GiveWell’s mission is to help people in need as much as we can by researching the most cost‑effective ways to save and improve lives, sharing our work openly, and directing donations to the programs we believe will do the most good. Our work, which focuses on global health and well-being, is funded by tens of thousands of donors who rely on our research to inform their giving. 5 million in 2010 to directing more than $400 million in 2025—and we expect to direct more than $500 million in 2026.

Through years of deliberate groundwork, we’ve been growing our research capacity and scope in order to direct substantially more funding to the most impactful opportunities we can find. 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. 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.