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City of New York · 4 hours ago

ACCOUNTANT

Manhattan, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$68K/yr - $93K/yr

1+ years exp

City of New York is seeking an Accountant for the Office of Labor Relations (OLR). The role involves maintaining financial accounts, preparing reports, and reconciling payroll transmissions.

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Responsibilities

Assist in the maintenance of the financial accounts of the Deferred Compensation Plan; perform daily operation of accounts payable, cash disbursements and receipts

Prepare quarterly fund performance schedules for consultant

Maintain records of cash flow transactions and account balances. Prepare quarterly cash budgets. Perform monthly bank reconciliation for checking accounts, run reconciliation reports for all other cash accounts from accounting systems

Produce periodic reports and analysis from posted accounts such as income statements, balance sheets, and trial balances. Prepare monthly reports such as contributions, fund activities and unrealized gain/loss reconciliation reports

Reconcile weekly payroll transmissions against wires and make sure payroll deposits are transferred to the contribution accounts

Review participant sample statements quarterly

Qualification

Financial account maintenanceCash flow managementPayroll reconciliationInsurance experienceReport preparationAnalytical skills

Required

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university plus one year of full-time paid experience within the last six years in fire, casualty or surety insurance as a corporate insurance manager, insurance agent, insurance underwriter or insurance broker

High school graduation or evidence of having passed an examination for the high school equivalency diploma or the U.S. Armed Forces G.E.D. certificate with a score of at least 35 on each of the five tests and an overall score of at least 225 in the examination for the certificate plus five years of satisfactory experience within the last six years as described in (a) above

A satisfactory equivalent combination of education and experience. However, all candidates must be high school graduates with at least one year of experience in the last six years as described in (a) above

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment

Candidates must indicate at the top of their resume and cover letter if they would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program