Staff Accountant 2

Hour Children, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit organization in New York is seeking a Staff Accountant to handle financial records and support compliance with accounting principles. The role requires a bachelor's degree in accounting and 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably in a non-profit setting. Responsibilities include financial reporting, budget preparation, and collaboration with grant managers. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and organizational skills and is committed to justice, equity, and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Minimum three to five years of accounting experience, preferably in a non-profit organization.
• Knowledge of grants management systems, including NYC and NYS grants.
• Experience with accounting and reporting software.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain financial records and support accurate financial reporting.
• Assist in preparing budgets and vouchers for government contracts.
• Ensure all credit card transactions are coded properly and processed correctly.

Skills

Accounting functions

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Microsoft Excel

SAGE Intacct

SAP Concur

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

SAGE Intacct

SAP Concur

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Zoom)

Job description

Title: Staff Accountant 2

Reports to: Senior Director of Finance

Status: Full-time

Work Schedule: M-F, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Salary: Up to $80,000 per year

Job Summary

The Staff Accountant prepares and maintains financial records to track the organization's assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and other related financial activities. This position supports accurate financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow tracking, and month-end account reconciliations with attention to detail, timeliness, and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The Staff Accountant works collaboratively, demonstrates strong organizational and analytical skills, and consistently meets deadlines. The role promotes and adheres to the organization's mission, vision, values, policies, and applicable laws in a fair and equitable manner.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Works independently on routine and assigned accounting tasks as directed. Delivers with timeliness, accuracy, completeness, and effectiveness, to the highest ethical standards, and in accordance with GAAP for non-profit entities and the organization's mission, values, and universal standards.
• Assists in preparing and submitting budgets and vouchers for government contracts for reimbursement, ensuring accuracy and completeness before review.
• Collaborates with the Grants and Contracts Manager and other staff as needed to prepare, submit, and track government contract vouchers.
• Ensures all credit card transactions are properly coded with sufficient backup documentation. Uses SAP Concur to process credit card transactions into Sage Intacct.
• Reviews payroll coding to ensure alignment with grant and contract funding.
• Prepares journal entries and account reconciliations as part of the month-end close process.
• Assists in preparing grant and contract revenue entries in Intacct and in maintaining related receivable records.
• Prepares monthly receivable aging reports to help track outstanding grant and contract receivable balances and support timely collections.
• Reconciles revenue between the development database (Bloomerang) and Sage Intacct.
• Assists in reconciling bank accounts and tracking electronic deposits.
• Supports invoice processing and petty cash tracking as needed.
• Assists in the yearly Hour Children annual audit, NYSIF audit, and any other agency audits as needed.
• Maintains tracking spreadsheets for contract spending and monitors budget-to-actual reports as directed.
• Performs other routine accounting duties as assigned.

Skills And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• Minimum three to five years of accounting experience to understand all general accounting functions. Experience in a not-for-profit organization is preferred but not required.
• Skilled with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Zoom teleconferencing platforms, as well as experience with standard office equipment.
• Knowledge of accounting and reporting software (such as SAGE Intacct, FundEz, Kindful, etc., with a preference for Sage Intacct and SAP Concur)
• Demonstrated experience in knowledge of accounting and practices for non-profits preferred.
• Experience preferred with grants management systems, including working with New York City and New York State grants and contracts, including reporting systems such as Passport, Grants Gateway, HHS, etc.
• Multi-tasker with excellent communication and relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external A successful record in setting priorities; keen analytic, organization, and critical thinking skills which support and enable sound decision making.
• Must center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion to carry out the mission of Hour Children.