Bookkeeper volunteer opportunity at iLevelUP: unpaid work with Finance Team. This is a fully remote role.
Bookkeeper: remote volunteer opportunity
Keep financial records accurate, organized, and useful for review. Support transaction tracking, reconciliations, expense classification, and clear financial reporting.
Fully remote | Unpaid volunteer | United States
About iLevelUP
iLevelUP is a free, AI-powered, game-based learning experience being developed by Believe in Me to help young people explore education and career possibilities and build self-confidence. The product is in limited beta. The learner is the main character, and iLevelUP is the guide.
Bookkeeper role overview
As an iLevelUP Bookkeeper, you will contribute practical expertise to a nonprofit education product in limited beta. Keep financial records accurate, organized, and useful for review. Support transaction tracking, reconciliations, expense classification, and clear financial reporting.
You will work with the relevant team to agree on priorities, review progress, and document decisions. Because the product is still developing, clear handoffs and useful feedback matter.
What you will own
Your contribution centers on the responsibilities below. First, understand the current work and the needs of your collaborators. Next, agree on a manageable scope with the team lead. Then, share progress and raise blockers early. Finally, document the decisions that your teammates need for the next step.
Bookkeeper responsibilities
- Maintain accurate day-to-day financial records, including tracking transactions, income, and expenses.
- Monitor and categorize expenses, ensuring alignment with budget and organizational goals.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to provide clear insights into financial health.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, regulations, and nonprofit accounting standards.
- Assist in preparing and managing the annual budget, providing data-driven recommendations.
Early deliverables
- First, review the current accounting and financial operations work and identify useful next steps with your team lead.
- Next, agree on an initial deliverable, its review criteria, and the people who need to contribute.
- Finally, complete a reviewable piece of work and document what the next contributor needs to know.
Bookkeeper required qualifications
- Proven experience as a bookkeeper or accountant, preferably in a nonprofit organization.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) and Excel.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
Bookkeeper helpful experience
- Experience with nonprofit accounting and understanding of tax regulations.
- Familiarity with financial audits and compliance standards.
How we work
Work with Finance Team through approved project tools. In practice, share concise updates, ask for the context you need, and keep decisions in the agreed workspace. For example, explain what you completed, what needs review, and what is blocking the next step. In addition, protect learner and project information when preparing examples or discussing your work.
Why volunteer with iLevelUP
- Contribute to a nonprofit education product at a stage when your decisions can shape the learner experience.
- Own a meaningful body of work and collaborate across education, design, engineering, and student support.
- Develop work samples and share approved contributions in your portfolio while respecting project and learner confidentiality.
Time commitment and location
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.
How to apply
First, use the Believe in Me volunteer application to share your résumé or professional profile, relevant experience, availability, and a brief statement of interest. Before submitting, remove personal, confidential, and proprietary information from any work samples.
For the Bookkeeper opening, explain a relevant project. For example, describe the problem you addressed and your own contribution. If you are still building experience, describe how your current skills connect with the listed responsibilities. Next, the team will review your application and discuss fit and expectations with selected applicants.
We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and pathways. Before applying, review this role’s required and helpful experience. Also, if you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, use iLevelUP’s contact page.
Role details
- Role: Bookkeeper/Accountant
- Program: iLevelUP, a Believe in Me initiative
- Employment type: Unpaid volunteer
- Workplace: Fully remote
- Applicant eligibility: United States
- Team: Finance Team
- Company address: 107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
- Job ID: 745
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.