Order#: NY1513631 Accountant / Payroll Specialist

JOB SUMMARY Under direction of CFO, responsible for: processing and monitoring invoices and vouchers, processing and monitoring accounts receivable; accounts payable; purchasing; monitoring and analyzing certain ledger accounts; overseeing investment accounting; processes payroll and maintains payroll records and documentation necessary to substantiate and record all payroll related activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate and process payroll including employee maintenance, review of payroll processing reports, transmittal to payroll vendor, and distribute paychecks to employees. Processing Employee change letters, salary letters, and other similar payroll related documents. Process accounts payable, including account distribution, invoice/purchase order matching, invoice clerical testing, posting to the ledger, preparing the monthly journal entry and reconciling the account. Monitors and analyzes investment accounts. Monitors the completion of monthly and annual standard and recurring journal entries. Maintain and review open purchase requests. Process customer invoices, including posting of invoices and subsequent cash receipts to supporting records, preparing monthly journal entry, and reconciling the account. Follow up on unpaid invoices. Maintain accounting records and files related to the areas of responsibility. Provide back-up as necessary to others in the business office. Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Minimum of a four-year college degree in accounting with five or more years of finance experience and prior experience in the not-for-profit field preferred.