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The Senior Accountant manages day-to-day grant accounting operations, including preparing budgets, modifications, and monthly invoices for funding agencies. They are responsible for recording financial activity in Sage Intacct and ensuring strict compliance with contractual and funding regulations.
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field and at least five years of experience managing government or nonprofit grants. Proficiency in Sage Intacct and experience with specific NYC funding agencies like MOCJ and HRA are preferred.
BDS is a multi-disciplinary defense office representing low-income New Yorkers in criminal, family, immigration, and civil legal matters. Our expertise lies in the intersection of these legal systems that disproportionately impact poor, Black, Latine, and immigrant communities.
BDS represents thousands of people each year who have diverse, complex, and multi-faceted legal needs. In addition to a zealous legal defense, our interdisciplinary teams of attorneys, social workers, and advocates provide a wide range of legal and advocacy services, including housing, public benefits, education, and employment issues. BDS is a public defense office where staff work collaboratively and across disciplines to deliver high-quality legal services that serve the people we represent, their families, and communities in Brooklyn.
The majority of BDS’s funding comes through New York City and State government contracts, and in addition to handling BDS’s financial and management accounting, the Finance unit is responsible for preparing and submitting contract budgets and invoices, tracking revenue and expenses for the contracts, ensuring compliance with the funder’s fiscal policy, and collaborating with the funding agencies to answer budget-related questions and resolve issues.
Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Controller, the Senior Accountant supports the Assistant Controller of Billing and Revenue in managing the day-to-day grant accounting operations of Brooklyn Defender Services. This role is responsible for preparing grant budgets and modifications, recording monthly financial activity, monitoring grant revenues and expenses, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, and providing accurate financial reporting to funding agencies and internal stakeholders. The Senior Accountant also assists with audits and special projects related to grants and financial operations.
This is a full-time, non-exempt, salaried position. The normal schedule is Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. The position is based at BDS’s offices, located in Downtown Brooklyn.
BDS determines salary on a pay scale based on education and experience. For this position, there is a salary range from $85,000 -$95,000 based on the applicant's experience and education. BDS also offers comprehensive benefits including health and dental insurance, short-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contribution, pre-tax commuter benefit, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, and above-average vacation, sick, holiday, family, and medical leave policies.
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Click “Apply Now” to submit a cover letter and resume on our online application portal. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. We recommend you submit your application by June 19, 2026.
Brooklyn Defender Services is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to celebrating diversity and maintaining an equitable and inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates of all identities, expressions, orientations, disabilities, and experiences to apply. If you require an accommodation due to a disability or another reason, please contact the Managing Director of Human Resources, Christina Wallace, at [email protected]
Brooklyn Defender Services is a public defense office whose mission is to provide outstanding representation and advocacy free of cost to people facing loss of freedom, family separation and other serious legal harms by the government. We believe in a client-centered approach and work, in and out of court, to uphold the rights, freedom and dignity of people threatened by unjust, racist and harmful legal systems.
Offices: 177 Livingston St. 7th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, US
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