Overview

The Staff Accountant's responsibilities include assisting with the monthly program P&L’s, annual budget, preparation of the monthly A/R aging report, maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations and analysis, and assisting with various audits.

Rising Ground 

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn. 

Benefits

At Rising Ground, we encourage everyone to live a healthier life. When you enroll in health care benefits — medical, dental, and vision care, you and your family can take advantage of each plan’s preventive services, which will help everyone to stay well. Another way to remain healthy is to eat right and keep active. Ultimately, we all benefit when we make the right choices, whether through diet and exercise or health care services. You can also take advantage of other important benefits, including life and accident, disability benefits, the retirement savings plan, and the employee assistance program.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts

• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparing journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations and assisting with monthly close processes
• Assist with the preparation of monthly P&L report.
• Assist with preparation of monthly ageing report.
• Preparation of supporting schedules and analyses for annual audit reviews for various programs and agency in general
• Meeting processing and reporting deadlines
• Work together with department leadership to respond to various audit requests.
• Responding to information requests, reviewing financial statements, and assisting with audits
• Contributing to the development and review of annual operating budgets and performance projections
• Ensuring compliance with GAAP
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in accounting
• 4 years of accounting experience, preferably in public accounting
• Experience in not-for-profit accounting preferrable
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Good problem-solving and time management skills
• Experience with Great Plains Dynamic helpful but not essential
• Strong analytical interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written skill
• Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented

Annual Salary $65,000.00