Senior Accountant/Audits

Position Summary: The Senior Accountant/Audits will be responsible for ensuring that all audits, tax return, and regulatory reports are completed/filed/submitted accurately and timely for all Selfhelp Community Services entities. This includes tracking engagement letters, request lists, invoices and filing dates.

Principle Responsibilities

• Track and coordinate all audit for Selfhelp and affiliates. This includes yearly audit by external auditors, regulatory audits, funding source audits.
• Prepare the consolidated financials statements for Selfhelp and Affiliates. This includes housing entities trial balances and elimination entries.
• Ensure that Engagement Letters are received and reviewed. Costs are tracked for each audit.
• Coordinate the request lists from auditors and ensure that all items are collected, reviewed and given to external auditor timely.
• Interact with all auditors professionally.
• Track request lists for all tax returns/ 990’s. Ensure that all returns/extension are signed and filed timely.
• Review all audit reports/tax returns for accuracy.
• Attend audit committee meetings.
• Review and approve all invoices related to audits/tax returns for accuracy. Compare to engagement letters.
• Address notices from NY State/IRS with regards to all matters.
• Track all new entities and ensure that outside auditors are informed of the entity and deadline for tax filings.
• Adhere to organization’s standards by completing annual mandatory trainings in a timely manner on topics including – but not limited to – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, IT Security Awareness, Compliance, OSHA, HIPAA and any other training the organization may deem necessary in regards to regulatory compliance or good business practices.
• Supports organization’s mission by striving for excellence in all aspects of their job with a focus on positive interpersonal relationship with co-workers.
• Adheres to the organization’s policy in regards to absenteeism and appearance

Salary Ranges : $70,000 - $75,000 per year commensurate with experience.

Job Competencies & Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting. 3 years audit experience.
• Experience with preparing and reviewing audit schedules.
• Experience with converting trial balance from a cash to accrual basis and preparing consolidated financial statements (more than 8 entities.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, expert in Excel
• Problem solving abilities while multi-tasking; ability to exercise sound judgment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service and organizational skills

Working Conditions/Physical Demand

• Business Office Environment with phone and computer use

Education

• Bachelors or better in Accounting

Skills

• Microsoft Suite

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)