Accountant - grant and fund accounting (remote)

Cedar Wilder Learning Group operates schools and learning programmes around New Orleans. We are hiring an Accountant to take on grant and fund accounting. Collaboration between teachers and staff is strong. What you will do • Reconcile bank and vendor accounts each month, including anything tied to attendance records, and clear open items. • Prepare journal entries and support the month-end close on a fixed calendar. • Work with purchasing and operations to fix recurring coding errors. • Track costs around school calendars against budget and explain variances to managers. • Build schedules for the annual audit and answer the auditors' questions. What we are looking for • Solid spreadsheet skills and comfort with an ERP or accounting system. • A clear, patient way of explaining numbers to non-accountants. • Two or more years of hands-on accounting experience. • Careful attention to detail and a habit of checking your own work. Nice to have • Experience with attendance records. • A degree or certificate in accounting. Working arrangement • Contract for eight months, with clear deliverables from the first week. • Fully remote, with a monthly team day in New Orleans. • We will tell you what to expect at each step of the hiring process.