Sr. Accountant

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to join a nonprofit healthcare organization in Columbia, South Carolina in a contract capacity with the potential to become permanent. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting specialist who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can keep critical close activities on track during busy month-end and year-end cycles. The position will support core accounting operations, strengthen reconciliation processes, and help maintain accurate financial reporting while partnering with internal teams on workflow improvements.Responsibilities:• Manage key components of the monthly and year-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and accounting activities are completed accurately.• Prepare and post journal entries, maintain general ledger accuracy, and verify that supporting documentation aligns with financial activity.• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances or outstanding items until they are fully resolved.• Complete bank reconciliations and follow up on unreconciled transactions to support clean and timely financial records.• Oversee fixed asset accounting responsibilities as work transitions into this position and maintain organized records related to asset activity.• Monitor completion of monthly accounting checklists and coordinate with team members to keep deliverables moving efficiently.• Use Blackbaud Financial Edge to support day-to-day accounting tasks, reporting, and financial data review.• Create and maintain spreadsheet-based analyses using formulas, lookup functions, and pivot tables to improve accuracy and visibility.• Partner with leadership and internal teams on process improvement efforts, including workflow and automation-related initiatives tied to accounting operations.