Senior Accountant

Vitamin Angels

Position Description

Position:  Senior Accountant

Employer: Vitamin Angel Alliance, Inc. (VA)

Department: Finance, Accounting, Compliance, Technology (FACT)  

Location: Remote U.S.

Compensation Range: $85,000-$95,000

Please note: Vitamin Angels requires a cover letter with every application. 

About Vitamin Angels

Vitamin Angels (VA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, global public health organization working to improve nutrition worldwide. VA works directly with local organizations, including governments, to reach nutritionally vulnerable populations – pregnant women, infants, and young children – who are underserved by existing systems. Since 1994, VA has been delivering evidence-based nutrition interventions and providing technical assistance to reach more than 70 million women and children in low-resource settings annually.

Vitamin Angels is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are a dedicated group of individuals who strive to create a supportive environment where all individuals have access to equal opportunities to succeed, regardless of background, identity, or perspective. Our efforts aim to ensure fairness and mutual respect for all employees, promoting a culture of belonging and professional growth.

Role or Purpose of Position

The Senior Accountant is a core member of the Finance team, responsible for supporting an accurate, timely, and well-controlled monthly accounting close in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This hands-on role maintains the integrity of the general ledger, prepares journal entries and account reconciliations, supports multi-entity and multi-currency reporting, and produces reliable financial information for management, auditors, and other stakeholders.

The Senior Accountant partners closely with the Director of Accounting & Controller and colleagues across Finance and Accounting to strengthen close discipline, documentation, internal controls, and the consistent application of accounting policies. The successful candidate combines strong technical accounting fundamentals with ownership, accuracy, and a practical process-improvement mindset.

Position Summary

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Monthly Close and General Ledger Accounting

• Execute assigned components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close in accordance with the established close calendar, U.S. GAAP, and organizational accounting policies.
• Prepare and post accurate recurring and nonrecurring journal entries with complete, review-ready supporting documentation.
• Prepare timely balance-sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items, and drive aged or unusual balances to resolution.
• Maintain accounting schedules for cash, investments, receivables, prepaids, fixed assets, leases, accruals, payroll-related accounts, intercompany balances, and other assigned areas.
• Reconcile subledgers and operational systems to the general ledger and resolve discrepancies in collaboration with process owners.
• Support consolidation of assigned domestic and international entities, including intercompany eliminations and foreign-currency translation, as applicable.
• Perform account fluctuation and trend analyses and clearly explain significant or unexpected variances.

U.S. GAAP and Financial Reporting

• Apply U.S. GAAP and nonprofit accounting guidance to routine transactions, including contributions and grants, donor restrictions and releases, gifts-in-kind, functional expense classifications, leases, fixed assets, prepaids, accruals, and other assigned areas.
• Research and document the accounting treatment for nonroutine transactions under the direction of the Director of Accounting & Controller.
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyses for monthly financial reporting and assist in ensuring that reports are complete, accurate, and consistent with the general ledger.
• Maintain clear accounting workpapers, roll-forward schedules, and documentation that support management review and external audit requirements.

Internal Controls, Audit, and Compliance

• Perform accounting activities in accordance with established internal controls, segregation-of-duties requirements, approval authorities, and documentation standards.
• Identify control gaps, recurring close issues, and opportunities to improve data quality, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation and respond timely to requests from external auditors and other reviewers.
• Support annual financial-statement audits, grant-related audits, Form 990 preparation, and other regulatory or statutory reporting as assigned.
• Assist with implementation and consistent application of accounting policies and procedures across entities and business processes.

Systems, Process Improvement, and Collaboration

• Use Sage Intacct and related systems effectively to maintain accurate accounting records and strengthen the monthly close process.
• Improve close checklists, reconciliation templates, account ownership, recurring entries, and supporting schedules to increase accuracy, efficiency, and transparency.
• Partner with Disbursements, Grant Management, FP&A, Development, Programs, and Human Resources to obtain complete and timely accounting information.
• Support system implementations, integrations, testing, data cleanup, and reporting enhancements affecting the general ledger and close process.
• Provide accounting guidance and cross-training to team members and serve as a dependable resource for assigned accounting areas.
• Perform other accounting and financial reporting responsibilities as assigned to support organizational needs.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least five years of progressively responsible accounting experience, including substantial hands-on responsibility for monthly close, journal entries, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general-ledger accounting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines, produce accurate work, resolve discrepancies, and maintain organized supporting documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate accounting matters clearly to financial and nonfinancial colleagues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working in a modern cloud-based ERP or general ledger system.

Preferred

• Nonprofit accounting experience, including familiarity with ASC 958, donor-restricted contributions, net asset releases, functional expense reporting, and gifts-in-kind.
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency, or international accounting operations.
• Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable financial-management system.
• CPA license, active progress toward CPA licensure, or another relevant professional accounting credential.
• Experience supporting external audits, Form 990 preparation, process improvement, or finance-system implementations.

Core Competencies

• Accountability and ownership: follows assignments through completion and escalates risks early.
• Accuracy and judgment: applies careful review, sound accounting judgment, and appropriate professional skepticism.
• Planning and execution: organizes work around a disciplined close calendar and consistently meets deadlines.
• Collaboration and communication: builds effective working relationships in a remote, cross-functional, and international environment.
• Continuous improvement: looks for sustainable ways to simplify, document, automate, and strengthen accounting processes.
• Mission alignment: demonstrates integrity, respect, and commitment to Vitamin Angels' mission and values.

BENEFITS: Comprehensive benefit package includes Medical, Dental and Vision Care, Life Insurance, Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Wellness reimbursement, 401(k), Paid Time Off, Winter/Summer Recharge Weeks, Holidays, paid parental leave and more.