NextDeavor is hiring: Accounting Specialist in City of Rochester

Job Summary

As an Accounting Specialist, you’ll play a key role in keeping the organization’s financial engine running smoothly. You’ll handle core accounting functions — from payroll and billing to reconciliations and reporting — ensuring that every transaction is accurate, compliant, and on time. Working closely with a collaborative finance team, you’ll help strengthen financial operations, support decision‑making, and contribute to the organization’s continued growth and success.

Key Responsibilities

• Process payroll, maintain tracking schedules, and ensure accuracy and confidentiality.
• Record deposits, review bank accounts for unposted transactions, reconcile cash receipts, and manage billing adjustments and write‑offs.
• Enter invoices, obtain approvals, and prepare schedules for timely vendor payments.
• Support client billings and collections, maintain time and billing databases, and generate monthly and year‑end reports.
• Manage QuickBooks files across multiple entities, reconcile accounts monthly, and record journal entries for depreciation, amortization, and intercompany transactions.
• Process inbound and outbound electronic fund transfers and record all related entries.
• Prepare employee and partner expense reports, record semi‑monthly draw transactions, and maintain complete documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full‑charge bookkeeping or accounting experience, preferably in public accounting or consulting.
• High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or finance strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of QuickBooks, Paylocity, and CCH Practice Management software.
• Strong understanding of general ledger management, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Excellent communication skills — able to collaborate and explain accounting details clearly.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality in handling sensitive financial data.
• Notary Public certification preferred.
• A proactive, adaptable mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities with precision.

Pay Range

$70,000 – $80,000 annually

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Staffing and Recruiting

Ready to take the next step? Apply today and be part of a team that transforms businesses and fuels growth!