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Description
XQ Institute is the nation’s leading organization dedicated to rethinking the high school experience so that every student graduates ready to succeed in life. We work in communities throughout the country, with individual schools and entire school systems, to help them dream big about what high school could be, turn their innovative ideas into action, and create more rigorous and equitable schools.
The Opportunity
XQ Institute is looking for an organized and detail-oriented Accountant to join the Finance Team. The Accountant will be responsible for supporting the team on day-to-day financial activities such as bookkeeping, data entry, preparation of financial statements, and other accounting work as assigned by the team. This role will report to the Controller and will be required to be in the Oakland office 4 days a week.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities

• Conduct basic financial analyses to support decision-making
• Respond to vendor and internal inquiries in a timely matter
• Reconcile credit card expenses to the bank statement
• Accurately review invoices, ensure proper coding, and process invoices for payment
• Maintain accounts payable files
• Review contracts to ensure accurate invoice entry and payment
• Manage the Accounting inbox
• Assist the Finance Team with month-end close
• Special projects as assigned
• Review and edit expense reports per XQ’s business expense policy

Qualifications

• Experience with accounting software and data entry
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent degree
• Passionate about the mission and mindsets of XQ Institute
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Unwavering professional ethics and personal integrity
• Ability to work independently
• Minimum of 1 – 2 years of related accounting and finance experience
• Customer-focused with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experienced in bill.com, Expensify, and QBO would be preferred but not needed
• Strong problem-solving and Analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with all levels throughout the organization
• Detail oriented and able to meet deadlines
• Understanding new technologies, such as integration tools, would be ideal

XQ Mindsets

• Maker mindset: We build stuff. We won’t always get it right the first time—in fact, we rarely will. But by quickly making and testing our work, we can learn what works and what doesn’t.
• Ours is a world defined by uncertainty, a society in flux, a state of unprecedented upheavals. While we don’t anticipate any quick fixes, we can anchor ourselves to what we see emerging. That’s why we have established a set of collective XQ Mindsets to ground us.
• Stand on the shoulders of giants: We honor those who came before us, who aren’t seated at our tables, and build on others’ and our own earlier work with respect and reverence.
• Opportunity knocks: We are ready, willing, and able to take on anything that is thrown our way. Pivots are a natural part of our approach, so let’s embrace them so that we can experience them joyfully.
• 100% accountability: This doesn't mean you have 100% ownership. It doesn't mean you are responsible for every last thing that needs to be done. It means choosing to take responsibility for our collective success and impact.
• We are the ones we’ve been waiting for: Critique is not enough. It is on us to create the solutions—no matter where we sit in the organization. We are a well-resourced organization filled with brilliant people. No one else is coming to our rescue.

Benefits
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $85,000 - $95,000 annually. XQ offers excellent organizational benefits.
Location
This role will be based in Oakland, CA.