The Center for Family Representation Inc. (CFR) is an award-winning, innovative law and policy organization that serves primarily Black and Brown families and youth in Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx with an interdisciplinary legal defense model that serves more than 2400 clients every year. CFR was originally founded in 2002 to dramatically change the trajectory of indigent parents being prosecuted by the City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). Our goal is to defend and protect our clients’ rights, reduce the harm of family separation and prevent or minimize the time any child spends in the foster system.

CFR provides interdisciplinary family defense with a model that was unique at our founding and that is now being replicated nationally: we assign every client an attorney and a social work staff member, and teams have the support of parent advocates, who are parents with direct personal experience of being investigated and prosecuted by ACS. CFR was the first agency in the country to integrate parents with lived experience into legal teams and now has 7 parent advocates working in all three of our family defense locations. CFR’s Community Advocacy Project represents parents during a child protective investigation (to avoid court involvement where possible) and assists parents in clearing their names from state maltreatment records.

As an agency committed to securing justice for families, we built the Youth Defense practice (YDP) to defend youth at risk of family separation through incarceration. YDP uses the same interdisciplinary model to represent youth being prosecuted in Queens and Manhattan in Supreme Court Youth Parts, during Probation Adjustment and in Delinquency proceedings in Family Court. CFR’s Home for Good program provides legal and social work services to clients in immigration, civil legal services and criminal defense matters, to afford clients an efficient and well-coordinated one-stop solution to a range of issues that threaten family stability. 

Recognized as experts in our fields, we annually train over 500 practitioners in the city, state and around the country on strategies to promote family preservation and interdisciplinary representation, and we provide community based “Know Your Rights” presentations to parents, youth and service providers. We advocate at the city, state and national level for policies that reduce the harm of family separation, and promote parent engagement and justice for youth and families.

Current opening: 

The Senior Staff Accountant, in partnership with the Fiscal Team, is responsible for fiscal operations to maintain the good standing and financial responsibility of the $20M+ agency.  Key responsibilities include supervision and oversight of day to day accounting functions, financial reporting, and reconciliation. This position provides direct supervision to CFR’s Staff Accountant and reports directly to the Manager of Accounting and Reporting. 

Responsibilities would include but are not limited to: 

• Maintain Alignment with CFR’s Core Values
  • While this position does not serve clients directly, alignment with CFR’s core values is essential for success in the role.  This position is tasked with telling client stories with data and utilizing best practices to serve CFR staff who strive to achieve good outcomes for clients. 
• Robust Supervision and Support
  • Direct Supervision of the Staff Accountant and provides oversight to all day to day accounting functions. 
• Accounting Functions
  • Process digital payments for weekly accounts payable.
  • Maintain general ledger system using QuickBooks Online; 
  • Maintain and monitor control procedures to ensure that all financial transactions are thoroughly reviewed, coded and supported by adequate documentation; 
  • Prepare financial statements and analytical ad hoc reports; 
  • Prepare monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts; 
  • Assist CFR’s independent auditors by preparing financial reports and schedules, and addressing all inquiries; 
  • Supports and contributes to year end duties including but not limited to 1099 preparation, posting of closing and post-closing Journal Entries., and updates to CFR’s Fiscal Manual;
  • Maintain accruals for expert witness, pension, and vacation rollover expenses;
  • Monthly preparation of internal budget reports; 
  • Regular evaluation of Healthy Financial Benchmarks.

Salary range: $75,800-92,000.

Eligibility & Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting
• Demonstrate Commitment to CFR’s mission and core values
• At least 3 years of experience performing and managing nonprofit fiscal operations
• At least 1 year of supervisory experience
• Demonstrated understanding of GAAP
• Demonstrated Excel expertise and strong data analysis skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, demonstrated sensitivity to DEIB issues, teamwork skills and an aptitude for problem solving and management of staff. 

Location:  CFR is a primarily in-person workforce. This role serves the agency as a whole and is not based in any one office. CFR has a generous telecommuting policy that allows staff the flexibility to work remotely when there are no in-person client or organizational obligations. The Senior Staff Accountant should expect to be in person on an as needed basis.

Interested Candidates should submit applications via Paycom by COB October 16, 2024.  Candidates should expect a selection process that may include, but is not limited to, an interview.