Senior Accountant - grant and fund accounting (remote)

We are growing our team at Harborlight Wilder Early Learning and adding a Senior Accountant whose main responsibility will be grant and fund accounting. You would join a small organisation of about 199 people, working mostly from home. What you will do • Track costs around tuition and subsidies against budget and explain variances to managers. • Build schedules for the annual audit and answer the auditors' questions. • Work with purchasing and operations to fix recurring coding errors. • Keep the chart of accounts and supporting files tidy so anyone can follow them. • Prepare journal entries and support the month-end close on a fixed calendar. What we are looking for • Solid spreadsheet skills and comfort with an ERP or accounting system. • Careful attention to detail and a habit of checking your own work. • Two or more years of hands-on accounting experience. • A clear, patient way of explaining numbers to non-accountants. Nice to have • Experience with enrolment. • A degree or certificate in accounting. Working arrangement • Contract for six months, with the possibility of becoming permanent. • Fully remote, with an occasional day on site in Minneapolis. • We will tell you what to expect at each step of the hiring process.