Full Charge Bookkeeper (GEMS)

Girls Educational & Mentoring Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) seeks an experienced Full-time Bookkeeper in New York, NY. The role focuses on nonprofit accounting, grants management, and accurate financial reporting with 5+ years of solid bookkeeping experience.

The ideal candidate will ensure data integrity, manage month-end close, and handle government funding reporting, while maintaining strong internal controls and timely financial statements. Flexible schedule and overtime when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of experience with FundEz Software.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and FASB compliance.
• Experience preparing reports for government funding.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data integrity, internal controls and proper accounting methodologies.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes including reconciliations and accruals.
• Record transactions to accounts payable/receivable and General Ledger.
• Develop and maintain financial records, spreadsheets and files.
• Allocate income and expenses to funds and projects.
• Manage government funding/contracts; prepare status reports and related vouchers/reports.
• Support annual fiscal audit and prepare preliminary reports and financial statements.
• Assist in month-end and year-end closings and prepare financial reports and cash flow statements.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Attention to detail

Deadline orientation

Analytical & problem solving

Organizational & time management

Communication of financial information

Flexibility for overtime

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

FundEz Software

Job description

Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to empower young women, ages 12-24 years, who have experienced sexual exploitation and violence to exit abusive and unsafe lifestyles and to develop their full potential.

GEMS is currently seeking an experienced, Full-time Bookkeeper with 5 plus years solid bookkeeping experience to join its team. This is a great opportunity for a detail oriented individual to join a fast growing nonprofit. The ideal candidate will have a passion for financial management, and a strong ability in accounting functions. The candidate will perform all aspects of financial accounting and must have experience in nonprofit accounting.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Ensure data integrity, appropriate internal controls, proper accounting methodology, and adherence to internal and external reporting deadlines as related to general accounting functions.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close processes including bank reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, receivables, and balance sheet account reconciliation.
• Maintain and record transactions to accounts payable, accounts receivable, and General Ledger.
• Development and maintenance of financial records, spreadsheets and files.
• Allocation of income and expenses to funds and projects.
• Manage government funding/contracts; prepare financial status statement reports as required, EFT voucher processing, and voucher/claims reports with specificity to each government funding source.
• Serve as initial point of contact during annual fiscal audit and ensure integrity of all preliminary reports including but not limited to Quarter end reports and financial statements.
• Prepare and assist in month end and year end closings, preparation of financial reports, cash flow statement.

Additional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting degree and/or combination of experience and college credit.
• 3 - 5 years of experience with FundEz Software.
• Solid understanding of GAAP, and FASB compliance.
• Experience managing and preparing reports for government funding a must.
• Strong analytical & problem solving skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and stay organized in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate financial information.
• Flexible work schedule, ability to work over-time when required.
• Other duties as assigned.

SURVIVORS AND WOMEN OF COLOR ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!