Temporary Part-Time Accountant (Remote - Must Live in Washington State)

Overview

The Temporary Part-Time Accountant is a part-time, temporary, hourly, non-exempt contract position reporting to the Controller. The role supports daily accounting functions, including transactional accounting, month-end reconciliations, supporting schedules, audit preparation, grant and contract reporting, and financial report preparation. The position works with limited supervision while remaining hands-on with day-to-day accounting tasks.

The role is expected to last 3-6 months, with the possibility of extension, and will average approximately 15 hours per week. The position does not supervise staff.

The successful candidate will actively engage in racial equity work by striving for equitable outcomes and taking responsibility for creating, maintaining, and affirming communities for people of color, immigrants, and refugees, trans and gender-nonconforming people, and other populations who routinely encounter systemic oppressions.

Responsibilities

• Enter transaction data and process accounts payable payments, including direct client assistance (DCA).
• Make deposits and enter cash receipt transactions.
• Ensure accounts receivable receipts, accounts payable, and payroll expenditures are reviewed, reconciled, and posted timely and accurately.
• Prepare assigned month-end close tasks and initial reconciliations for designated general ledger, bank, credit card, and balance sheet accounts.
• Maintain supporting documentation and schedules.
• Prepare expense allocation entries and monthly income reconciliations.
• Assist with reconciling in-kind gifts and ensuring values are properly recorded to the general ledger.
• Support city contract invoicing and grant reporting requirements; help ensure expenditures align with grant and program budgets throughout the grant/fund period.
• Assist with financial reports and the annual budget process.
• Maintain internal controls and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures.
• Prepare and maintain Finance Team policy and process documentation.
• Assist the Controller and Finance Team with all aspects of the annual external audit, including audit readiness, checklists, and schedules.
• Provide backup and cross-coverage for other Finance Team members during busy periods and absences.
• Complete other projects and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or an AA in Accounting with equivalent work experience.
• At least 2–4 years of professional accounting experience; non-profit accounting experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of general accounting and financial reporting procedures in accordance with GAAP.
• Working knowledge and experience with QuickBooks Online is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook, is required.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and linked complex workbooks.
• Strong data-entry accuracy and efficiency, with a detail-oriented and analytical approach to work.
• Exceptional time-management and organizational skills, with the ability to multitask, set priorities, and meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Ability to protect the confidentiality of sensitive information using sound judgment.
• Ability to work successfully in a collaborative, team-oriented organization.
• Clear desire to embrace and align with the mission of empowering homeless women, children, and families to reclaim their lives.
• Highly motivated, resourceful, and flexible, with a positive attitude and sense of humor, including under pressure.
• Able to proficiently speak, read, write, and understand English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Paylocity, bill.com, and Divvy.
• Non-profit accounting experience.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly talk and hear, and converse with and listen to people in many different settings.
• Frequently stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, type, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally push, pull, lift, and/or carry supplies up to 25 pounds.
• Work in a social services environment requiring extended periods of sitting, working on a computer, walking to various work areas, going up and downstairs, and standing.
• Travel to program sites and meetings outside the office and around the county may be necessary.
• Work in an environment where animals may be present, including dogs.

Qualified individuals must perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment to meet the physical requirements of the position. Requests will be considered when the accommodation is reasonable and does not create an undue hardship.

Compensation & Benefits

• $38-$48/hr. DOE.
• Sick Time in accordance with Seattle Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordinance. Sick Time accrues at 0.03846 hour for each hour in timesheet, equal to 40 hours/year when 20 hours/week in timesheet.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrues at 0.03846 hour for each hour in timesheet during the first year of employment, with increasing accruals for each year worked up to 0.05769 hour for 5+ years of employment.
• 403(b) plan with a 50% employer match on the first 6% employee contribution. Eligible to participate upon hire; eligible for the match after 1 year of employment and 1,000 Hours of Service.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Location & Schedule

The position is primarily remote, with occasional required in-person meetings in the Seattle area.

The schedule is flexible and will be arranged in collaboration with the Controller. Occasional evenings or weekends may be required to support month-end close, reporting, and audit deadlines. While specific days and hours are flexible, availability during core business hours, generally between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, is preferred.

The employer is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people of color and other underrepresented groups, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, foreign-born residents, and veterans.