About the role
Accounting & Finance Associate
Part-Time | Approximately 20 Hours per Week | Primarily In-Office with Limited Hybrid Flexibility
About Temple Beth Sholom
Temple Beth Sholom is a warm, welcoming, and vibrant Conservative synagogue serving the Roslyn community and beyond. We are seeking a detail-oriented, organized, and dependable professional to join our team as our Part-Time Accounting & Finance Associate.
Working closely with the Executive Director, the Temple's financial officers, and the Temple's outside accounting professionals, this position plays an important role in supporting the Temple's day-to-day financial administration, congregant account management, banking activities, budgeting, and financial reporting.
Position Summary
The Accounting & Finance Associate is responsible for managing the Temple's day-to-day accounting support functions, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking, congregant account administration, and financial administration systems. The position also supports the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close process and assists with the annual budgeting process.
Primary Responsibilities
Congregant Accounts
• Process congregant payments received by check, ACH, credit card, and other electronic payment methods.
• Apply payments accurately to congregant accounts.
• Process approved account adjustments.
• Respond to congregant account and billing inquiries professionally and courteously.
• Assist with membership billing and collection activities.
Banking, Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable
• Prepare and process bank deposits and daily banking transactions using online banking platforms.
• Administer the Temple's accounts receivable and accounts payable processes, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded, coded, approved, and processed in a timely manner.
• Code receipts, deposits, invoices, and other financial transactions to the appropriate general ledger accounts in accordance with the Temple's chart of accounts.
• Process vendor invoices, route invoices through the Temple's electronic approval workflow, and prepare payments.
• Utilize accounting, banking, expense management, and electronic payment platforms to support the Temple's financial operations.
Financial Reporting & Operations
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close process in coordination with the Temple's outside accounting professionals.
• Assist the Executive Director and financial officers in preparing and administering the Temple's annual operating budget.
• Prepare reports and reconcile financial information for the Executive Director, financial officers, and outside accounting professionals.
