Staff Accountant Cash

CDLI Overview 

Community Development Long Island (CDLI) is the only full-service collection of community development entities that change Long Islander’s lives for success in home creation and financial growth. CDLI supports these achievements on the individual and community level by offering innovative solutions and resources to achieve personal and community economic growth.

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant – Cash primarily focuses on managing and recording all cash transactions including but not limited to bank deposits, disbursements, ensuring accuracy in cash balances by performing regular reconciliations, and often reporting on cash flow trends to management. 

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, process, and review all cash related activities (including remote bank deposits and monthly program fund transfers), both online and manual, and record the activity in the accounting system.
• Prepare Lockbox allocation spreadsheets and prepare related monthly entries, as assigned.
• Set up wires and transfers in a designated bank and record in the accounting system, as applicable.
• Prepare and maintain the cash reports for all corporations and update activity daily.
• Post monthly recurring entries in accounting system, such as A/R accruals for various programs, as assigned.
• Responsible for bank account reconciliation, as assigned.
• Prepare and update monthly account analyses.
• Prepare Accounts Receivable invoices and payment applications in accounting system for all property invoicing (rental and non-rental), as assigned.
• For rental transactions, maintain copies of rental leases and analysis of security deposits, as assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating the monthly Contract Schedule, as assigned.
• Responsible for updating signers on all bank accounts.
• Co-administer petty cash with Accounts Payable Specialist, as assigned.
• Assist with month-end closing, including loan portfolio reconciliation, billing reports, and ad hoc reports for Program Directors and Development Office, as assigned.
• Prepare audit schedules and assist in program and financial audits, as required,
• Cross train with other Staff Accountant-Cash and Account Payable Specialist, upon request.

 Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a corporate accounting function.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint). 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, capable of working well with others. 
• Proactive, detail-oriented with strong organizational skills. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills 

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.