Accounting Clerk – Program
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Accounting
Accounting Assistant, Bookkeeper/ Accounting Clerk, Office Administrator/ Coordinator
- Base Pay $23.00 / Hour
- Employee Type Non-Exempt FT
- Required Degree High school
- Manage Others No
The Accounting Clerk – Program Support is responsible for administering the Representative Payee/Personally Managed Funds (PMF) accounts, ensuring accurate management of individual accounts in compliance with all government regulations and internal policies. This role collaborates across departments to facilitate financial processes, prepares monthly, quarterly, and as needed reports for management, and submits annual Representative Payee reports to the Social Security Administration.
Performs functions related to programmatic financial information of individuals supported.
a.Receive and record individual entitlement checks, paychecks, and other income in the agency’s ERP system.
b.Collaborate with multiple departments to manage, enter, and process payments (via check and ACH) to individuals and vendors on a regular basis.
c.Manage the distribution of personal allowance for individuals in the residential program to assure availability of funds and monitors balance for compliance with SSA regulations.
d.Prepare monthly rent payments, reports, and invoices for individuals served including monitoring rent calculations.
e.Reconcile persons’ receiving services benefit deposits to the individuals’ accounts.
f.Reconcile individual account balances to the pooled PMF Account balances.
g.Prepare and submit annual Representative Payee reports to the Social Security Administration as needed; respond to SSA inquiries and resolve related issues.
h.Other Representative Payee duties as required to maintain individual accounts including but not limited to NFTA Monthly bus passes, etc.
2.Responsible for functions related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).4.Prepares Residential clothing checks and monitor use of payments.5.Support the Accounts Payable team by entering invoices, preparing reports, and other tasks assigned.
6.Perform routine and specialized data entry, document preparation, and filing of financial reports and records.
Requirements
1.
Education and Experience:
High School Diploma/GED with six (6) months of related experience OR associate’s degree in accounting or business
2. Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:a. Knowledge of rules and regulations governing our status as Representative Payee.
b. Comprehensive knowledge of general accounting functions and procedures.
c. Knowledge of Accounting ERP systems.
d. Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
e. Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.
f. G ood spelling and grammatical skills.
3. Physical and Mental Requirementsa. Exercising independent judgment, concentrating, thinking, communicating, interacting with others, managing multiple tasks and coping with stressful situations and deadlines.
b. Staying awake and alert while on duty.
c. Ability to perform sedentary physical activity of an administrative nature
WORKING CONDITIONS:1. Will work in office environment.
2. Will work during normal business hours.
3. Office based position
SummaryCommunity Services for Every1 has supported the people of our community for over 30 years. Those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and those who are simply in need. Every day, our efforts support over 2,000 individuals of all abilities, across counties. We are here for Western New Yorkers – all of them.
Helping those in need takes very special people. And those people are the lifeblood of Community Services for Every
1. They’re employees who thrive on helping and who have a passion for connecting. Who can form lifelong bonds with the people they support and make the biggest difference in the lives of fellow Western New Yorkers.
Just as we empower those we serve, we strive to empower each other. We support our colleagues through challenges and we collaborate to find the best solutions – and we work hard to help each other grow. Community Services for Every1 offers competitive starting pay based on directly related experience, generous time off, excellent benefits plans and an opportunity to grow!
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