Staff Accountant - Exciting Challenge

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a Staff Accountant

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 accurate financial records of our income and expenses and developing reports that provide key information to our leadership to analyze and make financial decisions.

How you get to use your skills…

• Maintain and administer the monthly general ledger

• Prepare journal entries and assist with monthly close processes

• Assist in the preparation of financial statements

• Analyze and prepare reconciliations for various general ledger account balances

• Assists the supervisor in preparing for Board Meetings, audits, budgets, CFR, and period-end reports

• Assist with special projects as assigned by management

Schedule: Exempt

• Full Time
• Regular hours 9am-5pm
• Must be flexible to meet program needs

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required

• 1 to 3 years of experience performing accounting-related functions such as general ledger maintenance and complete month-end close strongly preferred

• 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 required

• Ability to travel to all agency locations as required

Physical Requirements:

• Word processing: Including responding to emails, 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 depending on workload

• 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 and lifting packages

• 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 are available

• Employee Assistance Program

• FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts

• Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits

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