go above and beyond the job description, working together as a team.
• Agile & action-oriented: we get things done, knowing that our progress is urgent to our communities.
• Always Learning: we are always learning, with a growth mindset, to reach our full potential.
• Boldly Courageous: we take risks in order to achieve big things.
• Resourceful: We are creative, solution-oriented, and scrappy.