Company Overview
Americas Society is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. It's mission is to foster an understanding of the comtemporary political, social, and econmic issues confronting Latin Americas, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship.
Council of the Americas is the premier international business organization whose members share a common commitment to enconomic and social development, open markets, the rule of law, and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Council's membership consists of leading international companies representing a broad spectrum of sectors, inclusing banking and finanace, consulting services, consumer products, energy and mining, manufacturing, media, technology, and transportaion.
Accounting Associate- Temporary/Hourly Position
Americas Society/Council of the Americas is seeking an Associate to work in its Accounting Department. This position must have a strong accounting background, with proven contributions in similar sized organizations, should be detailed-oriented and able to muti-task managing requests across various departments with in the organizations. It offers an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience while contributing to the mission of two leading not-for-profits organizations.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with daily and monthly activity across all accounting cycles, including monthly closings and reporting.
- Prepare and enter monthly journal enteries.
- Assisting with the accounts payable cycle.
- Prepare and enter monthly monthly cash receipts and assist with the revenue cycle, including corporate memberships, sponsorship, and unrestricted anbd restriced gifts and grants.
- Assisting with analysis and reconciliation of expense reports.
- Preparing monthly bank reconciliations.
- Analysis of various balance sheet and income statement accounts.
- Assist with preparation of various reqwuests for the annual year-end audit.
- Reconciliation of programs activites for the organizations.
- Othedr job duties as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications Include:
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance
- A minimum of 3+ years of related experience preferred.
- Excellent computer skills, especially with MIP Office (Excell, Powerpoint, and Word).
- Knowledge of not-for-profit accounting and MIP Fund Accounting and Fonteva a plus.
- Strong attention to details.
- Ability to multi-task in a small department and work independently.
- Strong verbal, written and organizational skill.
- Fluency in Spanish a plus.
This is a temporary/hourly position offered for 6 month period. The pay rate for this position is $32 per hour. The work schedule for this position is 3 days a week in our NYC office with flexibility to select days worked( Monday throught Friday). Qualified candidates must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.
Americas Society/Council of the Americas is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimiation based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or citizenship status.
To apply: Please send your resume and cover letter, with the subject line" Accounting Associate" to ccolon@as-coa.org (NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE)
Job Type: Temporary
Pay: $32.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 per week
Schedule:
Ability to Commute:
- New York, NY 10065 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- New York, NY 10065: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
