60600 Admin - Finance - Accountant
About this role
Make a Difference Every Day
At The Child Center of NY, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive. Each year we serve thousands of children, youth, and families across New York City through early childhood education, behavioral health, youth development, residential treatment, health services, and family support programs.
Whether you're working directly with children or supporting the people who do, your work will help strengthen families and transform communities.
Join a mission-driven organization where your work matters.
Position Overview
The Accountant is responsible for personnel service expenses and Position Control maintenance and analysis. The Accountant will also serve as liaison between program operations, Human Resources and Finance for the consistency of labor records.
Essential Functions
- Oversee and maintain personnel labor distribution report (LDR) insuring labor allocation accuracy.
- Reconcile the LDR, accounting system (Fund EZ) general ledger and HRIS (Dayforce) system records
- Advise and support operations staff with processing staff allocation changes in the HR system to ensure accurate and timely processing.
- Support the payroll department in bi-weekly payroll process exception analyses.
- Maintain books/journal entries for all labor allocation changes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or related field
- Two years’ experience in an Accounting position with hands-on knowledge of account analysis.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with different internal stakeholders
- Excellent time-management skills
- Excellent/Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a must
- Accounting experience in a nonprofit environment preferred
Company at a glance
The Child Center of NY: Strengthening Family. Building Community
Founded in 1953 as a children’s counseling center in Queens, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city, closing the gap for kids and families in NY’s under-resourced communities. With 60 locations in all 5 NYC boroughs and Long Island our over 1,100 results-oriented professionals are making a difference for more than 58,000 children and their families. We are always on the lookout for new talent in a variety of both in-the-field and behind-the-scenes positions.
We serve children from birth to adulthood with effective, innovative programs in six critical areas: Early Childhood Education, Behavioral Health, Health Homes and Integrated Care, Prevention and Family Support, Youth Development, and, now, Residential Services and Research, Development and Innovation. We know that with the right skills, education, and emotional support – tools that we provide — children of any background can build a happy, healthy, and fulfilling future.
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