Senior Accountant Finance Lead

Core Responsibilities

• Execute the monthly accounting close from start to finish, including account reconciliations
• Prepare and post all journal entries
• Manage restricted grant allocations
• Oversee AR and AP processing and invoicing
• Complete quarterly government grant reporting and reimbursement requirements
• Maintain general ledger integrity
• Maintain tracking and reporting for all public and private grants
• Create cash-flow projections for 3-4 months in advance
• Execute, oversee, and approve bi-weekly payroll
• Assess, maintain, and strengthen internal financial controls and accounting procedures to ensure compliance and risk mitigation
• Experience in supporting annual financial statement audits
• Manage the fixed asset ledger, tracking additions, disposals, and monthly depreciation
• Assist with the preparation and filing of annual tax returns (IRS Form 990, NYS CHAR500) and other regulatory compliance filings
• Preparation of audit schedules, board-level financial reports, grant budgets/reports, and ad hoc financial analyses and other related projects as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
• 7+ years of nonprofit accounting experience
• Demonstrated experience with nonprofit revenue recognition, including restricted contributions, conditional grants, and government funding
• Experience with functional expense allocation methodologies and public grant compliance requirements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial data clearly to non-financial staff and leadership
• Strong attention to data accuracy and financial control integrity
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online, including QuickBooks Projects and MS Excel
• Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Drive
• Familiarity with Salesforce is a plus
• CPA candidate is a plus, but not required.

Additional Details

• Salary range $100- $115K annually
• Full-time- 35-hour with a 2-day in-person work week and 3 days remote work week
• Flexible hours, but must have a predetermined overlap with the Executive Director for purposes of communication, coordination, and training and with the Sr Manager of Administration and Finance
• Medical, dental and vision benefits are offered
• Liberally PTO offerings
• INCLUDEnyc provides IT equipment and necessary systems access

Organizational Details

• ~$6M revenue budget
• 75% government grants
• 19% foundation/corporate grants
• 4% individual contributions
• 1% program service fees
• 1% other revenue
• 41 headcount
• Programs serve NYC constituents