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Staff Accountant

Accounting & Finance

LHH

$70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per Year

New York, New York

Permanent

Accounting & Finance

3 days a week in the office (Days Negotiable), Long Island City, NY

First 90 days training in office

Job Summary:

  • Prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization's assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

  • Manage tasks with an equity and diversity lens.

  • Knowledgeable about cash flow planning, budget preparation and review, and tracking operational performance indicators.

  • Work in an organized and efficient manner, adhering to deadlines.

  • Promote the organization's mission, vision, values, policies, and applicable laws fairly and equitably.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work independently on routine and assigned accounting tasks.

  • Reconcile bank accounts monthly and prepare cash adjusting journal entries.

  • Ensure proper coding of credit card transactions using SAP Concur and process them into Sage Intacct.

  • Review and import payroll journals from Paychex into Sage Intacct.

  • Ensure payroll coding aligns with grant and contract funding.

  • Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for the month-end process.

  • Record electronic deposits from online banking.

  • Prepare and send out requests for payment vouchers from various government contracts and foundations.

  • Manage receivables and prepare grant and contract revenue to record in Intacct.

  • Prepare a monthly receivable aging report to track outstanding grant and contract receivable balances and expedite their collection.

  • Work with thrift store staff to maintain monthly thrift reports, verify sales receipts, and record thrift deposits.

  • Prepare quarterly sales tax reports and payments for thrift stores.

  • Assist in the annual audit, NYSIF, and other agency audits.

  • Maintain a tracking spreadsheet for payroll pretax employees' 401K contributions and employer matching contributions.

  • Ensure the transfer of these contributions to the Pension fiduciary company in compliance with ERISA regulations.

  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting required.

  • Minimum of three to five years of accounting experience.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, or Zoom.

  • Knowledge of accounting and reporting software (such as SAGE Intacct).

  • Experience with grants management systems.

  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

  • Ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

  • Successful record in setting priorities and making sound decisions.

  • Center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion to carry out the mission of the client.

  • Seniority Level

    Mid-Senior level

  • Industry

    • Nonprofit

  • Employment Type

    Full-time

  • Job Functions

    • Accounting/Auditing

    • Finance

  • Skills

    • Journal Entries (Accounting)

    • Microsoft Excel

    • Federal Grants Management

    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

    • Tax Preparation

    • Invoicing

    • Auditing

    • Account Reconciliation

    • Cash Flow

    • Accounts Payable (AP)

    • Tax



Pay Details: $70,000.00 to $80,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Kevin Johnson

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled



To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy



The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:


  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Ref US_EN_27_812238_3073227

Staff Accountant

Accounting & Finance

LHH

$70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per Year

New York, New York

Permanent

Accounting & Finance

3 days a week in the office (Days Negotiable), Long Island City, NY

First 90 days training in office

Job Summary:

  • Prepare and maintain financial records to track the organization's assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities.

  • Manage tasks with an equity and diversity lens.

  • Knowledgeable about cash flow planning, budget preparation and review, and tracking operational performance indicators.

  • Work in an organized and efficient manner, adhering to deadlines.

  • Promote the organization's mission, vision, values, policies, and applicable laws fairly and equitably.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work independently on routine and assigned accounting tasks.

  • Reconcile bank accounts monthly and prepare cash adjusting journal entries.

  • Ensure proper coding of credit card transactions using SAP Concur and process them into Sage Intacct.

  • Review and import payroll journals from Paychex into Sage Intacct.

  • Ensure payroll coding aligns with grant and contract funding.

  • Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for the month-end process.

  • Record electronic deposits from online banking.

  • Prepare and send out requests for payment vouchers from various government contracts and foundations.

  • Manage receivables and prepare grant and contract revenue to record in Intacct.

  • Prepare a monthly receivable aging report to track outstanding grant and contract receivable balances and expedite their collection.

  • Work with thrift store staff to maintain monthly thrift reports, verify sales receipts, and record thrift deposits.

  • Prepare quarterly sales tax reports and payments for thrift stores.

  • Assist in the annual audit, NYSIF, and other agency audits.

  • Maintain a tracking spreadsheet for payroll pretax employees' 401K contributions and employer matching contributions.

  • Ensure the transfer of these contributions to the Pension fiduciary company in compliance with ERISA regulations.

  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting required.

  • Minimum of three to five years of accounting experience.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, or Zoom.

  • Knowledge of accounting and reporting software (such as SAGE Intacct).

  • Experience with grants management systems.

  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

  • Ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

  • Successful record in setting priorities and making sound decisions.

  • Center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion to carry out the mission of the client.

  • Seniority Level

    Mid-Senior level

  • Industry

    • Nonprofit

  • Employment Type

    Full-time

  • Job Functions

    • Accounting/Auditing

    • Finance

  • Skills

    • Journal Entries (Accounting)

    • Microsoft Excel

    • Federal Grants Management

    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

    • Tax Preparation

    • Invoicing

    • Auditing

    • Account Reconciliation

    • Cash Flow

    • Accounts Payable (AP)

    • Tax



Pay Details: $70,000.00 to $80,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Kevin Johnson

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled



To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy



The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:


  • The California Fair Chance Act
  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Ref US_EN_27_812238_3073227
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