Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant 

Girl Scouts of Western Ohio is seeking an experienced Staff Accountant to support the day-to-day operations of the Finance department and help create a positive, consistent, and mission-driven employee experience across the organization. This role is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys a broad range of responsibilities and thrives in a fast-paced environment where relationship-building, organization, problem-solving, and attention to detail are essential. The Staff Accountant plays a key role in maintaining the financial health of the organization by supporting daily accounting operations, month-end close activities, reconciliations and fund accounting. The ideal candidate will bring prior professional accounting experience and the ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities with professionalism and accuracy. As part of a small and collaborative Finance team, this role requires a hands-on approach, strong partnership and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively across a variety of responsibilities. 

Location Cincinnati, OH. This position is based out of our Cincinnati Girl Scout Center located in Blue Ash, OH. 

 This role is a great fit if you:

• Enjoy balancing accounting work with strong operational execution.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Are highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and follow-through.
• Have prior hands-on experience supporting a broad range of accounting functions independently.
• Feel confident navigating routine day-to-day accounting functions. 
• Are proactive, resourceful, and comfortable solving problems and improving processes.

Essential Functions

Financial Operations & Accounting

• Perform day‑to‑day accounting functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash receipts, and general ledger entries.
• Process vendor payments, employee reimbursements, and corporate credit card transactions.
• Maintain accurate accounting records in the financial management system
• Support cash management, bank activity recording, and deposit processing

Month-End Close & Reporting

• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and monthly account reconciliations.
• Reconcile bank accounts, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, deferred revenues, and other assigned ledger accounts.
• Assist the Controller in producing internal financial reports and variance analyses.

Grant, Program & Restricted Fund Accounting

• Track grant budgets, expenditures and reporting deadlines.
• Ensure expenses are properly allocated to grants and donor-restricted funds. 
• Provide financial data for grant proposals, reports and reimbursement requests. 

Audit & Compliance

• Assist with preparing audit schedules, supporting documentation and explanations for the annual external audit.
• Support compliance with GAAP, fund accounting standards and council financial policies. 
• Assist with state, federal or funder compliance reporting as needed. 
• Ensure expenses are properly allocated to grants and donor-restricted funds. 
• Provide financial data for grant proposals, reports and reimbursement requests.

Internal Controls & Process Improvement

• Ensure strong internal controls across financial processes. 
• Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy. 
• Document accounting procedures and updates as processes evolve. 
• Provide financial support and training to staff across various departments. 

·   Position Details
This is a full-time non-exempt position eligible for overtime. Typical hours of work follow a standard week - Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand and for an exempt-level role. This position is eligible for teleworking, a hybrid schedule of 3 days in-office and up to 2 days from home after successful completion of a 90-day in-office onboarding and training period. Teleworking must be approved by manager upon successful completion of onboarding. 

Travel
Limited travel within the Council may be expected occasionally.  

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field required or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience.
• At least three years of hands-on accounting experience required. Nonprofit accounting experience highly preferred.
• Familiarity with GAAP and fund accounting principles.
• Experience with and proficiency using various accounting systems (Sage Abila preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with various day-to-day accounting functions including A/P, A/R, cash and ledger entries.
• Experience and proficiency using MS Office products with high proficiency in Excel entry, reporting, analytics and working with large volumes of data.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple competing priorities. 
• Excellent time management, attention to detail, and organizational skills..

Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. We value our employees’ time and efforts.
Compensation & Benefits

This is a full-time non-exempt position with an hourly range of $26.44/hr - $31.25/hr and includes a generous health and wellbeing benefits package.

How We Support You:

• Opportunities to build new skills and grow your career
• A supportive, learning‑focused environment with ongoing development
• Flexibility for work/life balance
• Hybrid work option following the training period
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, accident, life insurance, and more
• 401(k) with 100% company match up to 5% of salary
• Annual paid Winter Break from December 25 – January 1
• 12 days of paid vacation and 6 days of paid sick time
• A high‑achieving, fun team with a casual dress code

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. GSWO is an EEO/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.