Professional Accounting Services

Core responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive accounting and financial management services including monthly bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, accounts payable/receivable management, and payroll processing
• Handle grant accounting and tracking by funder/program, budget preparation and monitoring support, and financial reporting compliance
• Offer strategic financial planning and analysis, internal controls review, policy development, and staff training on financial systems
• Support annual independent audit and 990 filings, ensure compliance with tax requirements, and assist with grant reporting

This role supports a nonprofit policy advocacy and powerbuilding organization in Los Angeles by ensuring financial stability and compliance, enabling the organization to focus on its mission of creating positive community change through advocacy and powerbuilding initiatives.

Required qualifications:

• Experience serving nonprofit organizations of similar size and funding structure (approximately $3.5-4 million annual budget)
• Expertise in foundation grant compliance and reporting, with experience managing approximately 20 active grants
• Relevant certifications (CPA preferred) and expertise in nonprofit accounting
• Experience with current systems including Xero, ADP, Bill.com, Divvy, and Give Lively

This is a contract opportunity for accounting services. No employee benefits are mentioned in the RFP. The fee structure should be detailed in proposals (monthly retainer, hourly rates, or other structure).

Alliance for a Better Community (ABC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit policy advocacy and powerbuilding organization based in Los Angeles with an annual operating budget of approximately $3.5-4 million and 14 employees, primarily funded by foundation grants.