Staff Accountant
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) is dedicated to building a strong, sustainable community in Cypress Hills/East New York. They are seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to manage accounts payable, ensure timely payments, and monitor program budgets while supporting the agency’s financial objectives.
Responsibilities
- Ensures the timely and accurate payment of a high volume of invoices and maintains accounts payable system: accurately entering, coding and processing invoices
- Lead agency’s efforts to obtain competitive pricing for its supplies, equipment, insurance, consulting services and other OTPS items
- Ensures expenses are allocated to the correct GL expense account, cost center and approved program budget
- Plan, organize, and coordinate staff training of the expense management system
- Communicates with staff and outside vendors to timely resolve any accounts payable related matters
- Leads the Agency’s BIPOCs procurement strategic objectives
- Performs month-end AP sub-ledger reconciliation and assists during program audits and annual Agency audit
- Monitors program budgets regularly to ensure expenditures are within approved budgets
- Prepares annual overhead expense projections
- Prepares monthly AP reports and participates in meetings when necessary
- Hire, supervise, train, and evaluate Accounts Payable Specialist
- Demonstrates commitment to leadership development, community building, and community organizing as strategies for social change
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting preferred
- Strong Bookkeeping and Accounting experience in the nonprofit sector
- Experience with the Accounting Information System; Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, is a plus
- Knowledge of Fund Accounting preferred
- Familiarity with government funding agencies and private founders
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Proficiency in the use of Excel
- A team player, strong verbal and written communication skills
- Well organized and detail-oriented; able to meet deadlines
Benefits
- Very generous and competitive benefits package
- Competitive salaries
- Excellent benefits
- Pleasant working environment
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