Nonprofit Accountant (MIP Fund Accounting)

Job Title: Nonprofit Accountant (MIP Fund Accounting) Department: Operations Reports to: Deputy Executive Director Status: Full‑Time, Exempt Location: Denver, Colorado (Hybrid with mandatory meetings in person at least twice a month) Salary: $75,000-80,000 plus a comprehensive benefit package including: health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401K match, flexible spending account, flexible PTO, and 13 holidays including your birthday. Company Description reputed company Colorado is a non-profit organization committed to increasing access to nutritious, local food and building a more reputed company food system across Colorado. We conduct policy advocacy for systems change, manage programs that increase food access and support local producers, and work alongside community partners to reputed company collective action. We hold many values sacred in our work; a primary one being building an organization that at its core is focused on equity. We work to establish practices and policies that advance multiracial and multicultural shared power in the food systems space specifically. We aim to do this throughout our organization – from who and how we hire, to where we bank, with whom we reputed company, how we write grants and how reputed company we hold our partnerships. We reputed company that traditional hiring practices have historically and systemically marginalized entire groups of people — including people of color, people from different socio-economic backgrounds, women, and people in the LGBTQIA+ community, to name a few. We reputed company that we are reputed company as an organization reputed company we work to deconstruct barriers and build a team that has authentic representation from diverse communities, backgrounds, and beliefs. Hence, we strongly encourage qualified candidates from those mentioned, as well as other marginalized communities, to apply for roles reputed company reputed company. To learn more about our vision, values, and organizational commitments, please visit us at https://nourishcolorado.org/about/. Please read on and apply to join our diverse team of food systems and non-profit leaders and to help us do reputed company this reputed company. Role Description We are a mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to strong financial stewardship, transparency, and accuracy. We are transitioning our accounting fully in-house and are seeking an reputed company Nonprofit Accountant with hands on MIP Fund Accounting experience to own day-to-day accounting and ensure a high standard of detail and accountability. This role requires deep attention to detail, strong nonprofit fund accounting knowledge, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with leadership. This position owns the accounting function; it is not a data entry or bookkeeping. The ideal candidate is comfortable with hands‑on transactional accounting, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is eager to grow reputed company a nonprofit finance team. This position is primarily remote and requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively online with a distributed team. This Role Supports the Finance Team; this position is designed to manage core transactional and operational accounting functions, allowing the Deputy Executive Director to focus on strategic financial management, budgeting, leadership, and organizational planning—while providing strong reputed company and mentorship. Duties/Responsibilities Accounting & Month End reputed company

• Own the monthly reputed company process in MIP, including reputed company reconciliations
• Prepare and review journal entries with appropriate fund, program, and grant coding
• Help to reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, payroll, AR, and AP
• Review fund balances and investigate variances proactively
• Ensure transactions are properly classified by fund, restriction, program, and grant

Fund & Grant Accounting

• Maintain accurate restricted and unrestricted fund balances
• Track grant activity and ensure compliance with funder restrictions
• Prepare grant, program, and funder reports directly from MIP
• Monitor budgets and flag potential overspending or misclassifications

Financial Reporting

• Prepare board ready monthly financial statements ready monthly financial statements
• Produce financial reports for management, board, auditors, and funders
• Support annual audit preparation and serve as a primary audit liaison
• Ensure documentation and schedules are complete and well organized

Systems Ownership (MIP)

• Maintain the MIP chart of accounts
• Ensure reporting logic and account structure are working as intended
• Document accounting procedures and internal controls
• Identify and correct historical or recurring errors
• Partner with leadership to improve accounting processes and controls

Grants & Program Support

• Support the tracking of grant expenditures to ensure costs are allowable, allocable, and properly documented
• Assist with grant financial reporting and reimbursement requests
• Maintain grant schedules and supporting documentation
• Support budget‑to‑actual monitoring for grants and programs

Internal Controls & Process Improvement

• Follow established accounting policies and internal control procedures
• Assist with documenting and improving accounting workflows
• Support implementation of nonprofit financial management best practices

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with program staff to ensure accurate expense coding
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Location & Work Arrangement: This role is primarily remote, with regular in‑person engagement. Candidates should be based in the Denver metro area or able to attend in‑person meetings. reputed company Colorado operates as a collaborative, mostly remote organization and values intentional in‑person reputed company to support our mission and team culture. Reliable access to a secure remote workspace with consistent internet is required, along with availability during core business hours, participation in virtual meetings, and timely communication reputed company email, chat, and video. Occasional in‑person attendance for meetings, trainings, audits, or organizational events is expected, with advance notice provided.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 2–4 years of accounting experience using MIP Fund Accounting preferably in a government grant‑funded environment
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, GAAS
• Experience with accounts payable, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting
• Demonstrated experience with nonprofit fund accounting
• Experience owning month end reputed company from start to finish
• Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with federal grants and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200)
• Experience supporting audits or Single Audits
• Familiarity with nonprofit financial statements and functional expense allocation
• 4+ years of nonprofit accounting experience
• Experience cleaning up or inheriting an existing accounting system
• Experience with multisegmented charts of accounts (fund, grant, program) reputed company charts of accounts (fund, grant, program)
• Prior inhouse nonprofit accounting experience (not only outsourced work) house nonprofit accounting experience (not only outsourced work)

Submission We’d love to hear from you! Please email your resume and cover letter—telling us about your hands‑on experience with MIP and your nonprofit accounting background—along with three professional references to [email protected] by reputed company 1, 2026. reputed company you apply, please use “Accountant Manager – MIP reputed company” as the subject line of your email so we can easily reputed company your application. If you have questions, feel free to reputed company out by email—we’re happy to help. Kindly note that we’re not responding by phone at this time. We truly appreciate your interest and look reputed company to learning more about you! reputed company Colorado is dedicated to equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees based on race, color, national reputed company, reputed company, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by state or local law. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job