Staff Accountant

About Appalachian Voices

Appalachian Voices is a nonprofit advocacy organization that brings people together to protect the land, air, and water of Central and Southern Appalachia and advance a just transition to a clean energy economy. We currently have over 40 staff members across the region, with offices located in Boone, NC; Charlottesville, VA; Norton, VA; and Knoxville, TN.

Commitment to Equity

Appalachian Voices is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion both in our work and in our organizational structure. We seek applicants who share and exhibit these principles. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to employment practices that ensure employees and applicants for employment are provided with equal opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the position.

We understand people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We encourage candidates to review the position details and responsibilities listed. If you have the transferable skills necessary to fulfill many of the requirements of this role, we encourage you to apply. We may tailor the role to a talented or passionate candidate.

Position Details

The Staff Accountant is a full-time (40-hours per week) position, reporting to the Accounting Manager. This position will be responsible for the accounting and reporting for a multi-million-dollar non-profit revenue portfolio, while supporting the Accounting Manager in the management of the general ledger, monthly close, annual financial audit, and other duties as requested.

This is a remote position, but employees have the opportunity to work from one of our four physical offices if they reside within commuting distance. Also, the employee must be located within or be moving to the general Appalachian region and be willing and able to travel to approximately four mandatory team gatherings annually.

Primary Roles & Responsibilities

• Revenue Management: Manage the accounting for the organization’s revenues, including invoicing funders, recording gifts in the accounting system, and creating journal entries as needed.
• Budgeting: Assist in the organizational budgeting process and prepare budgets to support grant applications.
• Compliance: Ensure that accounting treatment for revenue recognition complies with the written agreements and current non-profit accounting standards.
• Reporting: Review and provide budget-versus-actual reports on the grant portfolio for funders and program team leads.
• Reconciliation: Perform monthly revenue reconciliations of the financial and CRM systems, as well as bank and other reconciliations as assigned.
• Other: Assist with review and approval of staff expense reports, preparation of audit schedules, and other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, or equivalent degree with significant accounting coursework and experience.
• Minimum 2 years of accounting experience required.
• Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Preference for candidates with nonprofit / grant accounting experience and/or CPA license.
• Proficiency in Excel required. Experience with NetSuite and Salesforce preferred.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
• Ability to produce high quality work and exercise good judgment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work well independently and in teams.
• Demonstrated interest in nonprofit work and environmental justice required.