Bookkeeper

Background

Since 1996, the New York City Community Garden Coalition has promoted the preservation, creation, and empowerment of community gardens through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing. NYCCGC is the only organization in New York City by and for community gardeners, who often live in low-income communities of color that face disproportionate environmental justice and health challenges.

 

Program Background

The NYCCGC is the recipient of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funding from the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) to undertake a feasibility study for stormwater capture best practices within the community gardens of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The Study is complete and Phase 2, building the green infrastructure improvements to increase the permeability and stormwater capture within forty-seven (47) community gardens located in the Study Area has begun.

The Bookkeeper performs a critical role in a fast-changing organization. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Bookkeeper’s has two (2) major job functions: (1) to perform the financial and record-keeping activities of the Coalition; and, (2) to work closely with program staff, including GOSR staff, and other relevant grant managers to ensure accuracy in the completion of all financial reporting and procedural compliance on all grants, including governmental grants.

The NYCCGC is seeking an individual with deep financial acumen and a strong track record of success. 

Job Duties:

  • Work with NYCCGC staff to ensure an accurate, timely, efficient and transparent financial process for the entire grant life cycle, from proposal to close out. This entails pre-award management, tracking payments, reviewing or producing relevant reports, monitoring and post-award financial management.
  • Provide on-going training to program and finance staff as it relates to grant administration and organizational policies.
  • Complete all invoicing and tracking of the expenses for NYCCGC's Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) CDBG-DR grant.
  • Assist with the organization's annual audit.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related Business Degree.
  • Experience with federal, state, and municipal grants administration and/or compliance
  • Experience with HUD and NY State circulars
  • Nonprofit or philanthropic financial management experience
  • Effective written and oral communication skills

Salary: The position is a part-time/hourly position. Must be available to work flexible hours (evening and weekends).

Responses Due: March 9, 2018

NYCCGC is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. NYCCGC provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination against all employees and applicants based upon race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, national origin and ethnic origin, age citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Persons requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this hiring effort are requested to contact Mr. Aziz Dehkan at (973) 222-5413 or by email at aziz@nyccgc.org

NYCCGC strongly encourages Section 3 residents to participate in this hiring effort. Information to determine if you are a Section 3 resident can be obtained by contacting Mr. Dehkan at the telephone number or email address provided above.