Location: Lower East Side, NY
Reports to: Director of Finance
Hours: Monday - Friday/ 35 hours per week. Hybrid work option, with two days per week remote. Evening and
weekend hours required during audit season
Salary: $75,000 - $80,000/yr
Organizational Overview:
Nazareth Housing is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting housing stability and economic mobility
among vulnerable families and individuals in New York City. Since 1983, we have empowered clients to build
pathways out of poverty and prevent homelessness through services such as emergency family shelter,
supportive housing, homelessness prevention, and immediate needs assistance.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Senior Accountant is responsible for managing the day-to-day finance
and accounting operations, including entering journals, managing accounts receivable and payable, using
financial technology systems, and other select finance-related administration. The Senior Accountant ensures
timely reconciliation while being the Director's direct support and maintains fiscal records. The Senior Accountant
serves as the primary contact for internal staff and vendors on invoicing, bill payments, cash receipts and
revenue.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure that day-to-day transactions such as accounts payable, cash receipts (including corporate,
foundation & individual donations), accounts receivable, credit card transactions, and payroll are recorded
properly
- Perform timely and accurate month-end journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations (e.g. revenue,
expenses, payroll allocations, pre-paids, accruals, etc.), ensuring that accounting schedules are updated
and accurate
- Reconcile bank and credit card accounts monthly
- Enter payroll allocations on a monthly/quarterly basis
- Maintain fixed asset & CIP records and schedules
- Perform fiscal year-end close activities and assist with activities and requirements of external auditors
- Ensure proper revenue and expense recognition
- Continually seek and implement opportunities to streamline and improve finance and accounting
operations
- Provide financial reports when requested
- Identify and resolve complex problems and prioritize projects and tasks, seeking clarification on priorities
from the supervisor as needed
- Ensure all finance and accounting operations comply with generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) and federal and state laws and regulations
- Ad hoc assignments to meet organizational requirements as assigned by the Director of Finance or
Executive Director
Qualifications
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