Overview
Oversee all aspects of accounts payable, including supervision of Account Payable Specialists; general ledger coding of invoices, processing, aging and payments of accounts; reporting; and managing the filing systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure the payment of all the organization’s invoices in a timely manner.
- Supervise accurate and timely processing and aging of all open payables.
- Supervise a team of 3 Accounts Payable Specialists.
- Maintain positive and professional relationships with colleagues, vendors, and management.
- Run weekly cash disbursements via checks, ACH, and Amex.
- Reconcile vendor accounts and resolve disputes.
- Tracking commitments, i.e. utilities, rent, etc. and ensuring timely payment.
- Maintain accurate filing systems for open and paid invoices.
- Preparation of various reports, such as vendor activity, expense account analysis, check registers, etc.
- Maintain proper documentation for 1099 vendors and process annual filing of 1099s
- Report to Assistance Finance Director and provide input on cash requirements and cash flow projections.
- Suggest payment plans based on vendor inquiries and severity of aged items.
- Adhere to and enforce internal control procedures.
- Provide support for internal and funding source audits, and contract billing, as needed.
- Prepare 1099s annually
Qualifications
- Full knowledge of accounts payable, a minimum of 5 years high volume AP experience with at least 3 years as a supervisor.
- Proficiency with MS Excel and MS Outlook is required.
- Proficiency with Sage Intact accounting system preferred.
- Ability to work efficiently in a multi-faceted and dynamic work environment.
- Ability to organize and delegate duties, responsibilities, tasks, and special projects.
- Time management and workload efficiency skills.
- Ability to adjust to conflicting priorities.
Supervisory Responsibility
- Yes
Work Environment:
- Office
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
- 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Skills Required
- Full knowledge of accounts payable
- Minimum 5 years high-volume accounts payable experience with at least 3 years as a supervisor
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook
- Proficiency with Sage Intacct accounting system
- Ability to work efficiently in a multi-faceted and dynamic work environment
- Ability to organize and delegate duties, responsibilities, tasks, and special projects
- Time management and workload efficiency skills
- Ability to adjust to conflicting priorities
- Supervisory experience managing Accounts Payable staff
What We Do
Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity. With an annual budget of $203 million and 101 programs at 138 sites throughout the New York City and lower Westchester area, we deliver dedicated support to promote safe environments for children and help families thrive through our family stabilization, family foster care and adoption programs; innovative special educational programs that advance learning from early childhood through high school; result-focused programs that help court-involved youth change the trajectory of their lives; caring services that promote independence for children and adults with developmental disabilities; and pro-active community health initiatives that foster well-being. Across programs, we continually engage new, innovative techniques and implement evidence-based models to increase our impact and promote better outcomes.
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