Staff Accountant / Bookkeeper

Affiliates Risk Management Services, Inc. (ARMS) is New York City-based nonprofit organization administering comprehensive insurance management, professional and clinical education, and risk, quality, and patient safety services for 700+ ambulatory health centers nationwide that focus on delivering women’s reproductive healthcare.

The Staff Accountant / Bookkeeper will support the accounting and finance team with a variety of administrative, bookkeeping, clerical, accounts payable and accounts receivable and financial functions associated with the operations of ARMS.

• Responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable including, but not limited to, receiving and processing vendor and customer invoices using Microsoft Dynamics GP; processing check deposits and check requests, coding payments, and printing checks; maintaining accounts payable files
• Processes bank deposits online
• Reconciles credit card statements with employee expense reports
• Maintains petty cash
• Prepares the President and CEO’s expenses quarterly and submits to Finance and Benefits Manager for review
• Communicates with vendors, customers and different departments in ARMS to resolve outstanding payments and clarify issues related to accounting policies and procedures
• Prepares quarterly grant reports
• Creates journal entries and updates financial schedules to assist with Monthly closing
• Updates fixed asset schedule
• Prepares and maintains National Insurance Program (NIP) invoices and billing schedules
• Prepares schedules for annual audit and assists auditors in obtaining data
• Assists Finance department with annual budget
• Reconciles investment roll forward schedule based on reports downloaded from investment custodian’s website
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

An Ideal Candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• Experience working with an Accounting / Finance department in a nonprofit setting
• Computer literacy, with experience with Microsoft Office suite
• Great Plains experience strongly preferred
• Strong organizational, written / oral communication, interpersonal skills
• Ability to be flexible
• Team player attitude
• Strong commitment to all forms of diversity
• Willingness to work within a wide scope of accounting responsibilities

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $55,000.00 to $65,000.00 /year

Experience:

• Nonprofit: 1 year (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)