Finance Intern

Phipps Houses is one of the nation’s oldest and largest not-for-profit developer/owners of affordable housing. It is a multi-faceted real estate organization, involved in the development, finance, construction and asset management of new and rehabilitated multi-family housing for low to middle income New Yorkers. Through its subsidiary, Phipps Houses Services, Inc., it conducts residential and some commercial property management, and its tax-exempt affiliate, Phipps Neighborhoods, provides human services to its development communities.

Role:  Corporate/Development Accounting Intern

Group: Corporate & Development Accounting

 Primary Function:

• Assist senior development accountants in the preparation and submission of monthly requisitions to lenders for our Development projects


• Assist with our Yardi Job Cost Cleanup project, including adding contracts to subledger, allocating invoices to job in Job Cost, and updating budgets to include revisions


• Reviewing monthly bank reconciliations for Corporate and Development entities, and recording reconciling items to the general ledger


• Ad-hoc projects as needed

Desired Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an accounting program in an accredited university or college


• Ability to prioritize and meet timelines, while maintaining processes and excellent attention to detail


• Good communication skills, both oral and written


• Yardi experience a plus, specifically Yardi Job Cost module


• Excellent technology skills preferred


• A genuine desire to learn and develop new skills


• Ability to collaborate effectively with others

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.  Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.