Bookkeeper (Bushwick Child Care Center)

The Salvation Army; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Bookkeeper for a childcare center. This role is crucial for maintaining accurate financial records, preparing reports, and ensuring smooth operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in bookkeeping, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and excellent organizational skills. You will be responsible for managing transactions, assisting parents with paperwork, and supporting the center's daily operations. Join a dedicated team where your contributions will directly impact the quality of care provided to children and families in the community.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a commercial high school or business school.
• Knowledge of bookkeeping and basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains records of all financial transactions for the childcare center.
• Prepares bank deposit slips and attendance reports.
• Acts as receptionist and performs clerical duties.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Graduation from a commercial high school

Bookkeeping courses or college accounting

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

The following job description is intended to set forth the full range of functions required of a day care bookkeeper.

Timely and competent performance of these tasks is critically important to the smooth operation of everyday care programs, its funding and accountability. For this reason and because the tasks here outlined are extremely diverse, directors must develop a plan to provide a regular, uninterrupted time-period for fulfillment of the following priority functions:

• Bookkeeper works on General Journal, General Ledger and trial balance.
• Bookkeeper works with Assistant to train him/her to perform all bookkeeping functions as needed.

Under the general supervision of the center director, the Bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining a complete set of records of all financial transactions of the childcare center. The Bookkeeper balances books for the preparation of reports to show income, expenses and other items related to bookkeeping of the center’s activities.

Responsibilities

• Checks computation of bills.
• Checks deposits, fees collected, and receipts issued.
• Checks petty cash payments.
• Prepares food claim reports.
• Collects fees, issues receipts, and reconciles receipt totals with actual cash collected.
• Prepares bank deposit slips and deposits receipts weekly.
• Posts and summarizes fee cards. Reports weekly to director on fees in arrears.
• Prepares children’s attendance reports and data enter attendance in DOE Vendor Portal.
• Receives from recipient of petty cash the bills and necessary change.
• Enters petty cash expenditures daily in petty cash book.
• Balances petty cash daily.
• Enters the receipts of petty cash funds.
• Keeps daily records of staff attendance including vacation and sick leave.
• Acts as receptionist for childcare center and answers phone.
• Performs all typing for center, i.e., lists, children’s records, absence notices, late fee notices, permanent equipment requisitions, minutes and agenda for staff meetings, reports, etc.
• Does filing and related clerical work.
• Maintains permanent equipment inventory.
• Assists parents to complete Child Intake Packages.
• Assists parents to complete Child Certification and Recertification paperwork.
• Maintains up to date child files.
• Must have basic computer skills - email, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ability to do online training.
• Performs other duties as assigned, consistent with the above and with programmatic needs.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a commercial high school or business school including one year of high school.
• Bookkeeping courses or six credits of college accounting.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• One year of experience related in Bookkeeping.