Senior Accountant

Insero Talent Solutions has partnered with community-centric nonprofit based in Rochester, NY to recruit a Senior Accountant.

Organization Summary:

The Organization assists individuals and families in becoming successful homeowners, increasing their financial health, and revitalizing neighborhoods.

They plan on leading Western NY in the creation of new, successful homeowners while forming strategic partnerships that improve family financial security, strengthen neighborhoods, support affordable, energy efficient housing solutions for all, narrow the wealth gap, contribute to economic development, improve educational outcomes, and enhance the arts and culture.

They will be universally recognized by their stakeholders for the effectiveness of their customer-centric, integrated model for homeownership and for their leadership in catalyzing comprehensive community development with minimal displacement.

Position Summary:

They are looking for a dynamic candidate for the role of Senior Accountant to be responsible for completing monthly financial statements and reconciliations of account balances in a timely and accurate manner. The Senior Accountant works with the accountant to ensure cash disbursements, cash receipts, and other banking transactions are accurate and complete.

This role includes preparing and maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts, conducting cash flow and other financial analyses and projections, supporting audit activities, and assisting in the Agency's budget preparation.

Additionally, the Senior Accountant collaborates with Loan Servicing staff to accurately account for lending activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting

• Prepare analyses and schedules to support financial recommendations.
• Reviews entries and prepares reconciliations in connection with the month-end closure.
• Reconciles and general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
• Works with the Treasurer to audit credits card and trade accounts.
• Ensure accounts payable and cash disbursements are accurate and complete.
• Processes cash receipts, bank deposits, and other banking transactions.
• Collect Invoices from customers and reconcile accounts. Ensures the accuracy of grant transactions to comply with funder and regulatory
• requirements.
• Complete tasks assigned for the Agency's annual and funder audits.
• Assist in the preparation of the Agency's annual budget.
• Maintain schedules to support the allocations of revenues and expenses.

Loan Servicing

• Reconciles new loans, rehab, and energy closings in the general ledger and the transfers of
• cash to fund projects.
• Maintains reconciliations of customer escrow accounts in the general ledger.
• Ensures the processing and distribution of monthly customer statements and collection
• letters are timely and accurately posted in the GL.

Additional Responsibilities

• Backup to review and post the monthly summary of customer Loan activities and track
• corresponding cash receipts in the GL.
• Backup to review and post monthly reconciliations and transfer of principal, interest and
• fees between the designated lending bank accounts.
• Accomplishes other duties and tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
• Experience in loan accounting, mortgages, or bank accounting.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate effectively
• with all levels within the Agency and external customers.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize work.
• Knowledge of Sage Intacct preferred.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.