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About the Role
The Foundation seeks an Accountant or Senior Accountant to support nonprofit accounting, financial reporting, annual audit, and Form 990 preparation. This role involves contributing to the monthly close, maintaining accurate financial records, and preparing documentation for transparent reporting and accountability. It is a hands-on individual contributor position reporting to the Global Corporate Controller, ideal for someone who understands nonprofit accounting and enjoys connecting daily transactions to the organization's broader financial picture. The role will help strengthen processes for tracking charitable activity, accounting for grants and contributions, and maintaining organized records.
Responsibilities
- Support an accurate and timely close by preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Maintain nonprofit accounting records, supporting accounting for contributions, donor restrictions, releases from restrictions, and net asset classifications.
- Support grant accounting by partnering with grant operations to maintain grant expense and payable schedules and reconciling grant records.
- Track expenses by function and program, maintaining consistent coding and preparing and documenting expense allocations.
- Support the annual financial statement audit by preparing and reconciling audit schedules and organizing requested documentation.
- Support annual Form 990 preparation by preparing and reconciling financial schedules and gathering information from various teams.
- Prepare financial reporting and analysis, including nonprofit financial statements, program-level reporting, and variance analyses.
- Strengthen processes and controls by documenting procedures, maintaining organized records, and improving accounting workflows and systems.
Requirements
- 3+ years of relevant accounting or audit experience for the Accountant level, including nonprofit accounting, auditing nonprofit organizations, or a combination.
- 6+ years of relevant accounting or audit experience for the Senior Accountant level, with demonstrated success independently owning close areas, preparing nonprofit financial statements, coordinating significant portions of an annual audit or Form 990 preparation process, and researching accounting questions.
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP for nonprofit organizations, including contributions, donor restrictions, and functional expense reporting.
- Experience preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and close schedules with clear supporting documentation.
- Ability to organize detailed financial information, investigate discrepancies, and explain findings clearly.
- Ability to manage recurring deadlines reliably and coordinate effectively with colleagues and external advisers.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion with confidential financial, donor, grantee, and employee information.
- Motivation by the Foundation’s mission and comfort helping build processes in an evolving organization.
Skills
- Nonprofit accounting
- Financial reporting
- Annual audit support
- Form 990 preparation
- Journal entries
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Grant accounting
- Expense tracking and allocation
- U.S. GAAP for nonprofit organizations
- Process documentation
- Process improvement
- Automation
- Coordination with internal and external partners
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Accountant
- Senior Accountant
Education Level
- CPA qualification or progress toward one (preferred)
Salary/Compensations
- $110,000 to $190,000 USD
About the Company
- AI is transforming work, learning, and healthcare, with the potential for faster medical breakthroughs, accelerated scientific discovery, personalized services, new tools for creativity, higher productivity, economic growth, and improved public services.
- The Foundation aims to enable AI to solve humanity's hardest problems, transform human capabilities, and deliver real benefits, while preparing for new challenges and helping society become resilient as AI advances.
- The Foundation expects to invest at least $1 billion over the next year across life sciences, curing diseases, jobs and economic impact, AI resilience, and community programs.
- The Finance team supports the Foundation's mission through responsible stewardship of charitable resources, accurate financial reporting, and reliable financial operations.
- The team is building accounting systems and processes to support the Foundation's growth, requiring attention to detail, practical judgment, and close partnership across departments.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.