Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant role is a full-time, exempt position within the Platform Division of LegacyWorks Group. This role is a remote position and will report to the Director of Finance and Accounting.

About LegacyWorks Group

LegacyWorks Group (LWG) is a collective of changemakers facilitating ambitious collaborative initiatives to address today’s biggest challenges. Through community-driven, place-based initiatives and client-centered consulting Programs, we advance projects and portfolios that deliver transformative impact results while building community resilience and the capacity to rise higher. Funders, impact investors, community based organizations, and government agencies engage us for strategy consulting and planning, collaborative facilitation, impact finance, data dashboarding, and initiative incubation and support. Together we build and strengthen networks, amplify and accelerate collaboration, and enable highly effective collective effort at the scale of landscapes, sectors and systems.

About the LegacyWorks Platform

The LegacyWorks Platform is the backbone of LegacyWorks, providing the Administration, Finance, and People & Culture support that allows programmatic teams to focus on advancing mission-driven work. Like the hearth of a home, the Platform creates warmth and stability—stewarding essential systems, cultivating a culture of care, and ensuring every team member feels supported and connected. Rooted in our values of trust, care, and collective action, the Platform aligns teams, strengthens shared systems, and safeguards integrity across the organization. The Platform fosters belonging, access, and opportunity, ensuring that our workplace reflects the inclusivity we hope to build in the world. More than infrastructure, it is the foundation that empowers our teams to thrive, innovate, and generate impact in the communities and with the clients we serve.

What You’ll Do

The Staff Accountant role is designed for a service-oriented accounting professional that will support the financial integrity of LWG during a critical growth period. This team member will need strong attention to detail, organization skills, and thrive in a dynamic and evolving work environment.

The Staff Accountant role is integral to support:

1. Building connectedness, relationships, and trust for all stakeholders by accurately recording the financial operations of the organization
2. Building financial capacity of the organization through multiple pathways by ensuring the financial data is organized in a manner that advances maximum impact
3. Facilitating meaningful financial engagement within the team by accurately, timely, and appropriately recording financial information
4. Catalyzing collaborative action and investment towards systems change by providing financial information that is purposeful for decision-making
5. Providing financial data and storytelling to inform the decisions of the organization

Your Primary Responsibilities

1. Accounting
   • Own and manage the full accounts receivable cycle, including invoicing, cash receipts, maintenance, and follow-up, delivering high-quality, accurate results while meeting month-end and reporting timelines
   • Prepare and issue compliant project-based invoices through careful review of various funder contracts and billing terms, ensuring accuracy and consistency
   • Monitor accounts receivable and proactively follow up on outstanding balances, through clear, timely, and respectful communication with internal and external partners
   • Reconcile billed, earned , and raised revenue to contract terms, collaborating with internal teams to resolve discrepancies and strengthen shared understanding
   • Support accurate revenue recognition activities in alignment with contracts and GAAP, supporting progress toward organizational goals, mission, and vision
   • Collaborate closely with division teams to support accurate billing and financial clarity, supporting organizational change management by strengthening financial process knowledge, accountability, internal controls, and risk awareness
   • Support the month-end close process, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules, delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced environment
   • Contribute to financial reporting by maintaining well-organized documentation, supporting transparency and access to financial information across the organization
   • Contribute to the successful completion of the annual independent audit by preparing audit-ready support materials
2. Team & Culture Cultivation
   • Practice active listening, follow through on commitments, and contribute to a culture of trust and accountability
   • Share knowledge and ask questions openly, supporting team learning and collective problem-solving
   • Approach challenges with curiosity and reflection, contributing to thoughtful and collaborative decision-making
   • Foster belonging, access, and opportunity by treating colleagues with respect and ensuring all voices feel valued
3. Organizational Collaboration
   • Contribute to the evolution of LPW’s collaborative impact model and support initiatives centered around belonging, access and opportunity
   • Participate actively in team meetings and organizational working groups to foster a cohesive team environment
   • Comply with all LPW’s systems and policies including, but not limited to, time tracking, credits card expense reporting, reimbursement requests, and other organizational requirements

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who approaches work with curiosity, openness, and care—someone who notices possibilities others might miss and brings both courage and creativity to exploring them. You listen deeply and center the voices of others, embracing growth with honesty and vulnerability, seeing mistakes as part of the learning process. You move with intention, balancing clear direction with openness to surprise and change, and thrive in the space between steady progress and emerging possibility. Your core skills and experience include:

• 5 years experience in accounting, with specific experience in accounts receivable
• Extensive experience with project accounting
• Extensive experience working with restricted and unrestricted funds
• Excellent working proficiency with spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets)
• Strong working knowledge of Quickbooks, as well as additional accounting software programs
• Excellent attention to detail with demonstrated ability to sustain focus over extended periods and a strong commitment to accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in an independent work environment
• Bringing vision to life by co-creating goals and driving disciplined, focused execution
• Communicating candidly and compassionately, keeping messages clear, timely, and accessible
• Embracing distributed leadership, stepping up while creating space for others to contribute and collaborate
• Channeling systems thinking by connecting perspectives to make sense of complexity
• Harnessing technology creatively, using current and emerging tools to advance projects and organizational goals
• Balancing adaptability and disciplined execution to be able to adjust priorities, while maintaining follow-through

Additional desired skillsets or experience are:

• Experience with nonprofit accounting
• Experience with USG funding
• Experience with grant related audits
• A history of working through system migrations
• BS in Accounting

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, vision and dental coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, remote work stipend, and unlimited vacation time alongside sick leave.

Required fluency in English

Conversation Spanish is desired but not required