We are in the process of hiring a Staff Accountant to join our team in the non-profit sector based in New York. This role offers a contract to hire employment opportunity and is crucial in managing our financial records and transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare basic journal entries, debits, and credits to maintain accurate financial records.
• Utilize Excel for various functions including VLOOKUP, sum if, pivot table to manage and analyze data.
• Conduct all inventory reconciliations including metro cards, food vouchers, credit card reconciliation, and cash receipt entries.
• Track vendors for payments and expenditures, purchase orders, invoices, and shared-cost utility statements while responding to vendor and contractor queries and monitoring their payment status.
• Review payment documentation for accuracy and proper coding.
• Process customer credit applications accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain accurate customer credit records.
• Resolve customer inquiries and monitor customer accounts.
• Assist in the preparation of checks, ensuring payment is received for outstanding bills, and revise purchase orders.
• Process and review company-wide petty cash accounts for accuracy to be replenished.
• Understand and manage retro pay and journal entries as part of basic accounting knowledge.
• Assist in the understanding and management of grants as a part of non-profit financial operations.• Proficiency in Accounting 2000 software
• Ability to prepare and manage accounting entries
• Experience in journal entry preparation
• Knowledge of journal entries process
• Familiarity with managing accounts payable (AP)
• Expertise in handling accounts receivable (AR)
• Bachelor's or higher degree in Accounting or related field
• Strong understanding of non-profit accounting principles
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with financial reporting and budgeting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.