
Maintain and oversee the systems that support Accounts Payable transactions, including systems interface with third-party payment processor. Monitor and track payables to ensure that invoices are received and paid on a timely basis. Prepare and process payables for uploading to third-party electronic payment processor. Present complete and orderly payable documentation for review and approval by the Business Manager on a timely schedule. Enter invoices and payment requests into accounts payable financial system ledger. Obtain proper payment approvals and general ledger account codes. Control expenses by identifying and resolving billing errors, monitoring for discount opportunities, obtaining refunds, applying credits and ensuring tax exemption. Receive and verify invoices and other payment requests to begin the payment process. Enthusiasm for Brooklyn Friends School’s Mission is essential. In addition to the requisite knowledge and experience, the ideal candidate will be able to constructively and cordially interact with vendors and all members of the School’s community. The successful candidate will have relevant experience and knowledge of AP best practice, internal controls, and accounting systems, as well as demonstrated competency with Google Drive and the Google Suite of applications. This includes administering accounts payable and credit card reconciliation. The Junior Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day administration, coordination and execution of the disbursements cycle, and the recording, reporting and analysis of those expenditures. In this confidential position, the Junior Accountant reports to the Business Manager and supports the Chief Financial and Operations Officer (CFOO) in carrying out the mission and goals of the business aspects of the school. The School seeks an Junior Accountant who, as a vital member of the Finance team, will enthusiastically carry out a range of accounting tasks associated with the disbursements and reporting of expenditures. This short video gives you a glimpse into our contemporary experience. If you need an accommodation related to any part of the hiring process, please send an email to. Brooklyn Friends School does not discriminate based on these characteristics or any characteristic prohibited by law and provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified colleagues and applicants. As a school, we affirm that human diversity includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic class, family structure and physical ability, as well as diversity of thought, talents, and learning style.
Guided by our mission, BFS provides a dynamic, diverse, and robust social/emotional environment and academic program that cultivates compassionate, intellectually curious, and confident changemakers. Our school’s history has been illustrious and reflective of the expansive nature of human experiences. Founded in 1867, Brooklyn Friends School’s pillars of social justice, service learning/civic engagement, and Quakerism, serve as guideposts for our action-oriented collective work.
Brooklyn Friends School (BFS), a thriving Preschool-12 grade school located in vibrant Downtown Brooklyn, seeks an Junior Accountant within a dynamic community of colleagues (BFS uses the all-inclusive term, colleagues, to refer to all rather than one that delineates faculty/staff).