Senior Accountant

GiveWell is a research organization that identifies and funds cost-effective giving opportunities, focusing on global health and well-being. Our work is funded by tens of thousands of donors who rely on our research to inform their giving. We’ve grown from directing $1.5 million in 2010 to directing more than $400 million in 2025. The Role We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to own complex accounting areas at GiveWell, primarily focused on revenue reconciliation and grants recognition. You’ll bring deep expertise to complex reconciliations, serve as a thought partner to our Controller on process improvements, and act as a mentor to junior staff—all in service of an organization that moves large amounts of money conscientiously and transparently. You’ll be joining our growing Finance team and reporting directly to our Controller. Why we’re hiring this role right now: GiveWell has grown from directing $1.5 million in 2010 to directing more than $400 million in 2025, and we’re building our finance team to match that scale and prepare for additional growth in the coming years. Our Controller joined earlier this year, and we’re now making the team’s foundational hires to shift from outside contractors to a strong in-house finance team.  Specific duties include:   Owning revenue reconciliation. You’ll reconcile donations from several payment platforms including bank deposits, securities, and cryptocurrency to a CRM system for the purpose of general ledger uploads and ultimately regranting to charities. Preparing the quarterly grants reconciliation. You’ll perform our quarterly reconciliation from the general ledger to our grants database, which ensures liabilities are accurately recorded, grants are correctly attributed by grantee, funds are allocated properly from our Top Charities and All Grants Funds, and that our net asset rollforward reconciles. Assisting with higher-complexity close processes.  You’ll participate in close processes beyond revenue and grants by reconciling investments and recording entries for more complex areas such as lease amortization, intercompany grants, and accrued vacation. Supporting audit and tax compliance. You’ll draft portions of the financial statements and related footnotes, prepare Form 990 support documents, and work closely with our auditors and 990 preparers alongside the Controller. Driving process improvement. You’ll help update our workflows, particularly around the grants reconciliation process, serving as a thought partner to the Controller on how we build a more efficient and scalable finance function. Mentoring the Staff Accountant . You’ll serve as a go-to resource and sounding board as they grow in their role. About You The strongest candidates will have 4+ years of experience owning and improving technical accounting workstreams, such as revenue reconciliation, fund accounting, and financial reporting.  We expect that high-quality candidates will have all of the characteristics listed below: 4+ years of financial/accounting experience Licensed CPA Experience with US-based non-profit accounting, such as fund accounting Expert Excel skills. You always know when there is a formula to be used, you are a pivot table pro, and you leverage conditional formatting, filters, and other tools to make your work efficient and legible Proficiency with: Common accounting systems (we currently use Sage Intacct, Salesforce, and Bill.com) Supporting financial audits, including supporting drafting financial statement footnotes Preparing and reviewing 990s Comfort exercising independent judgment on technical accounting questions and knowing when to escalate  Highly organized. You’re meticulous in how you prepare, document, and track your work. You love a close checklist and clear documented procedures for each workstream Strong detail orientation. You bring accuracy and care to your work Curiosity. You’re always trying to understand how a process can be improved and take initiative to do it Strong communication. You write and speak legibly and accurately, calibrated to your audience We also think these preferred characteristics will help you do well in the role at GiveWell: Alignment with our values and passion about GiveWell’s mission Experience in both public accounting (Big 4 or similar) and nonprofit or mission-driven organizations Experience mentoring or informally supporting junior staff Comfort working cross-functionally with non-finance colleagues and communicating complex accounting concepts clearly to non-accountants Details Compensation : NYC or the San Francisco Bay Area: $135,500 All other US locations: $123,000 International: Similar to the “all other U.S. locations” salary, based on historical exchange rates and delivered in locally denominated currency.  Location: GiveWell’s staff work primarily remotely within the US and abroad. This position is eligible to work fully remotely. Offices: You are welcome but not required to work from our offices in Oakland, California; Brooklyn, NYC; or London, UK. We’ll cover relocation expenses for candidates who wish to move to work in-person in NYC or Oakland. International work: Although we strongly prefer US-based candidates for this role, we are open to exceptional candidates in Canada or the United Kingdom on a case-by-case basis. A successful candidate will need to commit to a work schedule that has some overlap with American working hours and the schedules of key coworkers.  Flexibility: We support and encourage flexible working, including flexible hours, working remotely, and working from the office when you choose. The majority of our staff, including senior management, work flexibly in one way or another. Visa sponsorship: If you are already working in the United States on a work visa and wish to remain in the US, we’ll do our best to sponsor it. For this role, we can currently only hire team members based in the UK,