A/P Accounting Spec (26748)
Northern Rivers Family Services
Albany, NYFull-time$26–28/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Accounts Payable Specialist performs accounting and accounts payable transactions involving financial records in the Blackbaud Financial Edge system. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the role processes invoices and payments, handles credit card statements and petty cash requests, prepares reports and reconciliations, and maintains vendor records. The position works onsite and seeks one to two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Full job description
Salary Range $26.00 - $28.00 Hourly
Position Type Full Time
Travel Percentage Negligible
Description
As an Accounts Payable Specialist, you will perform accounting and account payable transactions relating to creation, maintenance, and disposition of financial records in the Blackbaud Financial Edge accounting system. You will report to the Finance Manager and you will work onsite.
Responsibilities:
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Perform Accounts Payable (AP) functions on a daily basis. Advise supervisor/director of any significant developments.
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Process invoices, requisitions, and purchase orders for payment which includes reviewing for proper authorization, extension totals, and proper receipt of merchandise, and coding to proper general ledger account number, following Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
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Review and process corporate credit card statements and petty cash fund requests
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Generate AP check runs and mailing of checks to vendors/contractors on a weekly basis
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Prepare regular AP reports and reconcile to General Ledger accounts
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Maintain W-9s and current contracts with vendors/contractors in the accounting system
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Conduct audits of petty cash funds at program sites on a periodic basis
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Record monthly journal entries to the general ledger accounting system
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Be a backup support to Accounts Payable peer positions
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Other duties as assigned
Requirements and Education:
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One to two years of related experience, or an equivalent amount of combined education and experience.
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Experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge system desired.
Benefits
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Health care package: medical, dental, and vision
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Tuition reimbursement
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Paid time off
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Holiday Pay
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401 (K) plan
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Life Insurance
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Loan repayment assistance
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Free training/CEU opportunities
About Northern Rivers
At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.
Northern Rivers Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We cherish the unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work
How this job compares
Set against the 4,974 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$26–28/hr
- New York median$22–28/hr55 hourly ranges
- US median$25–30/hr432 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $27/hr, is close to the New York median midpoint ($27/hr) — in the middle half of Accounting hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 479 open Accounting jobs in New York and 4,974 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Robert Half42 open
- RSM US LLP14 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,764 postings).
- Education
- 2,508 of the 4,974 open Accounting jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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