What You’ll Do
- You’ll manage full-cycle accounting and serve as the organization’s internal lead for finance and accounting, including:
- Producing and analyzing monthly and annual financial statements in partnership with an external CPA firm
- Ensuring compliance with internal policies, nonprofit GAAP, and applicable GASB standards
- Overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing schedules, collections, and cash flow management
- Supporting the annual budgeting process and ongoing budget-to-actuals reporting
- Preparing audit materials and supporting annual audits and IRS filings
- Partnering with leadership to strengthen financial systems, reporting tools, and cross-department workflows
- Training team members on financial processes and helping translate financial information for non-financial staff
- Managing financial systems (QuickBooks required; Salesforce and Zoho Books preferred)
- Maintaining strong internal controls and audit-ready documentation
- Supporting evaluations of new revenue models that contribute to long-term sustainability
What We’re Looking For
- The ideal candidate is a proactive and communicative accounting professional who can balance independent work with cross-functional collaboration. You bring:
- 3–5+ years of nonprofit or small business accounting/finance experience
- Strong understanding of full-cycle accounting, nonprofit GAAP, and GASB pronouncements (such as 87 & 96)
- Experience preparing internal financial reports and supporting external audits
- Proficiency in QuickBooks (required)
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with financial systems
- Familiarity with Salesforce and/or Zoho Books (preferred)
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trust and explain financial concepts to non-financial teams
- High integrity and a commitment to mission-driven work
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field is required.
What We Offer
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid vacation, holidays, and personal time
- Hybrid work schedule, Monday - Wednesday in office
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What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
