Accounts Payable Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, widely recognized as one of New York’s premier human services providers, is a settlement house founded in 1894 that provides an extensive array of effective and integrated services—social, educational, health, housing, mental health, nutritional and fitness—which significantly improve the lives of 16,000 people in need each year, ages 3 to 103, on the East Side of Manhattan. Our clients include older adults, unhoused and formerly unhoused adults, children and families, disabled persons, adult learners and more. For more information on Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, please visit lenoxhill.org and check us out on Facebook or Instagram.

We are currently seeking an Accountant – Accounts Payable to join our team of experienced accounting professionals. Reporting directly to and supervised by our Controller, the Accountant – Accounts Payable will focus primarily on accounts payable, managing the processing and accounting for all the bills for the vendors in our large multiservice nonprofit organization. This Accountant will then have the opportunity to train in other accounting areas (e.g., Payroll, Budgeting, Audit, Program Accounting, and more) and perform an interesting mix of functions that support our historic settlement house. This is an excellent opportunity for an Accountant to learn and grow at one of New York’s premier nonprofits and make a very real difference in improving the lives of 16,000 people in need.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage Accounts Payable using Financial Edge Software
• Maintain relationships with key vendors
• Analyze invoices, code and process for payment
• Perform other key programmatic accounting functions as needed
• Provide support in the areas of financial reporting, annual budgeting process, audits, grant compliance and financial operations
• Prepare and process journal entries
• Reconcile credit card transactions
• Prepare and file 1099

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• CPA a plus
• Minimum of two years’ experience required
• Sound knowledge of general and nonprofit-specific accounting principles and procedures
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP and SUMIFS Functions)
• High proficiency in the use of financial software applications--Financial Edge preferred
• Nonprofit accounting experience is strongly preferred

Salary: $75,000 annually

What We Offer

• Comprehensive health insurance choices for staff and their families
• Extensive paid time off – 25 days’ vacation time; 13 holidays; and substantial sick time
• Matching contributions to Retirement Plan
• Wonderful paid parental leave policy for all staff
• Professional Development Opportunities – conferences, trainings, lectures and more
• Free Life Insurance – 3x annual salary
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical, Dependent Care and Parking/Mass Transit
• Supplemental Insurance Coverage (Accident, Hospital and Critical Illness)
• Staff events and parties including Film and Dinner nights, bowling parties, baseball games, food trucks, holiday parties, parties on our Green Roof, chocolate event for Valentine’s Day and ice cream socials, and much more.
• State-of-the Art Fitness Center, Gym and Swimming Pool
• Staff group fitness classes, swimming lessons and lap swim for staff
• PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) Eligible Employer

All individuals, as a condition for employment by Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, are required to undergo a pre-employment background check. Certain positions require more extensive background checks to comply with applicable laws.

At Lenox Hill Neighborhood House we value respect, diversity and integrity. We are an equal opportunity employer. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. The policy of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and anti-discrimination applies to all aspects of the relationship between Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and its colleagues.