Accounting Specialist

Your accounting expertise keeps our mission sound.

At Guide Dogs for the Blind, we create exceptional partnerships between people, dogs, and communities. With a network of instructors, puppy trainers, donors, and volunteers, we prepare highly qualified guide dogs to serve and empower individuals who are blind or visually impaired throughout the U.S. and Canada. As an Accounting Specialist at our San Rafael, CA location, you will play a vital role in supporting our mission. You will be responsible for daily cash management, key parts of the monthly close accounting cycle, and quarterly and yearly reporting.

What you’ll love:

• You’ll enjoy being part of our mission-driven Accounting team, with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow with us
• You’ll have autonomy and room for your ideas, bolstered by the support of experts and specialists around you
• You’ll appreciate our beautiful San Rafael campus, surrounded by friendly colleagues
• You can bring your dog to work!

What you’ll do:

• Perform daily financial transactions, including initiating and recording deposits, transfers, and ACH activities
• Reconcile contribution and bequest revenue monthly
• Monitor cash projections and prepare drawdown documents
• Record investment activity, reconcile balance statements, and record purchases, sales, dividends, and gains/losses
• Maintain workbooks for restricted contributions and pledges
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of various balance sheet accounts and record journal entries and reclassifications
• Reconcile inventory cost of goods sold for online and physical gift shops
• Maintain and reconcile the petty cash fund
• Assist in preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports
• Assist with audit of the annual financial statements and tax returns by preparing schedules and documents

The qualifications you’ll need:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, business administration, or related field preferred
• 3+ years of related accounting experience, including cash accounting, revenue, and restricted net assets
• Basic knowledge of GAAP and principles of accounting as applied to non-profits; experience with nonprofit and investment accounting preferred
• Experience using Microsoft Office 365 with particular emphasis on Excel and shared file systems; NetSuite and Salesforce preferred
• Demonstrated skills in decision-making, organization, planning, problem-solving, multi-tasking, and oral and written communications

Highlights of your rewards:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with discretionary employer match
• Life insurance and AD&D (100% employer-paid)
• Flexible Spending Account for medical and dependent care expenses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dog and cat food discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition reimbursement

Guide Dogs for the Blind

At Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB), we believe that everyone deserves to move through the world safely and confidently – to live the life they want to live. As the largest guide dog school in North America, we have graduated more than 16,000 guide dog teams from across the U.S. and Canada since our founding in 1942. GDB not only improves mobility for our clients, we further inclusion. Join our team of more than 300 employees and share your passion for our mission.

At Guide Dogs for the Blind, we respect, value, and appreciate all differences. We welcome all qualified candidates irrespective of your race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Individuals with disabilities, especially those who are blind or visually impaired, are encouraged to apply.  If you have a disability and need assistance and/or accommodation with applying for a job, please contact Human Resources.

Pay Range:
$33.00 - $40.00/hour