Job Details

Staff Accountant

Location: Onsite - Eugene, Oregon Position type: Full-time, Non-exempt Starting Salary Range: $60,000 - $64,000

Job Posting Timeline: Open 12/9/2025, with review of applications starting 12/18/2025.

At the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC), we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strongly encourage people of color, persons with disabilities, women, LGBTQ+ applicants, and people of diverse lived experience to apply. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Clay Southworth at ...@westernlaw.org. We will work with you to meet your needs and ensure equal access to employment opportunities.

About The Western Environmental Law Center

WELC is a leading nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm rooted in the landscapes and communities of the western U.S. Founded in 1993, WELC has been celebrated as an Outside Magazine Best Place to Work, Oregon Business Magazine Best Nonprofit, Law360 Environmental Group of the Year, and Better Business Bureau Torch Award winner for ethics. We envision a thriving western U.S., abundant with protected and interconnected ecosystems, powered by renewable energy, and cared for by communities brought together in an ecology of kinship. We embrace a collaborative, team-based approach to foster the trust, belonging, and dignity essential to a healthy organization and to relationship-based advocacy that builds power for transformative change.

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant position is a regular, non-exempt, full-time position responsible for support to WELC's Finance & Administration Director. This position is based on site at our Headquarters in Eugene, Oregon, and primarily works during Monday to Friday business hours. This position requires limited travel, including overnight and weekend travel for staff retreats and events, and standard office physical demands. WELC will provide all reasonable accommodations to the extent possible or required under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Staff Accountant supports the financial and administrative operations of the organization, ensuring accurate recordkeeping, timely reporting, and smooth day-to-day functioning. This role is ideal for someone detail-oriented, organized, and enthusiastic about nonprofit work.

Accounting & Finance

• Assist with the full cycle of accounts payable and receivable, including client cost billings and donor receipt processing.
• Assist with recording financial transactions in accordance with GAAP and fund accounting principles.
• Support preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Assist with month-end close activities, including tracking restricted grants and donations.
• Assist with monthly employee time and leave tracking and reporting.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and documentation, and related tax filings.
• Assist with annual budgeting and planning process and reviewing budget to actual reports for variances.
• Maintain organized digital and physical financial records.

Compliance & Reporting

• Assist with maintaining and complying with internal policies and external regulations.
• Assist with filing required nonprofit forms (e.g., IRS Form 990, state charity registrations).
• Assist with grant accounting, including budget compliance and financial reporting.
• Assist with city, county, and state licensing and business registration.
• Assist with maintaining lease tracking and related requirements for all offices.

Qualifications

We are keenly interested in considering a range of applicants with diverse lived experiences who approach the world with kindness, imagination, and vision. We will happily consider applicants who offer an equivalent or alternative set of qualifications to fulfill this position's responsibilities. This is an entry level position.

• Associate's Degree in Accounting or related field, or equivalent work experience, required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field, preferred.
• 0-2 years of relevant bookkeeping or accounting experience (internships or entry-level roles welcome).
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Competency working with Microsoft 365, QuickBooks Online, Salesforce, and/or Adobe Acrobat, a plus.
• Understanding of fund accounting and nonprofit financial practices, a plus.

Expectations For All Employees

• Excellent communication skills and an initiative-taking, collaborative mindset.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to adhere to deadlines, and manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Discretion in handling sensitive information.
• A commitment to conceptualizing and implementing strategies that further equity, inclusion, and justice, including through the just treatment and meaningful involvement of clients, partners, and frontline community groups and individuals.
• Demonstrated commitment to WELC's mission and strategies and the public interest as well as a love for the land, waters, wildlife, and communities of the western U.S.

Benefits And Compensation

WELC offers a flexible, friendly, team-based environment with immediate opportunities to shape organizational strategies. We offer competitive salaries (starting salary range of $60,000-$64,000 commensurate with education and/or experience), and professional development opportunities. WELC offers an excellent benefits package, including health, vision, dental, life, and disability coverage (with 100% employer paid premiums), a 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match, and 22 days combined of paid annual vacation and personal leave on top of 13 days of paid holiday leave, paid sick leave, and a paid long-term leave policy (3 months sabbatical leave for every 5 years of employment).

To Apply

Please submit the following as PDF attachments via our ApplicantPro portal:

• Cover letter addressed to Lyndee Prill, Finance & Administration Director
• Resume
• List of 2-4 professional references

Cover letters should communicate the applicant's commitment to WELC's mission and advocacy and their motivation to work as our new Staff Accountant. We strongly encourage you to tell us who you are as a human being, why you care about this work, and why you are interested in this position.