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June 29, 2011. by dkassin

Growing footwear company located in Midtown Manhattan looking for an assistant bookkeeper to post  daily checks and cash, and chargeback research, . No previous accounting or bookkeeping experience required, but is a big plus. Proficiency and high comfort in microsoft excel is an absolute must.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, Bookkeeping.

May 3, 2011. by AZicherman

Immediate opening for a Wholesaler seeking full time Junior Accountant with a schedule to accommodate a student, if needed. Ideal candidate is someone on an Accounting track in school with 1-2 years of experience with AP/AR, bank/inter-company reconciliations, depreciation and amortization and insurance allocations. Strong Excel skills a must. Some light/infrequent travel will be required to our nearby locations. Extensive on the job training will be provided. Competitive benefits package. Please place the words “Jr. Account” in the subject and e-mail resume and salary requirements to hrdepartmentsearch@gmail.com.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, NYC.

March 25, 2011. by srobbins

Director of Administration

Torah Day School of Atlanta, GA was founded in 1985 with approximately 25 students.  We are proud of our ethnically and religiously diverse faculty and staff who support our mission as an Orthodox Jewish Day School.  TDSA inspires in each student a love of G-d, a reverence for the Torah, and a life-long commitment to the acquisition of knowledge.

TDSA is a non-profit 501c(3) school.  The school is accredited by SACS and SAIS and in 2008 was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.  Enrollment in 2009 reached 337 students.  TDSA’s 11 acre campus includes a, multi-media center (20K volume library, computer lab, etc), Science lab, Beit HaMedresh (study hall), sports courts, two playgrounds, large sports field, state of the art gymnasium and more.

We are seeking a Director of Administration who will manage all non-academic, non-fundraising TDSA functions, personnel and activities.  He/She will support, contribute to and execute the TDSA philosophy.

Key areas of responsibility:

Business office

  • Tuition (Admissions) – new & re-enrollment – from information sessions through Enrollment Agreements.  This requires ongoing parent interaction.
    • Financial assistance committee member
    • Scholarships processing
    • FACTS
    • Marketing
      • Community
      • Alumni
    • Collection of tuition payable
  • Write grants as required
  • Capital projects implementation (pricing, approval, etc)
  • Human Resources administration – Benefits, Policies & procedures, Performance management – evaluations, increases, etc.
  • Procurement  - Approve purchases/contracts, Vendor management – negotiate, manage contracts

Financial

  • Budgets – prepare & ongoing review;  reporting with Head of School
  • Audits – audit ready financials
    • Work with external auditors
    • Perform internal audits
  • Financial statement preparation & analysis – cash & accrual basis
    • Monthly operating statements
    • Monthly budget review – present to Board & annually to Federation
    • Monthly cash expenditures
  • Cash management (multiple accounts – operating and investment)
    • Maintain banking relationships
    • Reporting
    • Account analysis & reconciliation – anticipate & communicate cash situations
  • Cash flow  tracking & reporting – QuickBooks
    • Accounts payable and receivables (tuition collection)
  • Payroll
  • Investments – manage
  • Bond management
    • Line of Credit
  • Insurance

Operations

  • Facility – manage and maintain buildings, fields, rentals and leases
  • Risk management – facility security
  • Technology & Communications – computer and telecom

Other

  • Community relations – external stakeholders; Federation, Banks, Parents, Donors, Synagogues, etc
  • Internal relations – internal stakeholders; Faculty, Staff, Students, etc.
  • Perform regular analysis & review of Board requests
  • Support all campaigns – capital, building, etc.
  • Partner and support Head of School and Executive Director of Development

The ideal candidate will possess:

  • Bachelor’s degree required, CPA/MBA preferred
  • Financial , accounting experience
  • General business operations experience – educational, private school a plus
  • Demonstrated management of people, processes & budgets
  • Dynamic leadership – manage change, transition
  • Demonstrated & proven skills:
    • Negotiation
    • Communication – written and oral
    • Leadership; developing people
    • Interpersonal – ability to build relationships and consensus among various groups (internal/external)
    • Analytical
    • Process oriented
  • Working knowledge of QuickBooks including entry and reporting
  • Proven experience working in a collaborative and supportive environment
  • Embrace and contribute to a diverse culture and environment

The Director of Administration reports to our Head of School and will manage the business office staff.  For consideration of this opportunity, please email resume and salary history to DirAdmin@torahday.org.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, Administrative, Business Analysis, Financial, Full Time, Just Listed, Management.

February 25, 2011. by presentense

PresenTense Group, Inc. seeks a Chief Financial Officer / Chief Administrative Officer (CFO/CAO) The CFO/CAO will be responsible for the organization’s finances and operations, while playing an integral part of the team for overall Group strategy.

About PresenTense Group, Inc.
Since 2007 the PresenTense Group has been a leading provider of seed stage social venture development and acceleration in the Jewish Community and Israel. Over the past five years, PresenTense has helped 80 innovators from around the world launch 77 new projects or ventures, 64% of them continuing their work to date with 47.7% receiving follow-on funding from non PresenTense investors. 84% of fellowship graduates go on to work professionally or as core volunteers within the communal or civic organizational world – providing top-tier human capital for community organizations. PresenTense ventures are developed with an eye towards community impact and are aimed at building volunteer leadership along with a specific venture. PresenTense’s innovation has been to focus its work on community capacity building, rather than exclusively on entrepreneurs and their ventures. In every community volunteers, trainers, and steerers are activated and trained to become part and parcel of operating the local program and supporting the ventures. Currently operating seven fellowships in six locations around the world, PresenTense will build out an international network of fellowship programs seeding early stage entrepreneurship and community engagement. The PresenTense Group has a staff of 12 and an annual budget of approximately $1.2m with central offices in Jerusalem and NYC, and a core volunteer community of five hundred individuals.

Essential Job Duties:
Budgeting and Strategic Planning:
  • Prepare annual and 36 month budgets by insightfully evaluating organizational needs and historical trends against: ongoing and future programming, sales and development goals, and strategic operational, organizational and personnel growth plans
  • Participate in, and assist in the short, mid and long term strategic planning of the organization, working with department heads, directors and Board committees as required

Financial Reporting and Cash Flow Management:

  • Oversee monthly financial reporting
    • Analyzing organizational and program financial and cash flow needs relative to: inputs and outcomes, sources of funding, pricing strategy expense utilization, and other relevant information, using qualitative and quantitative analysis.
    • Establish and maintain tight financial governance controls adhering to GAAP and meeting organizational needs
    • Prepare monthly financial statements in a timely fashion, providing previous month reporting no later the 10 days into the next month
    • Maintain daily oversight over cash flow requirements and cash needs, and work closely with the sales and development staff to ensure cash needs are meet and surpluses maintained
    • Deploy a conservative cash surplus investment strategy aligned with the dictates of the Board’s Investment committee
    • As required prepare reports for the Finance Committee of the Board and for the Board
  • Monitor departmental financial performance through actual to budget variance reports and hold staff accountable to managing to budget
    • Work to increase efficiency of operations relative to utilization of financial resources
    • Oversee the organization’s book keeping and payroll staff in the US and coordinate with the book keeping and payroll staff in Israel
  • Manage ongoing cash flow needs relative to strategic goals and operational demands

Organizational Legal and Tax Compliance and Contract Negotiations:

  • Ensure financial and Legal organizational compliance with local, state, and federal agencies
  • Oversee all contract negotiations in the US, on behalf of PresenTense Group, Inc.

Additional Job Duties:

  • Provide necessary support and assistance to the sales and development process
  • Act as a financial resource to the organization’s fellows as appropriate
  • Other projects as requested from time to time

Minimum Education and Experience:

  • CPA (preferred, not required)
  • Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree preferred.
  • Substantial experience in roles of significant financial responsibility in social service organizations preferred.
  • Extensive background in budget development, management, oversight, and reporting
  • Ten years of professional experience in small to medium sized companies of 5-20 employees, with no less than five years managing five or more direct reports.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Flexible to assume additional responsibilities as requested.
  • Good working knowledge of QuickBooks
  • Proficient in the Jewish community and its organizations, both established organizations and emerging entities
  • Proficient in the start-up and social enterprise space, particularly in venture capital and venture philanthropy backed companies and organizations
  • Working understanding of the Hebrew language, Jewish culture and traditions, and Israel, it’s culture and its social dynamics
  • Evidence of demonstrated experience managing work and getting results within global/setting (across time zones, cultures and national practices/regulatory authorities)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Financial management, analysis and reporting
  • Financial reporting software especially QuickBooks
  • Strategic planning and management
  • Project management
  • Strategic Communications
  • Recruiting and interpersonal relationships and familiarity with systems thinking
  • Mediation skills
  • Facilitation skills
  • Primary Research skills
  • Excellent Written and verbal communication
  • Relationship management
  • Consultant/Contractor selection and management
  • Detail orientation
Supervision:
Supervision of:
  • Operations and finance related staff in North America (1 FTE’s + contractors and consultants),
  • Technical staff (1 FTE)

Interaction with:

  • All group staff involved in programs and operations around Group goals and activities (1-5 FTE’s).
  • This position’s responsibilities will require the CFO/CAO to oversee book keeping staff in the US, and work closely with the organization’s legal and accounting outside professionals.  In addition the organization has an arm’s length relationship with its Israel subsidiary, and as such the CFO/CAO will also work closely with that organization’s internal book keeper and it’s outside accounting and legal professionals as necessary.
  • Reporting to Board
Supervised by the Group Directors and primarily by the Group CEO, as well as direct reporting to the Board and Officers of the PresenTense Group.

The PresenTense Group has offices in Jerusalem, Israel and New York City, New York. Ideally, the CFO/CAO would be headquartered out of one of the two offices of the Group – but the PresenTense Group is seeking the best person for the position before geographic location. For this reason, the CFO/CAO may work remotely, but will be expected to travel on a regular, monthly basis to visit PresenTense Group sites and interact with PresenTense staff.

The CFO/CAO is a full-time position with start-up hours; the CFO/CAO is expected to self-manage his or her time, such that organizational strategic goals are met through the course of work.  Travel schedule will be determined by Group operations. At minimum, the CFO/CAO will be asked to travel to Jerusalem and New York on a Quarterly basis.


Apply by Friday, March 11th- Please email a cover letter and resume (No Calls Please) to cfocaoapplicant@presentense.org.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, Administrative, Bookkeeping, Brooklyn, Financial, Human Resources, Management, NYC, Non-Profit, Queens, Travel, Westchester.

February 13, 2011. by Temple Bookkeeper

Full-Charge Bookkeeper

Job Description – Responsibilities & Requirements

We are an active synagogue with over 700 members in Brooklyn. Our congregation includes multiple educational and community programs.

We are in search of a self-starter who can work independently and collaborate with others to maintain best practices and to meet established deadlines. Candidates for this position must demonstrate current knowledge of accepted accounting principles for non-profit institutions and maintaining a general ledger. Candidates must be proficient in Word and Excel and have experience with fund accounting software. We currently use QuickBooks but may switch to another application.

The Full-Charge Bookkeeper is responsible for overseeing all bookkeeping tasks, including but not limited to accounts payable, payroll preparation, and account receivable. This position reports directly to the Congregation’s Financial Consultant and will work closely with accounts receivable clerk and other office personnel.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

  • Accounts payable
  • Payroll preparation
  • Petty cash
  • Accounts receivable
  • Congregational account maintenance and billing
  • Month end closings

Minimum Job Requirements

· A minimum of 5-10 years of non-profit management experience. Prior experience working for a church or synagogue is a plus.

· Non-profit experience a plus.

Please e-mail resume, salary history and salary expectations to temple.bookkeeper.needed@gmail.com.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, Bookkeeping.

October 13, 2010. by mdayan

Growing, multi-store retail chain based in the Bronx seeks a very experienced and sharp bookkeeper to handle a major accounts payable responsibility and related duties. This person should have at least five years’ experience in accounts payable and success in handling a heavy volume of invoices, many of which may require detective-like skills at matching.

Major duties are:

Entering and matching invoices to receiver documents

Researching and resolving discrepancies and other issues over the phone with stores and vendors

Other duties include:

Proper coding and entry of bills

Entering deposits

Processing checks

Responding quickly to senior management with requested reports

Filing and other A/P -related tasks

The ideal candidate:

Has successfully handled an increasing amount of responsibilities.

Enjoys working with numbers and values accuracy.

Is eager to take responsibility and initiative for the smooth bookkeeping of his/her own operation.

Is a team player - enjoys working with colleagues and dealing with people.

Please respond with employer references .

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, Bookkeeping.

October 13, 2010. by mdayan

Growing, multi-store retail chain based in the Bronx is looking for an experienced and detail-oriented accounting professional to oversee the A/P team and perform related duties. Ten years’ bookkeeping experience with at least five years of supervisory experience is required, and proficiency in Microsoft Office is expected as well.

Major responsibilities are:

Ensuring that the A/P team meets expectations by reviewing work, training and mentoring team members, and developing and implementing initiatives to improve overall team productivity.

Ensuring accurate and timely payments to vendors, and providing requested information to senior management.

Guiding A/P team in resolving discrepancies and other issues over the phone with stores and vendors.

Conducting employee performance evaluations.

Other responsibilites include:

Performing deposit and merchant account audits

Assisting with bank reconciliations

The ideal candidate:

Has numerous years of accounts payable experience and values precision.

Enjoys mentoring and managing people, and dealing with people over the phone.

Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Is ready to take responsibility for managing a team of seven.

Please respond with references from your last employer and one other employer from within the last ten years.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, Bookkeeping.

August 11, 2010. by barbarax230

Work for major Israeli Bank.  Manage existing portfolios and originate new business to Israeli related companies who are active in the US.  Fluent in Hebrew.  5-10 years commercial lending experience.  Strong credit underwriting skills.  Understanding of the US & Israeli marketplace. Must have Bachelor’s Degree.  Excellent communication skills and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office.  MBA desired. $150K ++++

Filed under: Accounting, Banking, Financial, Full Time.

August 11, 2010. by barbarax230

Boutique import/export company of curtains/linens/drapes is looking for an Assistant Controller.  Must have Accounting Degree and have worked in PRODUCT company, not service.  Supervise A/R dept, must have analytical mind, approve credit, strong Excel skills.  Report to Controller. Need 5+ years Accounting experience.  Salary: $90K.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting.

July 8, 2010. by rangerdad

A Property & Casualty Insurance Company, located in Midtown Manhattan, NY, is looking for a qualified Accounting Assistant, with some experience for a full time position.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Provide assistance and support to the CFO
  • General Ledger reconciliation and related tasks
  • Banking processes
  • Data entry
  • Accounts Payable and Receivable

Skills, Qualifications & Requirements:

  • 1-3 years experience in accounting preferred
  • Proficient in MS Office ( particularly Excel)
  • Accounting software – an advantage
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good organizational skills with strong attention to detail
  • Immediate availability

Salary: commensurate with exp. - plus benefits.

Online application available, click here.

Filed under: Accounting, Insurance, NYC.