Secretary Bookkeeper - Full Time; 5439-401-A

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens•Brooklyn, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

For over 125 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, seniors, and those struggling with mental illness. Early Childhood Development Centers provide free Head Start services to low-income families at no cost to the children ages 3 to 5 years. The high-quality services are offered in the center-based program settings available for the Brooklyn and Queens Communities. Through the Montessori approach, the centers ensure children are ready for school by providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities that promote cognitive, social, emotional, language-literacy, and physical development. The Head Start Program strives to actively engage parents, recognizing family participation throughout the program, as a key to a child’s robust development as well as to offer the learning experiences tailored to the changing needs and abilities of children.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent required
Minimum of one year of experience as a full charge bookkeeper with proof of fiscal responsibilities
Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, & crawling
Able to travel for inter-borough training, meetings, and escorting parents to meetings
Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or Accounting preferred
Bilingual Spanish/English; Russian/English; Chinese/English; Korean/English; English/Creole speaking preferred
Occasional running

Responsibilities

Prepare petty cash
Submit check requests
Track budget
On weekly basis prepare bank deposit slips/receipts
Prepare disability insurance report
Assist in clerical tasks
Maintain all records related to petty cash and the allocation of petty cash funds, including the replenishment of petty cash
Enter and maintain cash receipts and disbursement ledgers; summarize as requested
Prepare and submit all requests for payments (check requests) in a timely and efficient manner
Prepare ACD-1 reports; End- Of- Month reports; disability insurance reports and all related forms/paperwork
Prepare all paperwork related to health insurance, retirement, and Welfare Fund reports for staff where applicable
Assist Management in the maintenance, ordering/purchasing and inventory of office supplies and other center-related items or supplies/equipment
Perform other duties as assigned