Senior Accountant

Job Title

Are you looking to make a positive impact on the lives of those in your community? At BRC, our staff help New Yorkers experiencing homelessness reclaim their lives by providing a hand up, offering opportunities for health and self-sufficiency, and restoring hope and dignity.

Each and every BRC staff member makes heroic contributions to our city, providing vital services in times of crisis and need. Through our commitment to employee wellbeing and development, BRC provides a workplace where staff can achieve their goals, make a difference with our clients, and grow personally and professionally. BRC is committed to a safe and healthy workplace: we provide PPE to all employees and enforce temperature monitoring and physical distancing best practices across our programs.

Today, we have over 1000 full-time, part-time, and per-diem positions located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. Come and learn why 95% of BRC employees report that they would recommend BRC as a good place to work, and join us in building a more caring and compassionate city.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Biweekly payroll upload
• Monthly benefit allocations
• Quarterly 941 reconciliation
• Monthly Accrual entries
• Monthly Bank Reconciliation (20+accounts)
• Maintaining and updating monthly schedules of prepaid expense, prepaid insurance, deferred rent, fixed assets and other schedules
• Maintaining Loan Payable account
• Preparing journal entries as assigned
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts.
• Handle month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities.
• Monitor funder payments and non-payments.
• Assist in the annual and individual program audits
• Related duties as assigned.

Hours

Full-time 37.5 hours per week

• Monday-Friday; 9am-5:30pm
• Hybrid position

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Solid understanding of accounting processes and procedures
• Ability to compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts.
• Proven ability to meet daily and monthly deadlines
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, with advanced working knowledge of Excel
• Ability to work efficiently independently as well as part of a team
• Nonprofit accounting experience, a plus
• Proficiency with accounting software systems, a plus
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

**Vaccination preferred but not required.

Benefits

BRC takes the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees seriously. Employees are eligible for health insurance and paid sick time benefits immediately upon starting work. In addition, full time employees receive a generous benefits package, including:

1. Competitive health and dental plans, with coverage is available for your spouse, domestic partner, and dependents.
2. A minimum of 3 weeks paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, and additional paid sick and personal time. A 403(b) pension plan with a matching benefit paid by BRC.
3. Tuition assistance and many training opportunities for career development.
4. Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are available so employees can set aside pre-tax dollars for healthcare, transit and childcare.