About 100 Degrees Consulting:

At 100 Degrees Consulting, we help nonprofit organizations analyze, translate, and transform financial information and processes to more effectively utilize limited resources and make a more powerful impact on the people and communities they serve.

We show up for our clients with deep expertise, genuine care for their mission, and a dependable, approachable style that builds lasting trust. Our values - excellence, kindness, curiosity, and grit - guide everything we do.

We’re a fast-paced, high-performing team that thrives on collaboration and purpose-driven work, and we’re excited to welcome a Bookkeeper who shares our values and energy.

Nonprofit Bookkeeper Job Overview:

We’re seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Bookkeeper to lead the day-to-day accounting for a portfolio of nonprofit clients. In this client-facing role, you’ll manage the hands-on bookkeeping - delivering clear, actionable insights while ensuring accuracy in every detail.

The ideal candidate is financially savvy, self-motivated, and thrives in a fast-paced, remote environment. They bring strong follow-through, clear communication, and a service-minded approach to every client interaction.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role that’s perfect for someone who is passionate about supporting nonprofit missions, enjoys working with visionary leaders, and is committed to fostering a positive and collaborative company culture. Experience with nonprofit finance, GAAP reporting, and client relationship management will set you up for success.

Job Responsibilities:

Manage monthly close process in QuickBooks Online, including bank, credit card, and payment platform reconciliations
Perform accounts payable and accounts receivable reconciliations and processing
Reconcile fundraising databases with financial records
Prepare and execute journal entries
Manage receipt documentation for all transactions
Enter budgets into QBO for clients
Track and monitor restricted grants in QBO
Recommend and implement client QBO improvements
Generate financial reports, including variance analysis narratives, for assigned clients
Prepare and file 1099s for clients
Provide audit support documentation as needed
Serve as primary bookkeeping contact for assigned clients and directly interact via email and Zoom
Communicate proactively about deliverables, questions, and recommendations
Collaborate with Financial Strategists and Finance Managers on special projects, data entry, financial analysis and other work as needed
Utilize project management tools like Double, Slack, and email to manage organization tasks and timelines
Participate in team knowledge-sharing and process improvement initiatives
Stay updated on nonprofit accounting principles and best practices, implementing new techniques as needed

Education and Required Experience:

Degree in accounting or related field is strongly preferred
Minimum 3 years providing bookkeeping services to multiple US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations simultaneously
Demonstrated experience managing restricted funding and grant compliance
Proven ability to handle cost and payroll allocations
Experience supporting financial audits and preparing audit schedules

Required Qualifications:

Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online
Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace, Excel/Google Sheets, Zoom, Slack and cloud-based accounting tools and platforms like SaasAnt, Expensify, Double, Zoom, Gusto, ADP, BILL.com, Ramp, and Melio
Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail with a quality-control mindset
Strong client service skills with a proactive approach to solving problems
Superior time management and ability to prioritize competing deadlines across 10-15 assigned client accounts
- All new hires onboard with a smaller roster of clients with the expectation of reaching minimum capacity within 3-4 months
- Full capacity typically includes managing 10-15 clients with varying complexity
Comfort managing a client portfolio where workload and capacity needs may vary based on client complexity, onboarding or transition periods, and seasonal peak cycles, particularly January
Self-directed work style suited to remote collaboration
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience working with nonprofit organizations in the international development space
Knowledge of multi-entity consolidation or international bookkeeping
Familiarity with IRS Form 990 preparation
Professional fluency in Spanish and/or French

Qualities We’re Looking For:

Thrive in a fast-paced environment
Organized and detail-oriented under pressure
Are meticulous about accuracy and ensure anything you submit has been checked and double-checked
Hate being late and never miss a deadline
Excellent time management skills
Able to juggle multiple clients and their priorities, deadlines, and communication
Communicate proactively and clearly with questions and updates
Believe that no journal entry is too big or too complicated and enjoy highly detailed work
Energized by providing clients with best-in-class bookkeeping
Hardworking, highly self-motivated, and a quick learner
Proactive, willing to learn new things and energized to grow in your role
Great sense of humor, high energy, and enthusiasm for working on a small and growing team

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer.
Repeated and coordinated use of your hands, wrists, and fingers to use and type on a computer keyboard, requiring the use of fine motor skills
Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Ability to stand for extended periods during the annual team retreat

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance with monthly company contribution toward health insurance premiums
401(k) Savings Account with up to 4% company match
Annual Remote Work Stipend
Unlimited PTO
Unlimited Sick Leave
13 Paid Company Holidays Per Year
Annual In-Person Team Retreat
Continuing Professional Development
Client Referral Bonus
Employee Referral Bonus
Half-Day Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day

Logistics:

This is a full-time, non-exempt, W2 employee position.
We offer a flexible, remote work environment.
You must be available to respond to client communication and take meetings during regular business hours in the US, closely aligned with a 9am-5pm Eastern schedule.
You have your own computer and reliable internet access.
You maintain a workspace free of unnecessary distractions where client and internal calls may be taken in a professional manner.
You are able to be on video chat for scheduled meetings.

Interview Process:

30-minute screening interview with HR
Brief bookkeeper knowledge & skills assessment
30-minute interview with Director of Operations
Reference Checks
30-minute panel interview with Director of Client Services and Lead Bookkeeper (manager of this position)
Background check

Equal Opportunity:

100 Degrees Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, immigrant, bilingual, and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities.

100 Degrees Consulting is firmly committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws and strictly prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles such as locs, braids, twists, coils, Bantu knots, afros, and extensions; religious creed, including religious head coverings and hairstyles; color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, height and/or weight, disability, gender identity or expression, medical condition including acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS-related conditions, marital status, partnership status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, military status, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of any accommodation request at the time of application. While performing the responsibilities of the job, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

Salary Range: $45,000 - $60,000 per year

The final salary will be determined based on several factors including experience, education, qualifications, as well as the need to maintain internal equity within the company.

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