Accounting Associate

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BACKGROUND

The Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) is a leading nonprofit venture philanthropy fund dedicated to identifying the nation’s best public charter schools, funding their expansion, and helping to increase their impact. Our “portfolio” includes 60+ charter school networks that operate 850+ schools and serve more than 370,000 students. We operate with the same strategies, discipline, and focus as a venture capital firm by awarding multi-year grants and loans to talented education entrepreneurs who are building networks of high-quality charter schools that enroll significant numbers of low-income and minority students. Ultimately, we think our portfolio can grow to serve ~1,000,000 students.

OPPORTUNITY

The Role: The Accounting Associate will provide accurate, timely, and accessible financial information that will help our team make well-informed financial decisions and optimize resources to achieve CSGF’s mission. This individual will report to the VP of Finance and Accounting and will work closely with the Senior Accountant in several areas. The Accounting Associate will own key accounting responsibilities including but not limited to: payroll, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), loan administration, expense report preparation/processing, and monthly close procedures including but not limited to recording cash journal entries and performing bank reconciliations. This role is an ideal role for an insightful self-starter with superior organizational skills, strong attention to detail, and 4+ years of exceptional AP/AR/Payroll experience who wants to make an impact at a high-performing, fast-growing nonprofit organization.

The Team: CSGF’s Finance and Operations (FOPS) Team is a trusted partner in providing support to the CSGF Partner Team, Investment Management Team, Investor Relations Team, Impact Team, portfolio members, and external partners. The FOPS Team serves as stewards of CSGF’s financial resources by providing oversight of all finance and accounting matters across the organization. It provides accurate, timely, and accessible financial information that helps our teams make well-informed financial decisions and optimize resources to achieve CSGF’s mission. FOPS team members are highly collaborative, seek to continuously improve their practices, and leverage each other’s strengths to benefit the team and organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the VP of Finance and Accounting, the responsibilities of the Accounting Associate in his/her first year will include:

  • Process payroll and maintain accuracy of payroll and benefits systems and all supporting schedules
  • Process accounts payable and accounts receivable
  • Prepare, review and process monthly expense reports
  • Maintain vendor documentation including processing vendor contracts and 1099 reports
  • Prepare loans receivable data input, invoices and annual statements
  • Deposit checks, prepare cash journal entries, and prepare bank reconciliations
  • Assist in preparation of schedules and support as required for annual audit and tax return
  • Assist in preparation of reporting to internal and external stakeholders

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Deep commitment to CSGF's mission
  • High level of maturity and integrity with sensitive and/or confidential information
  • Experience working with payroll and accounting systems (Paychex & Intacct preferred)
  • Proficiency with or eagerness to learn Salesforce (CRM/loan servicing system)  

Educational Background and Work Experience

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 2+ years of relevant experience preferred but more recent college graduates will also be considered
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word

WORKING AT CSGF

We are focused on hiring and developing great people and believe that building diverse perspectives across our team make us more effective in expanding our impact. (This is reflected in Our Commitment to Diversity Statement.) Our core values are:

  • Results. We work relentlessly to create efficient, measurable, and sustainable results. We strive for excellence and pursue our mission tenaciously. Ideally, you thrive working in a self-directed manner in a fluid environment where flexibility and tenacity are required.
  • Entrepreneurship. We embrace calculated risks and new approaches. We have an entrepreneurial spirit that welcomes innovation, diversity of ideas, and risk. We rely on you to question conventional wisdom and think independently.
  • Integrity. We are truthful, fair, and trustworthy in all aspects of our work. We hold ourselves and our partners to the highest ethical standards. We trust you will too.
  • Respect. We appreciate the challenges faced by education entrepreneurs and recognize the limits of our own knowledge. We understand that our ultimate success depends on that of our partners. Your humility will be key to building trusted and authentic relationships.
  • Teamwork. We value each of our team members as individuals but believe that we achieve the best results by working together. We willingly sacrifice individual interests and recognition for greater collective impact. We hope having fun at work is important to you and that you are a team player.

COMPENSATION

Compensation is commensurate with experience and education. CSGF offers a very competitive compensation package and this position is eligible for a performance bonus.

LOCATION AND TRAVEL

We require this role to be based in Denver/Boulder and reimbursement for certain relocation expenses will be offered. The Accounting Associate will experience limited travel (1-2 trips per year).

START DATE

CSGF seeks candidates who can start as soon as possible. 

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Broomfield, CO 80021

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