Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | CDP Community

The Tone:
This is a full-time, remote role at CDP Community, a Boston-based public benefit corporation. CDP helps over 230 public media organizations improve operational efficiency and revenue by providing outsourced marketing, data analytics, fundraising, and technology services. This role offers a valuable opportunity to build accounting skills through hands-on experience, providing exposure to the full accounting cycle and connecting accounting to daily business operations. The Staff Accountant will develop broader responsibilities over time while receiving guidance from an experienced Finance team.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote, Boston, MA

• Team: Finance team, reports to the Senior Accountant.
• Mission: Manage accounts payable and employee expense reporting processes to ensure accurate and timely financial operations and support the full accounting cycle.
• Tech Stack: Sage Intacct, Bank of America CashPro, Expensify

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Payable Management: Own and manage the Accounts Payable inbox, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and timely in Sage Intacct, while creating and maintaining vendor records, collecting necessary documentation like W-9s, and supporting annual 1099 preparation and processing.
• Expense & Corporate Card Processing: Support the monthly employee expense report process, including Expensify and corporate credit card activity, by performing initial reviews for accuracy, completeness, and appropriate documentation, and assisting with onboarding/offboarding in relevant systems.
• Financial Reconciliation Support: Provide bank statements and supporting documentation for monthly bank reconciliations, research transactions, and provide details to the Senior Accountant to help resolve reconciling items, maintaining organized bank statement folders.
• Audit & Project Assistance: Support the year-end financial statement audit and related documentation requests, assist with ad hoc Finance and Accounting projects, and contribute to expense and financial analysis as appropriate.
• Operational Improvement & Collaboration: Identify opportunities to improve accounting procedures, workflows, policies, and internal controls, assisting with documenting approved changes, and actively collaborating cross-functionally with other CDP departments as needed.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Foundational understanding of general ledger expense accounts, P&L classifications, and balance sheet activity related to prepaid expenses.
• Experience: No specific prior years of experience are required; the role offers direct hands-on training and guidance from an experienced team.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and review, organizational skills for managing financial documentation, and effective communication for interacting with vendors and employees.
• Bonus: Experience with Sage Intacct, Bank of America CashPro, or Expensify. Prior exposure to client invoicing, monthly close checklist completion, and preparing draft journal entries for accruals or prepaid expenses.