Job Description
CPA Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
Our client is seeking a seasoned Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager with deep nonprofit expertise to lead and oversee core accounting functions for a mission‑driven organization. This is a senior accounting role with meaningful leadership responsibility, providing high‑level financial insight to executive leadership and the Board of Directors while ensuring strong compliance, internal controls, and operational excellence. This position is based in person at the organization’s Arlington, VA headquarters.
Salary - $120-$130k
Why This Role
- Senior accounting leadership role with direct exposure to executive leadership and the Board
- Mission‑driven organization with meaningful impact
- Opportunity to strengthen systems, controls, and financial strategy
- Stable environment that values professionalism, judgment, and integrity
Key Responsibilities for the Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
- Lead preparation and review of accurate, timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards
- Oversee general ledger operations and manage month‑end and year‑end close
- Manage and optimize fund accounting, including restricted and multi‑year grant funds
- Ensure compliance with IRS requirements, including preparation and review of Form 990
- Direct the annual audit process and serve as primary liaison with external auditors
- Oversee grant accounting, compliance, and reporting across multiple funding sources
- Design, implement, and continuously improve internal controls, policies, and procedures
Qualifications for the Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
- Active CPA license or in process
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with significant nonprofit experience
- Strong expertise in fund accounting, grant compliance, and nonprofit financial reporting
Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
#INMAY2026
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Our client is seeking a seasoned Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager with deep nonprofit expertise to lead and oversee core accounting functions for a mission‑driven organization. This is a senior accounting role with meaningful leadership responsibility, providing high‑level financial insight to executive leadership and the Board of Directors while ensuring strong compliance, internal controls, and operational excellence. This position is based in person at the organization’s Arlington, VA headquarters.
Salary - $120-$130k
Why This Role
- Senior accounting leadership role with direct exposure to executive leadership and the Board
- Mission‑driven organization with meaningful impact
- Opportunity to strengthen systems, controls, and financial strategy
- Stable environment that values professionalism, judgment, and integrity
Key Responsibilities for the Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
- Lead preparation and review of accurate, timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP and nonprofit accounting standards
- Oversee general ledger operations and manage month‑end and year‑end close
- Manage and optimize fund accounting, including restricted and multi‑year grant funds
- Ensure compliance with IRS requirements, including preparation and review of Form 990
- Direct the annual audit process and serve as primary liaison with external auditors
- Oversee grant accounting, compliance, and reporting across multiple funding sources
- Design, implement, and continuously improve internal controls, policies, and procedures
Qualifications for the Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
- Active CPA license or in process
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with significant nonprofit experience
- Strong expertise in fund accounting, grant compliance, and nonprofit financial reporting
Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager
#INMAY2026
#LI-KC2
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Alexandria, VA |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $120,000–$130,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Standards and Regulationsunmatched
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- External Auditunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Complianceunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Financial Statementsunmatched
- Financial Strategyunmatched
- Fund Accountingunmatched
- Fund Managementunmatched
- Fundingunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Nonprofitunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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