Senior Accountant

Nestled in San Francisco's Excelsior neighborhood on a nine-acre campus, the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL) is a leading senior services organization in Northern California, providing older adults with comprehensive and innovative care that fosters purpose, dignity, and joy. The campus houses Frank Residences, assisted living and memory care, the Jewish Home and Rehabilitation Center, an acute geriatric psychiatric unit, and the Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation.

For more than 150+ years, we have fully embraced aging in a community rooted in Jewish values of compassion, connection, and excellence, proudly serving over 2,500 individuals each year from all faiths and backgrounds.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Senior/Staff Accountant plays a key role in supporting the organization’s financial integrity by ensuring accurate accounting, reconciliations, compliance, and audit support. This position works closely with the Controller and Finance team to ensure timely and reliable financial reporting in a multi-entity, fund-accounting environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven setting.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare and post month-end journal entries, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and in accordance with policy


• Perform payroll accounting, including full payroll and PTO accrual postings, reconciliations, and variance analysis


• Complete balance sheet reconciliations for key accounts, including accrued expenses


• Ensure prepaid expenses are properly recorded and amortized with appropriate supporting documentation


• Maintain fixed asset records, including depreciation, disposals, and construction-in-progress schedules


• Prepare routine tax and regulatory filings such as sales and use tax, property tax, parking tax, and related reports


• Coordinate insurance-related activities, including annual renewals, certificates of insurance, premium schedules, and claims support


• Support the annual financial audit through preparation of schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation


• Review transactions for appropriate fund and departmental coding in compliance with fund accounting requirements


• Serve as backup for accounting functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, or cash posting as needed


• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, documentation quality, and reporting accuracy


• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by the Controller or senior leadership

REQUIRED SKILLS ABILITIES and EXPERIENCE :

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting


• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Staff or Senior Accountant


• Experience working with ERP systems (General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Procurement modules) and payroll systems such as ADP or Paycom


• Experience with fund accounting and reconciliation processes


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret financial data


• High level of organization and attention to detail, with a commitment to meeting deadlines


• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively as part of a team

Why Work at SFCJL :

• Mission-driven nonprofit organization with a long-standing community impact


• Collaborative and supportive work environment


• Opportunity to contribute meaningfully to healthcare and senior services


• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits

Salary: $115,000 – $130,000 | Full-time | Primarily on-site three to four days a week

Finance | Accounting | Senior Accountant | Nonprofit Healthcare | Fund Accounting | Financial Reporting | Audit Support | Payroll Accounting

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.