Staff Accountant
Description
The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) is a public benefit corporation and the nation’s largest municipal Housing Finance Agency. HDC’s programs support the construction and preservation of multi-family affordable housing in New York City.
Area of Talent: Finance & Accounting
Position Type: Full Time/Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $62,000 to $69,000 annually
Office Location: NYC/Financial District
Position Summary:
The Staff Accountant reports to the Chief Accountant and is responsible for applying the principles of accounting to process, analyze and report financial transactions.
Job Responsibilities:
- Calculate and record revenue and expense accruals in the General Ledger.
- Review investment, bond, and mortgage related transactions and amortize deferred revenues and expenses.
- Prepare bank reconciliations, account analysis, mortgage confirmations, and payoff amounts.
- Prepare periodic and annual financial statements with supporting schedules and footnote disclosures.
- Fulfill confirmation requests.
- Assist with year-end external audits, including preparing audit schedules and gathering support for requests from auditors.
- Assist management with special projects as directed.
Required Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college in a related field such as finance, accounting, or economics
- 1-2 years minimum of accounting experience, including knowledge of general/basic accounting principles
- Superior organization, analytic, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks
- Excel (cut/copy/paste/deleting/add columns/sumifs/pivot table etc.)
- Basic skills in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Familiarity with Oracle is a plus
- Familiarity with investment instruments such as U.S. agency securities and money market are a plus
It is strongly preferred that you submit a cover letter with your resume. You may also fax your resume and cover letter to (212) 227-6816.
HDC demonstrates a strong commitment to its employees by providing a salary that is competitive and commensurate with experience and excellent benefits, including:
- Health Benefits at a reasonable cost
- Dental and Vision Benefits at no cost
- Retirement savings plan with a generous match and a pension plan
- Paid holiday, vacation, sick time and parental leave
- Professional development opportunities
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness for eligible employees
- Wellness reimbursement
- Back-up Caregiver Benefit
HDC is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
HDC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, HDC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please complete the reasonable accommodations section on the application or contact Human Resources by emailing jobs@NYCHDC.com.