Senior Accountant

Apicha Community Health Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Health insurance coverage

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Apicha Community Health Center seeks a Senior Accountant in Manhattan to manage purchasing, accounts payable, journal entries, balance sheets, and bank reconciliations. You will support monthly closings, account analysis, and the Finance Department under the Controller.

Responsibilities include vendor invoice management, bank recs, program budgets, grant funding, daily cash balance checks, payroll data entry in ADP, and insurance coordination with brokers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business required.
• Minimum five (5) years’ accounting/finance experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger reconciliation and AP cycle.
• Experience with program budgets, contracts, and multi-source funding.

Responsibilities

• Purchase and payables management and system monitoring.
• Complete bank reconciliations and review outstanding checks.
• Manage program budgets, contracts, and grants.
• Process payroll using ADP and update payroll records.
• Coordinate insurance applications and liaise with brokers.

Skills

Accounting

Accounts payable

Bank reconciliations

Financial reporting

ADP payroll

Excel

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelors degree in accounting or business

Tools

ADP

Job description

Apicha Community Health Center aims to improve community health by providing access to comprehensive primary care, preventive health services, mental health, and supportive services. The center is dedicated to delivering high-quality, culturally competent services that enhance the quality of life. It also advocates for and offers a welcoming environment for underserved and vulnerable populations.

We are seeking a Senior Accountant for our Manhattan location.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Controller, the Senior Accountant is primarily responsible for managing and exercising professional judgment with respect to organizational purchasing, accounts payable functions, and through payments, facilitating the preparation of journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers and account and bank reconciliations. Additionally, the Senior Accountant assists and advises the Controller with monthly closings, account analysis, and supports the Controller in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance Department.

Significant responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Purchasing and Payables Management: System Management – Review daily activity in the automated management system, ensure that system is operating effectively, and address any system alerts in a timely manner
  
  
  
  • Monitor timely submission of vendor invoices, respond to vendor inquires and reconcile vendor invoice / statement discrepancies
  
  
• Accounting: Complete bank reconciliations in a timely and accurate manner, review outstanding checks and alert the Controller of any discrepancies
• Program Budgets / Contracts and Grants: Manage state and city awards, contracts, and other foundation (private) grants and related program budgets for the organization.
• Banking: On a daily basis, download and distribute available cash balances and reconcile any positive pay exceptions
• Payroll and Benefits: Enter new hire payroll and tax information in ADP, and terminate employees when
• Insurance: Complete all corporate insurance applications in an accurate and timely manner, and serve as primary liaison with agency brokers and corporate insurance carriers
  
  
  
  • Maintain schedule of coverages, including limits, annual premiums, deductibles, etc
  
  
• Compliance and Collaboration: Prepare and submit the Public Goods Pool and Medicare Credit Balance reports, maintain supporting worksheets – oversee and coordinate timely transfer of funds, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business, minimum of five (5) years’ experience in accounting/finance
• Knowledge of general ledger account reconciliation and the purchasing / accounts payable cycle, and experience with program budgeting, contracts and multi-source funding is preferred
• Knowledge and proficiency of Finance / Accounting principles
• Experience in managing and overseeing complex financial transactions and accounting systems
• Demonstrate the ability to multitask, to problem solve, and work with diverse compliance / reporting requirements
• Strong computer skills are essential, especially with Excel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

At Apicha, we believe that serving the needs of our staff is just as important as serving the needs of underserved people of New York City as such we are proud to offer our team members a competitive employee benefits package which include

• 12 Paid Holidays
• vacation and sick leave
• Health Insurance Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistant Program

just to name a few.