AP/AR Clerk

Scion Staffing is conducting a search for a detail-oriented Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Clerk on behalf of our client, a mission-driven nonprofit organization located in Plainview, New York. This is a full-time, on-site, contract position expected to last approximately 6 months.

This opportunity is ideal for an organized accounting professional who enjoys working with financial transactions, maintaining accurate records, and providing exceptional customer service. The AP/AR Clerk will support daily payment processing, invoice management, account reconciliation, and customer account administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and accurately apply incoming payments, ensuring all transactions are properly recorded in the organization's customer relationship management (CRM) system.
• Upload, review, and code invoices for payment, including operational expenses such as utilities, leases, cleaning services, landscaping, and other vendor services.
• Reconcile daily payment activity across multiple payment methods, including cash, checks, credit cards, and electronic checks.
• Generate daily CRM transaction reports and prepare Excel spreadsheets for journal-entry uploads.
• Assist customers and families with account setup, payment processing questions, and navigating the organization's CRM platform.
• Create and maintain accurate customer profiles and account information.
• Communicate professionally with customers and internal team members via phone and email to resolve payment-related inquiries.
• Identify and resolve transaction discrepancies while maintaining accurate financial records.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, payment processing, or a related accounting support role.
• Experience with invoice processing, payment posting, and account reconciliation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including organizing transaction data and preparing reconciliation reports.
• Familiarity with CRM platforms, accounting software, or payment processing systems.

Compensation

Pay rate of $24 hourly plus a comprehensive benefits package!

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM

Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an award-winning national nonprofit recruitment and staffing specialist for nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, and educational institutions! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals supporting incredible missions and programs. Through our innovative team-building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct-hire nonprofit recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online. Scion Nonprofit Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Nonprofit Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.