Senior Finance Specialist - Professional Development Opportunities

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a Senior Finance Specialist

Location: New York City, NY

Pay: $62,400/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 the most 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 do this by providing 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.

About the Program and Position:

Our finance department supports all of our service programs, support departments, leadership and Board of Trustees by maintaining accounting records and analyzing the financial health of the organization. This makes a difference because our financial sustainability is critical for us to serve our communities and the role that you play in all of this is maintaining and administering purchasing tasks for all locations within the agency to ensure appropriate use of resources.

How you get to use your skills…

• Maintain and administer purchase requests

• With direction of Accounts Receivables Manager, coordinate use of Agency credit cards

• Assist with various invoicing to clients and funders

• Accounts receivable follow up on open claims

• Enter data in Quickbooks

• Accounts payable - proof submissions, match invoices to requisitions and input for payment

• Serve as backup to check processing and weekly/ monthly payable runs

• Perform routine filing of paid vouchers and cash receipts

• Assist in annual preparation of 1099 forms for timely distribution

• Process data and prepare schedules for audits

• Assist in budget preparation

• Assist in processing period end and year end reports

• Assist in routine calling and answering of vendor/provider inquiries

• Maintain running cash balance availability and prepares Daily Cash Balance/Activity Report

• Assist in the booking of travel arrangements for agency personnel

• Assist the general finance functions as requested by the Deputy of Finance

Schedule: Exempt

• Regular hours entail 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday

• Must be flexible to meet program needs

• Associate Degree in Accounting or related area

• Bilingual, English to Spanish preferred, but not required

• Experience using Quickbooks or related accounting systems

• Advanced word processing skills and general knowledge of personal computers

• Good office organization skills and ability to handle numerous tasks

• Excellent communication and proven human relation skills

• Ability to work effectively in a team context

• Ability to travel to all agency locations

Physical Requirements:

• Word processing: Including responding to e-mails, composing letters, completing computerized documentation, transcribing minutes for meetings, etc.: This involves sitting at a computer for a minimum of 5 hours and could be up to 7 hours a day

• Lifting of Agency file books - weighing approximately 6-8 lbs. each - 5 inch binders

• Completing paperwork -Such as copying and stapling

• Answering phones, processing mail, filing, lifting packages

• Walking up/down stairs

• 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