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Odyssey House

Accounts Payable Specialist

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In-Office
New York, NY, USA
50K-55K Annually
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New York, NY, USA
50K-55K Annually
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Processes accounts payable invoices, vouchers, expense coding, general ledger entries, recurring bills, petty cash, card disbursements, check requests, and reimbursements. Communicates with vendors and staff to resolve discrepancies, prepares vendor analyses and statements, creates journal entries, files annual 1099 forms, and supports the Assistant Controller with finance activities, meetings, training, and quality improvement efforts.
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TITLE: Accounts Payable, Specialist

REPORTS:  Controller, Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Finance

FLSA CODE: Non-Exempt 

PROGRAM: Wall Street

OUR MISSION:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has gone beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There’s more to recovery than just getting clean. We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for your mental health and more. Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives. We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

Responsible for the processing of all accounts payable. Prepares monthly summaries and other reports as required.

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Check invoices with purchase orders & receipts.

2. Prepare vouchers, classify & code the expenses.

3. Record expenses in the general ledger.

4. Process monthly accounts payable bills such as rents, utilities & all insurance

5. Process petty cash, OMNY cards disbursement, check requests & expense reimbursements.

6. Communicates with vendors and staff to resolve issues.

7. Prepare monthly vendors analyses, open Purchase Orders and vendor statements

8. Prepare journal entries.

9. Prepares & Files annual 1099 MISC and NEC.

10. Filing

11. Assist the Assistant Controller with all finance department matters as assigned.

12. Attends regularly scheduled staff meetings.

13. Attends all required training.

14. Participates in quality improvement activities. 

15. Adheres to policies on time and attendance and is flexible with scheduling as needed.

16. Other relevant duties as required.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. BA/BS degree one to two years’ experience or

2. Associate degree with 2-3 years’ experience

3. Full charge bookkeeper with over 4 years’ experience

4. Proficiency with computer operation (Microsoft Word, Excel, Pivot Table, and Outlook programs). Microsoft Dynamics is a plus.

In addition, Odyssey House offers:

  • A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
  • Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
  • Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
  • 403(b) Plan
  • Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
  • Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Educational Assistance Programs
  • Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
  • RUFit?! Fitness Program
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Assistance 
  • Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
  • Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. 

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Odyssey House New York, New York, USA Office

120 Wall St, New York, New York, United States, 10005 3904

Odyssey House New York, New York, USA Office

1264 Lafayette Ave, New York, New York, United States, 10474 5309

Odyssey House New York, New York, USA Office

953 Southern Blvd, New York, New York, United States, 10459 3428

Odyssey House New York, New York, USA Office

246 E 121st St, New York, New York, United States, 10035 3017

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