Job Description

WHY WE NEED YOU

We are inviting detail-driven, systems-minded accountants who are passionate about making every gift count to apply for our Senior Revenue Processing Accountant role.

You will help advance the organization’s deployment of emerging technology to make finance processes more efficient by finding and automating manual gift-processing work, accurately processing and reconciling charitable revenue, and executing designated payouts to partner agencies.

You will have the unique opportunity to help shape how United Way’s finance team uses AI and automation, as the organization decides which finance processes to streamline first and builds its plan for broader adoption.

HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE (Responsibilities)

Process Improvement & Technology

• Identify opportunities to streamline repetitive or manual accounting and gift-processing activities.
• Assist with the implementation of practical automation and AI-supported tools that improve accuracy, efficiency, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Help reduce duplicate work and strengthen integration between the CRM, Sage Intacct, banking platforms, and other systems.
• Participate in testing and validating new processes, reports, system enhancements, and automated workflows.
• Recommend improvements based on recurring errors, exceptions, bottlenecks, or control gaps.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Documentation of all key revenue processing procedures with creation of Standard Operating Procedures for each.
• Contributing to the Finance Business Service department’s successful calendar year-end close.

SKILLS YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED (The Must-Haves)

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible accounting experience required.
• Demonstrated experience in financial process improvement operations required.

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE A FIT (The Nice-to-Haves)

• You have experience in revenue accounting, accounts receivable, cash application, or contribution processing.
• You have worked with nonprofit contribution accounting, including pledges, restricted and unrestricted gifts, workplace giving, or donor-designated funds.
• You have used Sage Intacct or another cloud accounting system alongside a CRM or fundraising database, including system imports and exception reporting.
• You have worked with ACH/EFT files and high-volume disbursements.
• You document processes clearly and can train or cross-train others.
• You communicate clearly and collaborate easily across Finance, Development, IT, and other departments.

COMPENSATION

• This is a full-time (40 hours per week) temporary assignment beginning as soon as possible with an anticipated end date of January 31, 2027, with strong potential to extend.
• Hiring Pay Range: $38.50-43.50 per hour dependent on internal equity and a variety of job-related factors including, but not limited to, experience, training, education, and market demands.