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Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation has been a leader in the development of Central Brooklyn. For its pioneering work, Restoration has been recognized locally and nationally as a model for community development. Through the years, Restoration has been able to attract the highest caliber of talent to advance its mission. Restoration is an equal opportunity employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Currently, Restoration has several positions available:
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Duties and Responsibilities
The Career Development Associate represents a new role for an energetic, driven, and organized specialist who will focus on supporting the intake, retention and follow- up efforts for our clients throughout their professional journey. The associate will report to our Program Manager for Employment Services.
●Provide one-to-one coaching, goal setting and guidance on associated tasks toward goal achievement for low income families, specifically goals related to promoting economic mobility.
●Review and conduct detailed career assessments, monitor and document participants’ progress according to individual plans.
●Re-engage employed members via email or telephone to update the career development plan as needed. Collect the proper retention verification documents, ensure they receive incentives, and keep them abreast of new developments regarding workshops and services offered as well as events and activities that could benefit them.
●Refer and assist employed members with referrals to career advancement opportunities for higher wage positions or other C2C-related social services.
●Assist and lead special events in collaboration with Training and Placement colleagues to re-engage members who achieve successful outcomes in employment, retention, or educational services.
●Ensure that all intake and retention information is properly completed and entered into appropriate data systems.
●Confirm that all performance targets as outlined in individual staff performance plans are met and being fulfilled, and communicate any gaps in performance as necessary.
●Actively participate in site visits to employed members or facilitate workshops for engaging our employed members around career advancement opportunities or educational services.
●Continuously collect feedback from working members using an online survey program.
●Attend and contribute to regular staff meetings as well as supervisory sessions.
As an ideal candidate, you:
●Have a Bachelor’s Degree with 1 year of social service experience or are a high school graduate with 3+ years of social work or customer service experience.
●Are knowledgeable about community resources as well as counseling/social work practices with underserved populations
●Able to work well with marginalized populations including long-term unemployed community members, ex-offenders, at-risk youth, etc. You are also able to work with diverse families or individuals in a culturally sensitive, empathetic manner.
●Have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong data entry and organizational skills.
●Have experience working in a demanding, fast-paced, and high volume environment.
●Are quickly able to establish rapport and motivate others towards achieving goals.
●Can work independently and are task-oriented.
●Have respect for confidentiality involving both members and fellow employees.
●Have experience with data organizational systems and Microsoft office software (Word, Excel).
●Are willing and able to work on weekends and evening hours.
●Have excellent customer service skills
●Bi-lingual (Spanish) is preferred but not required.
To apply for this position, please forward a resume and cover letter outlining your interests and qualifications via e-mail to: Judith Anglin – janglin@restorationplaza.org.
About our Center For Personal Financial Health: Training and Placement Team
The Center for Personal Financial Health (CPFH), a key driver of Restoration’s focus on disrupting the racial wealth gap, strives to advance Black individuals in Brooklyn, by equipping individuals with social support, expanding professional and employer networks to launch careers, and stewarding management of personal finances for long term growth and wealth generation.
Three programmatic units fall within CPFH: Care Coordination, Financial Inclusion, and Training and Placement. Our Training and Placement team enables financial stability through job placement and career advancement. Workforce development plays a critical role in our mission to close the racial wealth gap in Brooklyn, as we help raise the percentage of residents pursue advanced education/training, and secure high-paying, in-demand employment opportunities with a sustainable career path.
We are currently seeking 3 specialists for the Technology, Food and Construction industries respectively. The Career Development Specialist role represents a position for an ambitious, outcomes- focused and data-savvy team member who will support clients in landing high-paying roles in the technology, construction, and food industries. The goal is to ensure that clients start their first job successfully, but are also set up to continuously advance within their career. As a specialist, you will be reporting directly to our program manager for employment. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to,
Requirements:
●Review and conduct detailed career assessments, and monitor participants’ progress according to individual plans.
●Support individualized career coaching efforts, including preparing career readiness activities, supporting resume and cover letter creation/updating, helping clients with interview prep, as well as providing techniques on managing workplace culture and employer expectations.
●Work in close collaboration with our Education Specialist to link members with educational and vocational training opportunities, and follow up on referrals to our career service partners.
●Provide access to education and job training resources, including HiSET and other college certificates or degrees pertaining to technology
●Track information and employment outcomes in Restoration’s Database, HRA Salesforce, and any other computerized data tracking system.
●Research and maintain best practices related to coaching clients toward economic mobility.
●Report updates to our Employment Coordinator on a weekly basis.
Qualifications:
●Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
●Strong workforce development skills with proven experience in career coaching and advancement (preferred 1-2 years)
●Positive, can-do attitude with the ability to motivate and support participants through the job search and placement process.
●Assertive, empathetic and culturally sensitive: you are able to advocate for your clients and use compassionate, strength-based techniques to guide clients towards their goals. You are also able to work effectively with families from diverse cultural, socio-economic, ethnic and educational backgrounds.
●Experience working with populations that have experienced trauma and/or crises preferred.
●Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
●Must be data-savvy : you have strong digital skills including proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Access & Outlook) as well as CRM management and reporting.
●Superior verbal/written English communication skills, including grammatical, editing and proofreading skills
●You possess a high level of emotional intelligence, and are able to navigate member needs and assess client readiness in the employment process.
●Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as detail oriented, documentation skills.
Job Training and Placement Services
The Center for Personal Financial Health (CPFH), a key driver of Restoration’s focus on disrupting the racial wealth gap, strives to advance Black individuals in Brooklyn, by equipping individuals with social support, expanding professional and employer networks to launch careers, and stewarding management of personal finances for long term growth and wealth generation. Three programmatic units fall within CPFH: Care Coordination, Financial Inclusion, and Training and Placement. The Care Coordination team helps clients improve their mental and physical health through social support benefits, counseling, and mental health screening. Our Financial Inclusion department accelerates upward economic mobility by empowering clients to accumulate net worth. Finally, our Training and Placement team enables financial stability through job placement and career advancement. Workforce development plays a critical role in our mission to close the racial wealth gap in Brooklyn, as we help raise the percentage of residents pursue advanced education/training, and secure high-paying, in-demand employment opportunities with a sustainable career path.
Historically, the Center for Personal Financial Health (CPFH) has generated $20M in value for Brooklyn residents through savings, debt reduction, and income by enhancing support for financially vulnerable clients. Our Training and Placement unit has contributed to about ~10M of the income generated in CPFH, by offering job placement and career advancements services to help achieve financial stability. We had achieved over 400 placements across 12 industries annually in the pre-pandemic era. At the height of the pandemic, we hosted our inaugural Breakthrough Technology Fellowship program virtually. Twenty fellows were admitted to the selective program, and all twenty graduated with a job, apprenticeship or internship, earning ~$120,000 on average.
In a pro bono engagement with BSRC, consultants from Bain & Co. developed an actionable plan to grow CPFH’s generated income to $80M. The expansion of our ambitious Training and Placement unit is integral to this vision.
The Director of Training and Placement represents a new position for an energetic leader who will develop a cohesive, outcomes-focused team that will generate strategies to help Brooklyn residents attain jobs which lead to upward mobility. Thus, you must be an action-forward, determined professional with strong leadership, communication, collaboration and multitasking skills.
In this role, you are responsible not only for overseeing all the programs and services in your department, but also for ensuring smooth collaboration between your team and other departments in CPFH (Care Coordination and Financial Inclusion) and throughout the Corporation. You will build and maintain relationships with education institutions, fellow non-profit organizations, employer partners, government agencies, and other key stakeholders. Your leadership will support the team meeting all department and contractual goals, while ensuring alignment between the team’s targets and BSRC’s strategic priorities as an organization. You will also be responsible for recruiting and stewarding an eager team, currently at about a dozen people with a budget of approximately $2.2M and a plan for aggressive growth in the coming years. As Director, you must empower other leaders within your team by providing them with constructive feedback helping them achieve their professional goals.
In addition to the responsibilities listed above you will:
●Collaborate with the management team to organize department-wide staff meetings, and professional development training to ensure collaboration, information sharing, and uniformity of policies and practices.
●Foster a performance-driven culture to ensure that required deliverables are achieved and data is collected and maintained for all funding partners and internal auditing purposes.
●Oversee all department and program budgets, and engage with the finance team on staff allocations, expense tracking, and performance-based income earned.
●Work with supervisors and the development team on proposals, reports, and other fundraising efforts to grow Restoration’s education, training, and placement services.
●Coordinate service delivery with the directors of Care Coordination and Financial Inclusion to ensure continuity of care for individuals served through the Center for Personal Financial Health.
●Represent BSRC’s education, training and placement services within Brooklyn and the wider workforce development community by participating in panels, policy and advocacy events, among other community forums.
Experience and Qualifications
●Bachelor’s Degree required; Masters preferred.
●Strong personnel management and leadership experience with at least five years managing large scale workforce development programs with multiple performance-based contracts and grants.
●Demonstrated ability to support staff to meet program goals and outcomes.
●An entrepreneurial mindset, with an understanding of labor market trends as well as innovations and developments across the workforce development sector, with a desire to increase impact and scale programming.
●Excellent presentation and customer service skills and social skills demonstrative of empathy and support.
●Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to build trusting productive relationships with staff, co-workers, and external partners.
●Strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, milestones and be a team-player.
●Ability to take complete ownership of a project from start to end: experience in building, documenting, and implementing processes.
●Flexibility and adaptability to adjust programming and services based on staff and customer feedback and changing workforce landscape.
●Strong digital skills including proficiency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Access & Outlook) as well as CRM management and reporting.
Restoration is seeking a creative, data-driven, results-oriented Employment Coordinator – Food to specialize in career coaching and job placement within the food and transportation sectors. A successful candidate in this role will establish, maintain, and deepen relationships with community members and with employers in order to partner with clients in their career journeys to secure high-quality jobs and advance in their careers long term. Specific responsibilities and tasks of the Employment Coordinator – Food include, but are not limited to:
●Develop and maintain strategic relationships with employers for the purpose of generating job orders and retention services
●Leverage knowledge of labor market trends in food and transportation sectors to anticipate strategies to best position Restoration members for high-quality career opportunities
●Engage employers and serve as the point person on industry partnerships for the purpose of staying up to date on key skills critical to career advancement in the food and transportation sectors
●Review completed employment readiness assessments with clients and provide career coaching to members seeking careers in the food and transportation sectors
●Identify opportunities for clients’ professional development in support of economic mobility and career growth
●Maintain metrics-driven, data-informed, results-oriented accountability entering pertinent client data and case notes in real-time basis into various database systems as soon as new data is available
●Collaborate with colleagues in the Center for Personal Financial Health and the Center for Healthy Neighborhoods to ensure that clients meet the best possible outcomes and are connected to all relevant services.
●Provide reports on a weekly basis
●Provide ad hoc services to engage the Spanish speaking community as needed
Experience and Qualifications:
●Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
●Bilingual Spanish required – must be fluent English/Spanish
●Prior experience in career coaching, recruitment, job placement, or related fields
●Must maintain values-driven, person-centered approach demonstrative of empathy and support
●Must possess a learning (growth) mindset, solid critical reasoning, and strong presentation skills
●Excellent organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and milestones
●Excellent database and administrative skills with attention to detail and ability to manage data and information for multiple contracts.
●Must have an appropriate level of computer literacy and digital competency
●Experience in or working knowledge of the food and/or transportation sectors is a plus
●Familiarity with Central Brooklyn is a plus
DESCRIPTION:
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation seeks a full-time Financial Counselor for its Center for Personal Financial Health, a program implemented through our headquarters at Restoration Plaza and several partner locations throughout Brooklyn. We seek to help New Yorkers take control of their personal finances by increasing financial literacy, developing budgeting and money management skills, to improve credit, reduce debt, build savings and grow their assets to achieve their financial goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
●Work to fulfill the organization’s mission of bridging the racial wealth divide. ▪ Provide individualized one-on-one financial counseling with a goal moving clients to financial stability and asset building.
●Assess client needs and develop individual financial action plans with each client ▪ Responsible for making appropriate referrals and integrating other wraparound supports (i.e. benefits and tax preparation) into counseling to achieve greater results.
●Lead workshops, webinars and cultivate partnerships designed to grow our client base. ▪ Implement and assist with the design of client retention and capability strategies ▪ Use data creatively to track individual performance, identify areas for needed improvement.
●Deliver training and webinars.
●Work from multiple partner locations and participate in their outreach events
QUALIFICATIONS:
●Hold a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
●Have a minimum of two years of full-time work experience in Economics, Financial Literacy, Human services or Business. With knowledgeable about personal money management, savings and investment options, safe financial products and services and consumer rights
●Bi-Lingual (English & Spanish) will receive preference.
●Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
●Ability to work independently and meet deadlines with little supervision ▪ Passion for helping low-income adults meet their financial goals
●Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
Please email your cover letter and resume to Julian Stillman, Program Manager, Financial Inclusion: jstillman@restorationplaza.org. Subject: Financial Counselor Applicant.
Grants and Contracts Manager will report to the Chief Program Officer and EVP and work collaboratively with Director of Program Operations, Director of Program Compliance along with program, development and finance teams to ensure funding for economic mobility and health initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
●Create and manage systems to track and monitor current and prospective grants and contracts;
●Monitoring and analyzing grantmaking workflows (grant lifecycle stages) to ensure effectiveness;
●Identifying workflow opportunities and areas of improvement;
●Manage schedule and calendar of program grants and contracts with deadlines for proposals and reports;
●Monitoring and processing grant reporting, modifications, and closures;
●Work with finance teams to complete, compile and file requisite documents on HHS, PASSPort, NYStateGateway, PIP and other systems;
●Organize and manage files of grants and contracts and associated documents;
●Serve as liaison to funders to respond to requests for information required for contract execution and renewal;
●Track ongoing deliverables to ensure key benchmarks are met so that funding can be drawdown fully and on timely basis and renewals;
●Work with the program and finance team to ensure that agency fund transmittal information is coded to reflect fund, responsibility center, department/program and funding source.
●Prepare and compile grant and contract information for the programmatic and organization audits
●Proactively review RFPs to explore if fit for Restoration programs;
●Respond to RFPs working with team to develop narrative and corresponding required materials, including budgets, support letters, etc
●Perform other duties, as assigned.
Experience
●Self-directed, solutions-oriented, multi-tasker, with strong communication and organizational skills.
●Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines; adept at managing peak work periods and changing circumstances; and tenacious in meeting deadlines.
●Ability to work collaboratively across departments/programs and be responsive to internal and external inquiries.
●At least 3-5 years progressive experience in non-profit grants management or fundraising role.
●Knowledge and experience with PASSPort, NYState Gateway
●Strong written and verbal communication skills
●Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred
●Excellent organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, milestones and be a team-player
●Excellent database and administrative skills with attention for detail and ability to manage data and information for multiple contracts.
●Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, Access & Outlook).
To apply for this position, please forward a resume and cover letter outlining your interests and qualifications via e-mail to Tracey Capers: tcapers@restorationplaza.org.
About Jobs-Plus
Jobs-Plus, a comprehensive, place-based employment model that offers services to all working-age residents in designated public housing developments or clusters of developments, serves as a platform to help residents build their skills and connect to the labor market in high growth, high opportunity sectors so they can increase their incomes. Jobs-Plus should not be viewed as a quick fix; rather, the program seeks to help residents continue to improve their earnings over time, with residents taking the necessary and, at times, difficult steps towards advancing in their careers and closer towards their personal financial goals.
The Jobs-Plus Assistant Director reports to the Jobs-Plus Program Director. Specific responsibilities and tasks of the Jobs-Plus Assistant Director include, but are not limited to:
●Manage the day-to-day operations of the Jobs-Plus program including the orientation schedule, membership process, and calendar of events including on-site trainings, screenings, and success events.
●Perform operational supervision of Jobs-Plus staff toward achieving program goals including conflict resolution, performance appraisals, and constructive feedback to empower and further develop team members’ professional goals.
●Organize staff meetings and meet with managers, coordinators, counselors, and coaches on a regular basis.
●Design and oversee outreach strategy in collaboration with our community coaches, keeping members informed of new developments regarding services offered as well as events and activities that could benefit them (e.g. Restoration Plaza events).
●Develop and maintain strategic relationships with employers for the purpose of generating job orders to hand over to our employment team in key sectors such as Health, Construction, Technology, and Retail.
●Collaborate closely with the Jobs-Plus Education Specialist to identify occupational training programs with high-value credentials for both high-wage positions and career advancement.
●Maintain high level of knowledge of labor market trends and high demand industries/sectors
●Maintain a high level of quality assurance of data entry and systems management
●Create and communicate reports on program performance and signal challenges early on
●Act as a Management Information System (MIS) liaison, both for HRA systems and other Jobs-Plus related databases. Verify employment, retention and training outcomes and submit documents for payment in HRA porta and related systems.
●Serve as the primary point-person for subcontractors for daily operations and with community partners to set up and maintain referral relationships.
●Develop and distribute email marketing campaigns to keep members engaged with program activities.
●Bachelor’s Degree required; Masters Preferred
●A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing large scale community development projects
●Excellent presentation and customer service skills and social skills demonstrative of empathy and support
●Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, Access & Outlook), and database management.
About Jobs Plus
●Restoration is seeking an enthusiastic Employment Coordinator, who will report to the Assistant Director of Jobs Plus to maintain and deepen relationships with employers in order to ensure Member retention and advancement along career pathways. Specific responsibilities and tasks of the Employment Specialist & Coach include, but are not limited to:
●Develop and maintain strategic relationships with employers for the purpose of generating job orders and retention services.
●Engage employers and serve as the point person on Industry Partnerships in key sectors for the purpose of staying up to date on key skills critical to career advancement.
●Collaborate closely with the Jobs Plus Education Specialist to identify occupational training programs with high-value credentials for both high-wage positions and career advancement.
●Maintain a high level of results accountability by entering pertinent customer data and case notes on a real time basis and update relevant information and data in various database systems as soon as new data becomes available;
●Collaborate with the Career Development Specialist, Education Specialist and Care Coordinator to ensure that clients meet the best possible outcomes across services.
●Provide reports to Assistant Director of Jobs Plus on a weekly basis
To apply for this position, please forward a resume and cover letter outlining your interests and qualifications via e-mail to: Judith Anglin – janglin@restorationplaza.org and Jobs Plus Director, Terrence Mason – tmason@restorationplaza.org.
About the Position: Lead Care Coordinator
The Lead Care Coordinator is a mental health professional or social / human services professional responsible for supporting participants on their road to asset building, financial freedom and intergenerational wealth: identifying and working to overcome barriers to employment; goal setting and life planning; referring participants to internal and external resources, programs and other services for if needed; and recording their progress. The Lead Care Coordinator will regularly meet with the participants for individual counseling, and interview them to follow their progress. The Lead Care Coordinator will create and update bio-psycho-social reports of the ongoing history of customer contact, to track customer participation, and to make appropriate referrals for support services as circumstances change. The Lead Care Coordinator will understand how program participants’ behavior can be affected by trauma and stress and to use techniques like motivational interviewing that promote program engagement and mitigate the challenges to cognition and self-regulation that poverty creates. The Lead Care Coordinator will help participants make their own decisions and set their own goals. Along the way, participants strengthen their decision making and self-regulation skills that poverty, trauma, and stress so seriously strain.
The Lead Care Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation of EMPath; Economic Mobilities Pathways, including research, structuring implementation, training and ongoing evaluations. The LCC will provide Coaching to various staff members per quarter who have been trained in MH modalities and are expected to use these modalities in their day to day work with clients. Facilitate Direct Practice Observation and feedback on the integration of screening, psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, and mental health first aid. Engage MSW Interns / Care Coordinators and assist with supervision of their duties. Document and track training, ongoing coaching and supervision, care coordination, screening and referrals through monitoring and tracking logs. Facilitate monthly workshops based on underlying issues affecting clients derived from review of aggregate data. Facilitate stress management support group as needed. Table at community events as needed. Represent the company at symposiums or convening as needed.
●Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychiatrist, Psychologist; MSW or similar Degree with 4+ years of social work experience
●Experience working with/care coordination counseling consumers in a high volume work environment, particularly in a human services or workforce development
●Previous supervisory experience, strong communication and organization skills, care coordination experience, counseling, case management, computer skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
●The ability to relate well with individuals, ability to motivate, and experience in presenting workshops and working with individuals having one or more barriers to employment including parole and probation.
●A referral network with other human service agencies in the community and can provide intervention services as needed
●Ability to follow instructions well; Adaptable, flexible and a fast learner; Creative and able to meet deadlines; Work well under pressure and goal oriented; Work well within a team concept.
●SIFI certified or willingness to take free SIFI certification upon hire.
About our Center For Personal Financial Health: Homeownership Team
Three programmatic units fall within CPFH: Care Coordination, Financial Inclusion, and Training and Placement. The Care Coordination team helps clients improve their mental and physical health through social support benefits, counseling, and mental health screening. Our Financial Inclusion department accelerates upward economic mobility by empowering clients to accumulate net worth. Finally, our Training and Placement team enables financial stability through job placement and career advancement.
About the Department: Restoration Homeownership
The Homeownership Program is part of Restoration’s Financial Inclusion strategy. As such it centers credit and asset acquisition as a means to financial empowerment. Program participants are guided through a series of educational and financial milestones on a path towards homeownership. The program provides access to favorable financing, grants, advice and supportive coaching.
As part of our new initiative Restoration has launched an estate planning program in partnership with The Center for New York City’s Black Homeownership Project. This program centers current homeowners of color, particularly those over 62. The program offers access to wills, power of attorney, health care proxies and other estate planning legal services. This program serves the purpose of maintaining communities of color and sustaining wealth through the succession of assets. This serves Restoration’s overarching goals of eliminating the racial wealth gap.
About the Position: Program Associate, Homeownership
The Program Associate will support the Homeownership Program on both estate planning and homebuyer education. Working closely with the Program Manager, Program Associate will conduct meetings with potential estate planning clients and manage referrals to legal service providers. Program Associate will manage program participation of homeownership clients including follow up and document management. Candidates are encouraged to bring their creativity to coordinate with the Program Manager in finding solutions for our served population. Job Duties include but not limited to:
●Meets with clients interested in estate planning or homeownership and conduct basic intake including demographics and financial information
●Ensure referrals to legal services as necessary and make sure activities are documented.
●Support financial and homeownership education events including outreach and follow up as necessary.
●Attend outreach events in promotion of Restoration services
●Attend training on program services and products
●Communicate with program partners and external stakeholders
●Ensure client referrals and integration with Restoration’s Center for Personal Financial Health services, including social services, financial coaching and counseling, and job training and placement
●Participates in weekly staff meetings and client conferences as needed.
●Perform other duties as reasonably requested.
Qualifications
●Bachelor’s Degree or two years experience in non-profit work preferred
●Ability to identify client’s needs quickly and accurately
●Bilingual, Spanish a plus but not a requirement
●Ability to relate to persons of diverse backgrounds.
●Excellent experience with G-Suite and Microsoft Suite
●Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
●Experience with Salesforce a plus
●Must be resilient and empathetic with a high level of personal integrity and excellent interpersonal skills when engaging with clients and staff.
●Commitment to providing affordable housing and services for the low-to-moderate-income population.
The Senior Audit Manager reports to the head or the Audit Management Unit. Under the direction of the head of the Audit Management Unit and in collaboration with the head of the Finance Department, and the CFAO, the Senior Audit Manager is responsible for carrying out the organization’s audit functions and processes, including the A-133/Uniformed Guidance single audit functions within the timelines established by the organization; as assigned completing the organization’s tax returns and Char500s functions, conducting account reviews analysis and reconciliations; coordinating with finance, departmental and program personnel, performing assigned grant audits functions; and performing accounting duties.
Duties Include:
●Responsible for carrying out assigned monthly, quarterly, and annual review of financial records, analysis, reconciliation and closing processes, including reviewing general ledger accounts for reasonableness, investigating unusual transactions, ensuring mispostings are corrected, complete transactions are posted in accordance with GAAP, required schedules are timely completed, within established deadlines.
●On a monthly basis , performs assigned bank reconciliations and completes reconciling journal entries within established monthly deadlines.
●Ensures the organization’s annual fiscal audits and A-133/Uniformed Guidance Single audit and processes, are timely and accurately completed within established timelines, as assigned.
●Ensures the annual financial statements and tax returns , including reporting of Form 990s and corporate tax returns , as well as Form 500 Charities Bureau filing are timely completed within established timelines , as assigned.
●Handles timely filing of request for extensions, as assigned.
●As assigned, ensures that grant/contract audit processes are timely completed and grants and contracts accounting meets contract compliance requirements.
●Performs other financial and business management duties, as assigned.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
●High-level accounting and business management knowledge and experience, as well as significant audit preparation and financial statement analysis experience.
●The ability to be self-directed, independent and innovative
●The ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with all levels of management, staff, auditors, funding agencies, and business partners, and engage in respectful communication.
●4 – 6 years experience in financial, business and audit management.
●Bachelors in Accounting or Finance required. Advance degree in Finance or Business a plus.
●Expertise in Excel, and computerized accounting software required.
The Senior Audit Officer reports to the head of the Audit Management Unit or the head of Finance Department, as well as the CFAO. The Senior Audit Management Officer is responsible for carrying out the organization’s audits, including the A-133/Uniformed Guidance Single Audit within timelines established by the organization; completing the organization’s tax returns and Char500s; conducting account reviews analysis and reconciliations; coordinating assigned site audits, grant audits; and performing assigned accounting duties.
●Is responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual review of financial records, analysis, reconciliation and closing processes, including reviewing general ledger accounts for reasonableness, investigating unusual transactions, ensuring mispostings are corrected,complete transactions are posted in accordance with GAAP, required schedules aretimely completed, within established deadlines.
●On a monthly basis, performs assigned bank reconciliations and completes reconciling journal entries within established monthly deadlines.
●Ensures the organization’s annual fiscal audits and A-133 /Uniformed Guidance Single audit and processes, are timely and accurately completed within established timelines.
●Ensures the annual financial statements and tax returns, including reporting of Form 990s and corporate tax returns, as well as Form 500 Charities Bureau filing are timely completed within established timelines. Handles timely filing of request for extensions.
●5 – 8 years experience in senior financial, business and audit management.
●Bachelors in Accounting or Finance required. Advance Degree in Finance or Business is a plus.
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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