ioby seeks a part-time (20 hours per week) Staff Accountant to join our team. This role reports to the Sr. Management Team and plays a critical role in getting timely funding into the hands of community leaders. Responsibilities include managing all project disbursements and project fund reconciliations, general accounts payable, and data entry. This is a fully remote role.

Women, people of color, and LGBTQ people are always strongly encouraged to apply.

About ioby

ioby (In Our Backyards), founded in 2008, is a civic tech nonprofit that mobilizes neighbors who have good ideas to become powerful civic leaders who plan, fund, and make positive change in their own neighborhoods. ioby was recognized by the Obama Foundation for contributions to civic innovation, was awarded the Jane Jacobs Medal by the Rockefeller Foundation, and an American Civic Collaboration Award for increasing civic participation.

ioby is a national non-profit crowdfunding platform that mobilizes neighbors across the country to become powerful leaders who plan, fund and make positive change in their neighborhoods. We are creating a future in which our neighborhoods are shaped by the powerful good ideas of our own neighbors.

As a tech nonprofit, ioby has a fast-paced environment that constantly evolves to the next level of improved service to ioby Leaders (iL’s). Our team is distributed across the country so we use a variety of online tools for project management and communication. As an organization with anti-racist ideals, ioby primarily collaborates with BIPOC community leaders who experience funding discrimination. Learn more: https://ioby.org/equity

For the right candidate, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a mission-driven, community-based organization that is contributing to a national movement for resident-led community development. For more information, visit ioby.org/about

The primary activities of this role are to be responsive to the ioby Leader and Finance Team by:

Facilitating all disbursements to ioby Leaders, reconciliation of all project donations and disbursements

Creating grant agreements with ioby Leaders

Supporting the Senior Management Team during the annual audit by providing detail and support as requested

Processing and recording all manual donations

Troubleshooting any donor transaction issues or questions

Processing accounts payable for the organization

This is a part-time, hourly position at 20 hours per week. In New York or San Francisco the hourly pay range is $30-$35. For candidates in other areas, the salary is adjusted for cost of living. Please note that this position must accommodate east coast hours regardless of location.

Hiring Timeline:
Job Posting Open: 2/27/2024

Job Posting Closed: 3/12/2024

Phone Screens: 3/13-3/18/2022

Final Interviews: 3/18-3/22/2022

Anticipated Start Date: April 2024

ioby is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. ioby’s organizational policies, practices, programs, activities, and decisions regarding employment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, volunteerism, internships, and other terms and conditions of employment or voluntary service shall not be based on a person’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, mental or physical disability, ancestry, military discharge status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, source of income, parental status, housing status, or other protected status, in accordance with applicable law.