Senior Staff Accountant, Non-Profit

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) is a regional nonprofit that works to accelerate building energy efficiency, electrification, and grid-flexibility across Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states as a core strategy to reduce climate pollution and build an affordable, sustainable, and resilient energy future.

NEEP focuses on the components key to rapid, equitable decarbonization of the regional buildings sector - strong policies and regulations to address building emissions, market transformation for electric building technologies, community-led solutions, a diverse and experienced workforce, and replicable program and business models for low-carbon retrofits. NEEP supports collaboration among government, industry, community groups, academia, and advocates to drive long-term regional change.

Our Culture: Why work with us?

Our team is our most valuable resource. We represent a diverse mosaic of backgrounds, ideas, perspectives, and life experiences. The thing that unites us is our common mission, to accelerate building energy efficiency, electrification, and grid-flexibility across Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states as a core strategy to reduce climate pollution and build an affordable, sustainable, and resilient energy future. We have nurtured an environment that values creative thinking and well-informed decision-making, embracing diversity and inclusivity. Our leadership places a strong emphasis on transparency, accessibility, authenticity, and the growth of our employees.

What is in it for you

NEEP is based in Massachusetts, with staff in locations around the region. We are a remote-first organization, which allows our employees to work in any of NEEP's 13 states/jurisdictions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. If you are someone who can dive in, research, and analyze topics relating to building energy efficiency and decarbonization, provide technical assistance to state and local governments, and serve as a resource to NEEP's stakeholders, then please keep reading:

The Senior Staff Accountant is responsible for day-to-day accounting functions, fulfilling financial reporting requirements, and managing financial data. If you possess a knack for both independent work and team coordination, you might be just who we are looking for. If you also have a deep interest in non-profit work and the passion to champion mission-driven vision and values, we would love to hear from you. You will thrive in NEEP's collaborative and fast-paced work environment and will respect and uphold our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.

Note:Candidates need to live in Residency within the NEEP region (in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic).

A day in the life of this role

In this role, you will ensure financial systems and procedures are in place and implemented to support effective program implementation and clean audits.

General Accounting

• You will support the Senior Director of Finance with overseeing all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems to ensure compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements
• You will create and run reports in the general ledger accounting system or other accounting software as requested.
• You will perform the day-to-day processing of financials in the general ledger accounting system. Ensure the accounting functions are completed timely and accurately.
• You will Manage and reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly, including cash accounts.

Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable

• You will complete monthly/quarterly grant billings and remit them to external funders.
• You will generate and disseminate invoices as requested for membership and subscriber fees and recognize revenue monthly
• You will manage aging receivables to ensure payments are received in a timely manner.
• You will oversee the accounts payable function to ensure appropriate coding and timely payments.
• You will review credit card expense receipts and GL coding to ensure completion and accuracy.

Payroll

• You will ensure staff complete and approve timesheets on a bi-weekly basis.
• You will process payroll utilizing third-party software on a bi-weekly basis.
• You will enter payroll journal entries into accounting software by allocating salaries and related expenses by department/project based on labor distribution reports.
• You will serve as a point of contact for payroll-related questions and changes.

Finance Oversight

• You will participate in all audit processes including year-end audits
• You will determine accounting and reporting needs and implement process improvements.

What we need from you

• 3-5 years of experience with non-profit financial, accounting, and project management work experience. An advanced degree may be used in lieu of some work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business or accounting-related fields. Comparable work experience may be in lieu of education requirements.
• Facility with accounting software required, NetSuite experience preferred but not required with ability to train others.
• Technical expertise in non-profit accounting practices and procedures.
• Skill in working effectively within all levels of an organization, project managers, and auditors.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and operate with a minimum of direct supervision.
• Experience in project management and project accounting.
• Competency with Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Comfortable with technologies used for online collaboration, such as Slack, Zoom, Teams, etc.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Residency within the NEEP region (in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic).

Compensation

• Starting salary range: $70,000-$80,000
• Salary, Full Time, Benefits Eligible, Remote

NEEP Perks include:

• Remote work and flexible schedule
• Medical (paid at 75%), dental, and vision (paid at 100%) insurance for employees and their families
• Flexible spending plans for healthcare and dependent care
• $80/month home office stipend
• Accrued paid time off and 12 paid holidays (four of which are floating holidays - take them whenever you would like)
• 401(k) plan with generous match

At this point, we hope you are feeling excited about the job description. Even if you do not feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We are eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who check all the boxes. We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and do their best work here.

NEEP is committed to an organizational culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, and physical or mental disability. We apply this policy to ensure non‐discriminatory practices in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and all other activities. It also supports our capacity to achieve our mission on a regional scale.