Accountant

Job Title: ACCOUNTANT
Location: Lower Manhattan, NY
Contract: 6 MONTHS

ONSITE ROLE

Job Summary/ Essential Job Functions:

· BA in Finance or Accounting

· 1-5 years of experience in accounting or finance

· Strong analytical and communication skills

· Advanced Excel (filters, lookups, pivot tables)

· Experience with Electronic Banking Portals is helpful

Duties:

• Support the Prepaid Credit Card Program
• Support posting of GL entries for Card Program
• Support streamlining of Treasury Department Report
• Backup cash management team

Primary Responsibilities:

· Support the Prepaid Credit Card Program for resident relocations for multiple departments of NYCHA.

· Intake and processing of Prepaid Card requests

· Ensure all requests are processed in accurately, completely and timely:

o Review requests for completeness and work with requesting departments to correct if necessary

o Populate master log spreadsheet of card requests

o Load value onto cards via third party web portal

o Monitor card stock volume and funding account balance to ensure availability to meet upcoming needs

· Support posting of GL entries for card program

o Cash funding of prepaid card balance

o Use of prepaid card balance

o Reversals and fees

· Support streamlining of Treasury Department reporting

· Special projects/analysis as assigned by Deputy Director

Secondary Responsibilities

· Backup cash management team with transaction processing

· Backup investment team with posting GL entries

Cogent is an equal opportunity employer. Cogent will not discriminate against applicants or employees based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical condition), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, citizenship, or any other class protected by applicable law