Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

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The Senior Staff Accountant is an essential member of the Fiscal staff with responsibilities related to providing timely and accurate financial accounting, analyses, and reporting primarily for the Federation Services-related entities in which Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS) provides such services.

• Prepare and/or supervise timely and accurate contract accounting associated with government contracts and foundation grants.
• Regulatory filings (i.e., claims, budget modifications, close-outs, and advances).
• Revenue, receivable, and expense reconciliations.
• Ensure the integrity of financial results related to government contracts and grants, revenues, receivables, earned unbilled, and advances, and the preparation of related standard journal entries and reconciliations.
• Prepare journal vouchers, review coding, draft monthly financial statements, and prepare audit work papers and audit drafts.
• Prepare and submit vouchers/claims for government and non-governmental contracts.
• Prepare Governance reports, monthly financial reports, budgets, and forecasts.
• Track development projects, milestone progress/completion, and determine revenue recognition.
• Monitor and follow up on outstanding receivable balances with the funding sources to maximize cash flow.
• Provide a monthly calendar citing the key fiscal dates for each entity; prepare a monthly department summary report of accomplishments and issues.
• Other assignments and special projects as required, including fiscal work in non-Federation Services related entities, ad hoc accounting/economic assignments, and analyses requested.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• CPA license or equivalent, or bachelor’s in Accounting with 4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with CFR and Lawson Financial Systems is a plus.
• Accounting for Non-Profit and/or Housing-related experience is a plus.

Base pay range: $92,000.00/yr – $/yr. This range is provided by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

• Remain in a stationary position at a workstation and use a computer for at least 70% of the time.
• Travel to other sites minimally, using vehicle or public transportation, traverse city streets; occasionally ascend/descend stairs, and be exposed to outside weather conditions.
• Carry a laptop to offsite work locations.
• Ability to work with multiple demanding deadlines.
• Work up to 3 days a week offsite; additional weekend and evening hours may be required to meet agency deadlines.

Position type:
Full-time. Days and hours of work are generally 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday‑Friday.

Catholic Charities and Catholic Charities Community Services are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.