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Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. Senior Accountant in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, NY. Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. Senior Accountant. FT. Benefits. $65,000- $72,000/Year.
NLS is looking for a Senior Accountant who will be responsible for working in the accounting team on the management of all grant expenditures and financial reporting. Functions of the role include, but may not be limited to, assisting with pre-award and post-award budget development, monthly grant account reconciliations, budget forecasting and modifications, invoicing funders and responding to funder inquiries, payroll processing and analysis, and accounts payable functions, as needed. The Senior Accountant will be primarily involved in supporting the financial performance of the grants, specifically with reporting submissions and payroll, and will work closely with the grants management team. This role requires superior organizational skills and the ability to prioritize responsibilities to meet various concurrent deadlines.
Responsibilities: Using proprietary and funder templates, collate monthly, quarterly, and annual invoices, for timely submission to funders and maintain backup documentation to support invoices based on funder/organization requirements. Review subrecipient invoices to ensure compliance with contract for all grants. Manage grant accounts receivable records, invoices, and payments, to include follow up with funders on any payment discrepancies or unpaid invoices. Navigate and submit funder requested billings, transactions, contract documents, or other reporting, in various online platforms. Monitor and create grant budgets and modifications and develop budget projections for effective spend down of grant funds, continuously collaborating with accounting and grants management team. Verify that expenditures are consistently aligned with grant and program budgets throughout the funding period. Participate in month-end and quarter-end closes, including assisting with drafting financial statements, supporting analysis, ad-hoc financial reports and account reconciliations Maintain general ledger accounts, including preparation of monthly journal entries Responsible for Bi-weekly payroll processing including auditing timecards, hours and earnings reconciliation, review of quarterly and annual reporting, or other adhoc reporting as requested Prepare documentation for annual audit, including workpapers, and responses for funder audit requests. Take on additional accounting duties, or other ad-hoc projects, such as accounts payable responsibilities, as needed.
Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field. Three to five years of experience in an accounting related field. Experience in non-profit preferred. Compensation & Benefits.
Salary range is $65,000 to $72,000, based upon experience. Full-time position with a 35-hour work week. Excellent benefits including generous health, dental and vision insurance, 15 vacation days; 12 paid holidays plus paid week off between Christmas and New Years; sick and personal leave; eligibility for public student loan forgiveness; paid $50,000 life insurance, pension plan, HRA, and Flexible Spending Accounts.
Email cover letter and resume to Stephanie Zimmerman: szimmerman@nls.org
