Full Charge Bookkeeper

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Located in Newark , NJ

Salary: $80,000 -$90,000

Our client in Newark is in need of a Full Charge Bookkeeper. You will support the organization’s strategic priorities and work closely with the CEO, providing proactive, efficient, and effective financial management of the organization’s resources. You will be responsible for all financial processes, including bookkeeping, management reporting, and assisting in the preparation of financial reports. and additional funding is generated from other sources, such as fee-for-service contracts. This is a Direct Hire opportunity. 

Responsibilities:
• Financial reporting and accounting, planning and analysis
• Bookkeeping
• Budgeting, analysis, and cashflow (income and expenditure)
• Producing financial reports and updates in preparation for meetings (and as directed)
• Customer invoicing
• Audit, accounts preparation, and financial reporting
• Coordinating annual (and other) budgets and preparation of management accounts
• Scenario analysis, such as assessment rates review
• Annual evaluation of processes to ensure robust system of internal controls
• Tracking and reporting expenditure against forecast budgets
• Work with CEO, advising on alternative models for income generation and collection
• Assisting and advising on risk management including making recommendations based on financial analysis
• Analyzing and advising on future opportunities and threats
• Supporting decision-making through the business planning process
• Handling all financial tasks, including supplier payments.
• Write contracts, financial policies, MOUs

Skills & Experience
• Analytical with exceptional attention to detail
• Critical thinker and with excellent problem-solving skills
• Superior communication skills, with the ability to tell the story behind the figures
• Able to maintain view of financial stability at all times, horizon scanning in line with the global and
national economy
• A degree or equivalent in finance or accounting, ideally with an advanced accounting qualification
• Experience in a finance role, including preparation of annual accounts and financial statements,
preparing budgets and cash flow forecasts, developing financial systems and controls
• Demonstrable advanced skills and knowledge of Excel, as well as accounting software
• Experience in dealing with auditors
• Excellent interpersonal skills, friendly with a positive attitude
• Ability to multitask while successfully managing competing priorities
• Understanding of not-for-profit accounting a plus
• Experience in the efficient management of significant budgets
• Thorough understanding of accounting standards
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory frameworks
• Highly developed understanding of the global, national & regional economic landscape
• An understanding of Business Improvement Districts

Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master’s degree plus 3-5 years of experience in non-profit accounting.
Be able to analyze, understand, and explain federal and state fiscal requirements and regulations, as well as be knowledgeable of and able to use accounting and financial computer software programs.
Strong oral and written communication skills and be able to produce user-friendly budget and financial reports.

Salary:
$80k-90k

Candidates will submit their resume to Jennifer.Cremonesi@expresspros.com for immediate consideration and will contact you for an initial prescreen. 

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