Staff Accountant, Contract-to-Hire (Monday-Friday Schedule)

FlexStaff is seeking a Staff Accountant to work in the accounting department for one of our clients, nonprofit agency dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with psychiatric and developmental disabilities, located in Brooklyn, NY.

This is a temp-to-hire job opportunity.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the accounting and bookkeeping for 8 to 10 cash accounts, perform bank reconciliation and prepare journal entries.

Schedule : Monday - Friday; 9 : 00AM-4 : 00PM, half-hour paid lunch, fully on-site .

An ideal candidate would have a degree in accounting degree and at least four years' experience in general ledger and journal entries. Proficiency in Excel, including VLOOKUP's, PivotTables and filters.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to :

• Pay vendor invoices promptly and manage vendor relationships.
• Take advantage of all available discounts on invoices.
• Replenish petty cash for all programs in a timely manner.
• Conduct periodic accounts payable reconciliations and maintain the AP subsidiary ledger in Fund EZ.
• Collaborate with the purchasing agent to keep purchase order statuses updated.
• Prepare and enter journal entries regularly.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations.
• Gather information for annual external audits.
• Maintain an organized accounts payable filing system.
• Comply with local, state, and federal reporting requirements (e.g., Form 1099s, W9s).
• Update vendor maintenance data in Fund EZ.
• Provide clerical and administrative support as needed.
• Generate checks for various purposes and manage outstanding checks; maintain Positive Pay files.
• Assist with periodic clerical work and special projects for the Controller and CFO.
• Allocate general ledger account codes for program invoices and bills.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned and participate in cross-training for accounting support.
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The salary range and / or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and / or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget, and internal equity).