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Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a Senior Financial Accountant.
Location: New York City, NY
Pay: $75,000 annually
About Cayuga Centers
Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth, and families. We have 22 locations across 8 states and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!
At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We provide our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.
The Finance Department is split into two sections under the direction of the Deputy for Finance. The Finance Office manages budgeting, payables, receivables, and similar functions, while the Comptroller’s Office handles accounting and reporting. The relationship between the Deputy for Finance, the Director of Finance, and the Comptroller is critical.
The Senior Financial Accountant will refocus, reorient, and maintain a high-functioning, customer service-oriented Finance function, which is critical to meeting the needs of our large and diverse human services agency. You will work with Cayuga Centers’s President/CEO to ensure that the Office’s structure, processes, and practices consistently reflect current organizational needs, as well as finance and accounting best practices.
Our finance department supports all service programs, support departments, leadership, and the Board of Trustees by maintaining accounting records and analyzing the financial health of the organization. Your role will be crucial in maintaining and administering purchasing tasks for all locations within the agency to ensure appropriate use of resources.
Under the supervision of the Comptroller, the Senior Financial Accountant will maintain and administer the monthly general ledger and assist in the preparation of financial statements. The role includes analyzing and preparing reconciliations for various general ledger account balances. You will assist the Comptroller in preparing for Board meetings, audits, budgets, period-end reports, and other projects as needed.
How you get to use your skills:
- Collect and analyze financial data, ensuring compliance with GAAP reporting guidelines.
- Research accounting rules and regulations and make recommendations regarding company policy.
- Assist external auditors as needed.
- Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts every month.
- Assist in budget preparation.
- Process data and prepare schedules for audits.
- Act as backup for Accounts Receivable.
- Provide technical assistance to program managers in monitoring site-specific budgets.
- Prepare all annual and quarterly reports, including CFR, SSOP, and reports to OPwDD and Mental Health.
- Create journal entries to balance accounts and perform bank reconciliations.
- Oversee the creation, maintenance, and reporting of budgets.
- Responsible for financial accounting, reporting, and budgeting.
- Assist with special projects as assigned by management.
Schedule: Exempt
Must be flexible to meet program needs. Travel outside of work hours may be required.
Experience and Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field.
- 3 to 5 years of experience performing accounting-related functions such as general ledger maintenance and complete month-end close.
- Knowledge of nonprofit fund accounting and reporting requirements.
- Understanding of accounting concepts such as prepaid, accruals, and deferrals.
- Understanding of nonprofit allocation methods and administrative allocations.
- Experience with nonprofit accounting and government reporting forms is strongly preferred.
- Valid NYS Driver’s License preferred.
- Ability to travel to all agency locations as required.
Benefits:
- 120 hours of Vacation Time, 12 sick days per year.
- 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Pet and Legal insurance plans available.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts.
- Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with contribution match after one year.
- Corporate Discounts Program.
- Sick Leave Pool.
- Identity Protection available.
Why Cayuga Centers?
- Certified Great Place to Work.
- Workplace Wellness Award Finalist.
- Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited.
- Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions.
- Committed to employee professional development and advancement.
- We embrace change, innovation, and opportunities.
- Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect.
- Large and growing national footprint.
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