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    Staff Accountant - New York, United States - Local Initiative Support Corporation

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    What We Do

    With residents and partners, LISC forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America - great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.

    Strategies We Pursue

    • Equip talent in underinvested communities with the skills and credentials to compete successfully for quality income and wealth opportunities.
    • Invest in businesses, housing and other community infrastructure to catalyze economic, health, safety and educational mobility for individuals and communities.
    • Strengthen existing alliances while building new collaborations to increase our impact on the progress of people and places.
    • Develop leadership and the capacity of partners to advance our work together.
    • Drive local, regional, and national policy and system changes that foster broadly shared prosperity and well-being.

    Since 1979, LISC and its affiliates have invested approximately $29.7 billion in businesses, affordable housing, health, educational mobility, community and recreational facilities, public safety, employment, and other projects that help to revitalize and stabilize underinvested communities. Headquartered in New York City, LISC's reach spans the country from East coast to West coast in 38 markets with offices extending from Buffalo to San Franciscoand in 2,400 rural counties across 49 states and Puerto Rico.Visit us at

    POSITION:


    The Staff Accountant position requires an accounting professional who is responsible for multi-tasking and addressing competing priorities. The Staff Accountant position requires strong analytical and communication skills, and an understanding of US GAAP. The Staff Accountant is expected to collaborate with the entire Accounting team and other internal departments.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Prepare monthly general ledger reconciliations for assigned accounts.
    • Participate in the month-end close process and the annual audit of financial statements.
    • Perform detailed monthly review of financial statements for assigned budget centers.
    • Serve as liaison for assigned budget centers. Communicate with program officers and/or directors regarding any questions they may have regarding their financial statements.
    • Record interest income and bank fees to the general ledger. Ensure proper documentation is attached.
    • Reconcile bank accounts to the general ledger.
    • Record prepaid expenses to the general ledger.
    • Ensure documents are filed timely and in an organized fashion which are easily accessible to internal departments.
    • Make suggestions for process improvements.
    • Support development and implementation of company-wide policies and procedures on accounting and financial compliance.
    • Special projects as needed

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting from an accredited college or university ORequivalent relevant professional experience
    • Minimum 2 to 5 years work-related Accounting experience
    • Experience preparing monthly general ledger reconciliations.
    • Experience analyzing financial information against the budget and close-out requirements.
    • Experience with completing audit requests.
    • Detail oriented with exceptional multi-tasking skills.
    • Intermediate proficiency in Excel and Word
    • Working knowledge of NetSuite desirable
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills

    COMPENSATION:

    LISC offers a competitive salary ($74,000 - $86,600 salary commensurate with experience and location) and excellent fringe benefits.

    Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications.

    LISC is an equal opportunity employer. LISC does not discriminate in employment on account of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military status or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

    We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

    LISC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE



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