Every day, PeopleForBikes staffers go to work at our Colorado headquarters, in the field, and in Washington, D.C. Our team focuses on making every bike ride safer, easier to access and more fun. We work for you, your family, your neighbors, your business and your community. We rely on our members, partners and the 1.25-million Americans—including you!—who have become PeopleForBikes supporters and advocates.

Title: Staff Accountant + Data Administrator — PeopleForBikes Coalition

Type: Full-time

Location: Boulder, CO (must be based around Boulder 1-2 days/week)

Industry: Bicycle Industry Nonprofit

Employment and Classification: “At will” employment status; full-time position

About PeopleForBikes

PeopleForBikes (PFB) works to unite millions of Americans, thousands of businesses and hundreds of communities to make every bike ride safer, more accessible and more fun. Our mission is to put more people on bikes more often and make biking better for everyone. Nationwide, PeopleForBikes represents 280 supplier members, more than 1,100 Ride Spot retailer members and nearly 1.4 million individuals. PeopleForBikes has a Coalition that is the U.S. bicycle industry’s trade association and a Foundation that supports and promotes bicycling’s benefits and backs crucial bike infrastructure projects and programs.

Position Summary

PeopleForBikes is hiring a staff accountant and data administrator.
The selected candidate will manage general accounting and financial processes of both
the PeopleForBikes Coalition and PeopleForBikes Foundation as well as assist in data
integration and cleaning for our CRM database. This employee will be responsible for all
daily accounting tasks and carry out relevant administrative duties. Ultimately, they will
ensure the company’s finances and data integration processes run smoothly. This
position reports directly to the vice president of finance and the chief of staff.
Required Qualifications
● Associates or Bachelor’s degree with at least two to four years of experience as
a staff accountant or relevant role.
● Skilled in the use of standard office equipment and accounting, spreadsheet,
database, CRM (Salesforce experience a plus) and Microsoft Suite software
experience.
● Familiarity with QuickBooks accounting software.
● Exceptional attention to detail with proven math and organizational skills.
● Takes initiative and action and gets work done quickly.

● Strong customer service ethic and willingness to go above and beyond to help
PFB’s stakeholders.
● Ability to treat confidential information with appropriate discretion.
● A commitment to safe, healthy, reliable and affordable access to bicycling for all.
● PeopleForBikes will consider alternative ways that an applicant may have gained
the required qualifications, outside of traditional pathways.

Responsibilities

Accounting (About 50-60% of time)
● Maintain and update accurate accounting records and files for both the
PeopleForBikes Coalition and the PeopleForBikes Foundation, including
performing general bookkeeping tasks.
● Oversee expense report management of our 30+ person staff.
● Post transactions and categorize records in the general ledgers.
● Maintain relationships with key vendors and engage them to research
discrepancies as needed.
● Analyze transactions with internal and external stakeholders.
● Prepare documents for the annual external audit.
● Research and apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules
and regulations.
● Work to improve financial processes.
● Human resource administration role shared with other staffers for seamless
onboarding processes that align with accounting functions.
● Some filing as needed.
● Assist VP of finance with other key accounting functions as needed.

Data Administration (About 40-50% of time)
● Perform data integration projects with Salesforce and other databases using
Excel or other tools as needed.
● Create processes for assessing and cleaning current datasets.
● Train staff as needed.
● Assist staff in reporting needs.
● Some data entry as needed.
● Other duties as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits

This “at-will” position offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience with a
range of $50,000 - $65,000. PeopleForBikes offers an excellent and comprehensive
benefits package. This includes paid health insurance for employees, a generous paid-

time-off (PTO) policy including 22 days plus federal holidays, paid parental leave,
flexible work schedule including work from home options and optional participation in a
deferred compensation retirement plan, with immediate vesting of the competitive
employer match. In addition, we provide long-term disability insurance, a cell phone
plan and a laptop computer along with other benefits.
At PeopleForBikes, our agreed-upon set of team norms are what drives us to do our
best every day that we show up to work. We continually strive to build and strengthen
our team, we work together effectively to serve our mission and we have fun. Beyond
that, we’re casual, we work flexibly with some remote work allowed and we love dogs.
You don’t have to be an amazing bike rider to work here — what matters to us is a
desire to work alongside passionate people improving the world through bikes (and
hopefully you love bikes too).

To Apply

● Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter in a single PDF
file, via email, with “Staff Accountant” in the subject line to PeopleForBikes’ chief
of staff at [email protected].
● The cover letter should not exceed one page and briefly explain the candidate’s
applicable experience including your experience working with people of a different
culture or background to make them feel included and like they belong.
● Due to volume, we will not respond to telephone or in-person inquiries.
● Incomplete applications will not be considered.
● The position is available immediately and will remain open until the position is
filled.
● Interested applicants are encouraged to visit PeopleForBikes.org for general
information and organizational background.

Equal Opportunity

Our work to create safer, more comfortable and accessible places to ride for everyone starts with us. As
an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to hiring a diverse workforce and will consider
alternative ways in which an applicant may have gained the required qualifications outside of traditional
pathways.
We are working to ensure our staff reflects the backgrounds, experiences and perspectives of the
communities we serve. Employing a diverse staff enables us to better serve diverse communities and
build an empowering, collaborative and innovative work culture. We strive to create an inclusive work
environment where employees from all backgrounds and communities feel welcomed, valued,
respected and received.

Externally, our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee is working to make the bike industry more
inclusive and welcoming by cultivating authentic relationships with historically marginalized
communities, developing and sharing DEI resources and working to combat racism, homophobia and
misogyny within our own companies. Recognizing that change starts internally, we’re improving our
talent management lifecycle. Below are some examples of our current initiatives. This list is not
comprehensive nor complete, and our work to create a truly diverse and inclusive workplace is an
ongoing process :

● Researching and implementing a fair and equitable hiring process that includes posting
salary ranges as a best practice.
● Standardizing our onboarding process with a dedicated team, including a peer buddy, to
ensure all new hires have the necessary tools, information and relationships to get
started.
● Every staff member receives a professional review twice a year to celebrate strengths
and find opportunities for growth. These reviews provide an opportunity for employees
to discuss their future and identify any development tools needed for individual career
success.
● When an employee leaves PeopleForBikes, we conduct an exit interview to see what we
could have done better.
● Soliciting feedback at regular intervals throughout an employee’s lifecycle to identify
ongoing opportunities for improvement, ultimately making us a better organization.
We believe that no matter who you are, where you're from or why you ride, everyone can find joy on a
bicycle. When you work at PeopleForBikes, you help us do the same.