Accounting Analyst

Position: Accounting Analyst

Salary: $60,000 - $65,000 Benefits

Location: Hybrid WFH and in-office with flexible schedule

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Finance Director and dotted line to VP of Opportunity Hubs

Benefits: 

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance 
• Retirement Savings Account 
• Two weeks PTO and 72 hours paid sick time
• Holidays including New Years Day, MLK Jr Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year’s Eve.
• Additional Supplemental Benefits

/OUR WHY

Life Remodeled works with communities and organizations to create neighborhood revitalization that lasts. Our unique model repurposes vacant school buildings into one-stop hubs of opportunity where families can thrive. We fill these hubs with the best and brightest nonprofit organizations and facilitate collaboration to create far greater life transformation together than was previously possible alone. Together, we ensure more:

1. Detroit students perform at/above grade level in math and reading
2. Families have access to essential health and wellness services
3. Community members obtain higher-paying jobs and achieve economic self-sufficiency

/DEFINING THE OPPORTUNITY: 

At Life Remodeled, the Accounting Analyst is more than a numbers person; they are a mission-critical partner in fueling our community impact. In this role, you’ll help power the financial engine behind our work by ensuring every revenue stream, expense, grant, and program transaction is recorded with accuracy and integrity. You’ll support smooth and timely month-end and year-end closes, reconcile key general ledger accounts, and prepare the financial materials that inform leadership decisions, strengthen donor trust, and drive organizational growth.

Collaborating across program, development, and operations teams, you’ll translate financial data into clear, actionable insights that help maximize our stewardship and amplify our mission. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you’ll play a hands-on role in audit preparation, board reporting, and continuous improvement of our accounting processes.

The ideal candidate is analytical, meticulous, and comfortable navigating complex datasets — someone who enjoys problem-solving, thrives in a dynamic nonprofit environment, and is inspired by work that directly strengthens Detroit neighborhoods. If you’re passionate about using your financial skill set to create real community change, this is a place where your expertise truly matters.

/COMMITTED TO OUR CORE VALUES

• Community First: We prioritize the expertise, desires and needs of students and community residents in the neighborhoods where our projects are focused. Their ideas, hopes and dreams matter most. Bottom line, no matter how awesome anyone thinks Life Remodeled’s projects are, they mean absolutely nothing if they don’t align with the values and ambitions of children, youth and adults who make up the local community.

• Always Find a Way: Our annual goals are always nearly out of reach. Unforeseen circumstances happen. Things change, and we are not only flexible, but we find better solutions than ever before. Every day we are innovating and creating a future that doesn’t yet exist. There is always a way, and our team is made of those who not only believe this, but they make it happen.

• Bold Humility: If you’re only bold, you’re a jerk. If you’re only humble, you’re a doormat. Wielding the balance of these two powerful attributes is what drives Team Life Remodeled to take the form of servant leaders, who value the needs of others over our own with confidence and determination. We embrace our weaknesses and limitations, and we know we all have blind spots. Therefore, we are life-long learners who see every encounter and every challenge as opportunities to learn and grow as human beings.

Education Skills Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field 
• At least 2-3 years' experience working in accounts payable and receivable 
• Experience with data entry, record keeping, and computer operation

Activities/Responsibilities: 

• Accounts Payable: Seek approval from appropriate team members, process and file invoices and approvals, and pay vendors in a timely manner.
• Accounts Receivable: Track and enter all incoming payments. Deposit checks, work with the VP of Opportunity Hubs to follow up with delinquent accounts on a monthly basis, build “bold humility” relationships (friendly but firm) to facilitate timely rent payment. 
• Donations: Scan, deposit, maintain record, and share with Advancement Team all donation checks, send weekly ACH donation reports to the Advancement Team, and working with the Advancement Team to reconcile QuickBooks to their donation tracking system.
• Managing Expense Reporting: Distribute credit cards to appropriate team members, monitor for excessive/fraudulent spending, pay off balances as needed, train team on expense tracking system (Zoho Expense) and assist as needed, distribute list of transactions to team members at month-end, review team members’ monthly Zoho Expense reports for completeness and accuracy.
• Payroll: Process bimonthly payroll through third-party payroll provider, record in payroll journal entry, and work with third third-party payroll provider to ensure accuracy of payroll tax filing, garnishments, payroll deductions, and tracking employee paid time off and sick time.
• QuickBooks Online: Enter all accounting transactions into QuickBooks Online in a timely manner so the Finance Director can reconcile accounts at month-end: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Donations, Credit Card Expenses and Payments, Payroll Entries, and all other Adjusting Journal Entries as needed. 
• Account Reconciliations/Financial Analysis: Provide financial reports and analysis to various team members quickly and accurately as requested, reconcile various accounts per the Finance Director.
• Financial Audit: Prepare for and complete annual audit with assistance from the Finance Director, which includes the generation and procurement of various reports and documentation as requested.
• Tax Filings: Prepare supporting documentation for the audit firm used for annual tax returns.
• Budget Development: Assist the Finance Director in pulling supplemental information to support the annual budget process.
• New Market Tax Credit: Process draw requests, assist with compliance reporting, record loan interest, and repayment journal entries.
• Grant Reviews:  Review spending on restricted grants and coordinate monthly report outs.
• Administrative Tasks: Take cash deposits to the bank as needed, maintain digital and physical filing systems of financial records, maintain various accounts, licenses, filings, and subscriptions, renewing/reapplying for subscriptions as necessary, and assist with other administrative tasks as needed. 
• HR: Collaborate with the COO to onboard new team members, collect and file new hire paperwork, purchase job-related supplies including software and subscriptions, enter new employees in payroll system, communicate benefits information, assist employees as payroll/benefits needs arise, distribute W-2s and 1099s at year-end.
• Miscellaneous Organizational Tasks: Collaborate with the COO and assist in various organizational tasks and events as requested.

/YOU MAY BE THE IDEAL CANDIDATE IF YOU ARE:

• Highly Organized - Can manage many transactions, accounts, and deadlines at once without losing track.
• Successful at multi-tasking and meeting deadlines - Handles AP, AR, payroll entries, credit card reconciliations, grant reviews, etc., in parallel and on time.
• Detail-oriented and passionate about accurate accounting - Cares deeply about clean books, reconciled accounts, and precise documentation—not just “good enough.”
• Nonprofit experience & mission alignment - Understands fund accounting concepts, restricted grants, and the importance of donor stewardship and audit readiness.
• Team-oriented and collaborative - Works closely with the Finance Director, Advancement Team, VP of Opportunity Hubs, COO, and others; communicates clearly and respectfully across departments.
• Professional and tactful communicator - Handles sensitive conversations (delinquent accounts, corrections, audits) with professionalism, respect, and clarity.
• Strong systems & tech competence - Expertise in QuickBooks Online, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office. Preferred experience with Bill.com, Paycor, and Zoho Expense, plus the ability to train others in these tools.
• Analytical & service-oriented - Provides timely, accurate financial reports and analysis to team members. Supports audits, tax filings, budgeting, and grant/spending reviews with a helpful, “how can I support you?” posture.

For strongest consideration, please submit your application, including resume, cover letter, and 2-4 references before 11:59pm EST on December 15, 2025. 

We are fortunate to receive many inquiries about our job postings, so we will only be able to respond to candidates who most closely match our qualifications. Thank you for understanding!