Bookkeeping Specialist

About Velora:

We’re excited to share that Aplos, Raisely, and Keela have come together to form one unified company, Velora, with a shared mission: to help nonprofit organizations thrive. While we continue to offer the products you know and love, we now operate as one team, dedicated to making nonprofit work easier, more impactful, and more sustainable.

Together, our combined expertise spans fundraising, donor management, financial tracking, and communications—offering a powerful suite of tools designed to reduce complexity so nonprofits can focus on what matters most: making a difference.

We’re one company with 3 products all servicing customers in the impact space. Working at Velora means that you have the opportunity to build one or across all our products.

We have a combination of merged teams and also teams dedicated to one specific product and you can find details about the work through our job descriptions under the “about the role” section.

About the role:

Location: 

• US: CA, CO, GA, FL, ID, MD, MA, MN, NC, NV, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA (California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington)

• Canada Provinces: British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta only

With Aplos, nonprofit groups of every shape, size, and mission can seamlessly run their finances and operations, manage their business and bottom line, and proactively engage their communities and donors when it matters most. We’re a remote team, spread across North America (with peers all over the world).

Aplos is the largest nonprofit & church management software on the market. We’ve served over 40,000 organizations since our inception in 2009. Our all-inclusive platform provides a dynamic CRM, fundraising & giving tools, online donations & payment processing, built-in fund accounting system, integrated payroll, email marketing, website builder, and much more.

We are seeking a Bookkeeper to join our fast growing Professional Services department. As a crucial member of our dynamic team, your primary role will be to serve as a full charge bookkeeper to our moderate complex Medium customers, collaborating with the customers to ensure the accuracy and currency of their financial records and exceptional customer experience. If you excel in collaborative problem solving and are passionate about bookkeeping, technology, and customer services, this position is an excellent fit for you.

What will you be doing (your role)?

• Manage full cycle of bookkeeping services for multiple Medium customers concurrently, including data entry, reconciliations, payroll, donations and periodic accounting clean-up as necessary

  • Each team member generally handles 20 - 30+ clients 

• Deliver an average billable utilization of 70%

• Understand organizational needs and provide valuable feedback, proposing solutions to enhance information clarity

• Maintain a high customer net promoter score (9 or 10) by building positive relationships with the customer, communicating proactively, and providing quality and satisfactory services.

• Adhere to established processes to ensure robust financial controls are in place

• Identify areas for process improvement, actively participating in collaborative knowledge-sharing with teammates

What we’re looking for (requirements):

• 3-5 years of experience in full charge bookkeeping

• A degree in accounting, finance or business

• Good knowledge of accounting principles and nonprofit bookkeeping practice

• Great knowledge and experience with Aplos or other accounting software

• Proficient in computer skills, with strong command of Microsoft Excel

• Ability to establish and maintain strong customer relationships

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work efficiently with strict deadlines

• Proven experience working in a team oriented environment

• Strong attention to details

Why work with us?

If you need more convincing, here’s the rest of it:

• 💵 Salary – $22/hr - $24/hr USD for US candidates and $50,000 - $60,000 CAD for Canadian candidates. Your base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, experience, and geographic location.

• 🏝️ Paid Time Off

  • Canada: Everyone gets 4 weeks paid leave plus 11 days of public holidays, as well as an ‘end of year shutdown’ which is an extra 2 week company holiday. Plus, you are entitled to generous paid sick leave.

  • US: US employees are eligible for open or paid discretionary time off (take time when you need it), plus 11 days of public holidays, as well as an ‘end of year shutdown’ which is an extra 2 week company holiday. Plus, you are entitled to generous paid sick leave.

• 🌴 Work remotely – We’re a remote-first company - live and work wherever you’re happiest.

• 🤷 Training – We’ll support you when you want to learn new skills or pay for conference or course tickets.

• ❤️ Health Coverage & Retirement-

  • Canada & US: We offer robust medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverages and have a 4% match on Retirement.

If you have any questions or require accommodations in the interview process, please reach out to recruitment@joinvelora.com.

Velora's Commitment to Equal-Employment, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

We know with diversity comes strength. Aplos, Raisely and Keela provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.