FIN- Contract Accountant

Company Overview: Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn

Job Summary:

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and monthly billings for programs in conjunction with program management
• Job Responsibilities:
• Assist in preparation of annual budgets for programs in conjunction with program management
• Prepare new budget proposals as necessary
• Prepare monthly budget to actual analysis
• Preparation of the monthly billing report
• Prepare and submit budget modification requests as needed monitoring variances of expenditure over budget and advising program directors to monitor spending to the budget
• Prepare program financial statements as required by either funding source or program management
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyses for annual audit reviews for various programs and agencies in general
• Review financial information for various programs and report on a regular basis to finance staff and program management
• Record general ledger entries (salaries, revenue, bank reconciliation).
• Preparation of supporting schedules and other miscellaneous reports as requested by the various funding sources.
• Preparation of the year end reports for the annual audit, i.e. salary reconciliation to general ledger, bank reconciliation, vacation, and sick days accruals, etc.
• Assist in preparation of salary details and other schedules for CFR and SSOP reports
• Assist in preparation of supporting schedules for Uniform Guidance report
• Reconciliation of various grants including regular billings and reconciliation of general ledger
• Preparation of bank reconciliations
• Other miscellaneous duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in Accounting
• At least 3-5 years of experience in a not-for-profit setting with contract billing
• CPA desirable but not a requirement
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with HHS Accelerator/Passport helpful
• Experience with CFR and SSOP helpful
• Experience with Great Plains Dynamic helpful but not essential
• Strong analytical interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written skill
• Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of employees, management and external agencies

Supervisory Responsibility

• No

Work Environment: Office

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

9:00 am -5:00 pm

Travel (if required): None

Physical Requirements: None

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.