*Applicants MUST submit a cover letter with resume to be considered.
*This position will require in-office presence. Hybrid work schedules may be possible based on specific job duties and consistent with ESD policy.
*Minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Please contact Human Resources if you require accommodation.
BASIC FUNCTION:
Responsible for managing the financial side of all federally funded programs. Functions include tracking draw requests of federal appropriations, communicating and interacting with staff in ESD departments, maintaining schedules of sources, uses and balances for each program, ensuring accounting and program balances are reconciled and preparing monthly journal entries, account analyses and quarterly and annual schedules in support of ESD’s financial statements and other key management reports.
WORK PERFORMED:
- Record, track and analyze federally funded programs.
- Work with ESD departments to provide supporting information for drawdown requests to the US Treasury as required.
- Liaise regularly with staff in all ESD departments including, but not limited to, Loans & Grants, Small Business and Technology and Regional Offices.
- Monitor transfer of funds when payments are received and provide coding for the receipt of funds into ESD’s PeopleSoft Financial System.
- Coordinate regularly scheduled meetings with program staff to review and reconcile project balances.
- Assist program staff with all federal reporting, as necessary.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy of funding activity.
- Prepare journal entries to record all program transactions.
- Analyze and reconcile all programmatic income and expense accounts.
- Perform tasks, analyses and projects assigned.
- Perform other accounting functions such as review of invoices, purchase orders, requisitions, cash
deposits for assigned ESD programs and subsidiaries.
- Prepare audit work papers for internal and external auditors.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education level required: Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance.
Equivalent Experience required: 5 –7 years experience in equivalent accounting/analytical environment.
Knowledge Required: Excellent analytical skills; Superior knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office, Excellent
communication skills; PeopleSoft Financial Management System a plus.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- 5–7 years of experience in an equivalent accounting or analytical environment
- Excellent analytical skills
- Superior knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills
- PeopleSoft Financial Management System experience
- Cover letter submitted with resume
What We Do
Empire State Development (ESD) is New York’s chief economic development agency. The mission of Empire State Development is to promote a vigorous and growing state economy, encourage business investment and job creation, and support diverse, prosperous local economies across New York State through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing and other forms of assistance. ESD also oversees the marketing of “I LOVE NY,” the State’s iconic tourism brand (www.iloveny.com) & NYLovesFim New York State's Film, TV & Commercial Incentives (www.nylovesfilm.com) Empire State Development is the parent organization of the New York State Department of Economic Development & the Empire State Development Corporation. For more information on Empire State Development, visit www.esd.ny.gov.
