Senior Accountant

2 weeks ago

Brooklyn, United States Brooklyn Museum Full time
Position: Senior Accountant Location: Brooklyn, NY
Job Id: 127 # of Openings: 1 Senior Accountant- Finance Museum overview The Brooklyn Museum is a world-renowned cultural institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing art, history, and heritage. Our mission is to create inspiring encounters with art that expand the ways we see ourselves, the world, and its possibilities. Our vision is to serve as an institution where great art and courageous conversations are catalysts for a more connected, civic, and empathetic world. Celebrating our differences and learning about our diverse communities through our collections, exhibitions, and programming is the core of who we are and what we do. We are committed to creating and cultivating a diverse community of talented, passionate people who are inspired to make the Museum an important hub of community activity and a great global destination. Our staff have the opportunity to grow their professional skills and work collaboratively with colleagues they admire and respect. About the role This is an exciting role for an entrepreneurial individual seeking to expand their career in non profit accounting within a team undergoing extensive financial transformation. A typical day for this role might include reviewing grant agreements, reconciling pledge payments with the Development team, establishing reports as we prepare to integrate to our new CRM system, Tessitura, and consolidating unused GLs within our chart of accounts. We are seeking a full time Senior Accountant who is a self starter and will work onsite 3 days a week. Responsibilities
  • Ensure compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Support accurate and timely month-end close for accounts receivable
  • Prepare journal entries, workpapers, accounting memos, and account reconciliations
  • Leverage information systems to expand current reporting to provide organizational leaders access to as much "real-time" or near real-time information as possible, facilitating better and more timely decision making.
  • Establish and maintain internal controls and safeguards for financial reporting, receipt of revenue, grant or program budgets
  • Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly and that reconciling items are timely researched and resolved.
  • Support annual financial audits
  • Monitor and coordinate the preparation, balancing and reconciliation of various accounting records; prepare or direct the preparation of records and reports for submission to various regulatory and government agencies.
  • Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance from an accredited four-year college or university required
  • At least three years experience at a nonprofit organization required
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in good standing preferred
  • Experience working with government and private foundation grants
  • Experience being key person responsible for accounts receivable
  • Experience managing multiple grants as it relates to compliance, tracking, invoicing, collecting, and reporting of government, corporate and foundation grants.
  • Technology savvy; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software particularly Abila MIP and Microsoft Office applications including advanced Excel skills. Tessitura experience preferred.
  • Strong organizational, planning, and project / time management skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, board, and outside partners.
  • Exhibit respect for diversity of thought and have experience to advance it in teams/organization.
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to the mission; a proactive, hands-on strategic thinker who will work closely with the Director of Accounting and CFO
  • Ability to act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a large organization.
Qualifications
  • Self starter: constantly seeking for ways to improve the status quo
  • Job Knowledge/Technical Knowledge: Demonstrates a sound working knowledge of current role and the technical systems, applications and equipment used in performing this role, and understands the impact this role has on other business functions within the organization
  • Communication: The ability to write and speak effectively using appropriate convention based on the situation; actively listens to others, asks questions to verify understanding, and uses tact and consideration when delivering feedback to others
  • Organization: Uses time efficiently by prioritizing and planning work activities
  • Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates utmost level of integrity in all instances, and shows respect towards others and towards company principles
  • Teamwork: Shares key information with others involved in a project or effort, works in harmony to accomplish objectives, responds with enthusiasm to directives, and shows support for departmental and organizational decisions
  • Quality: Sets high standards and measures of excellence to ensure quality assurance in every aspect of work performed
  • Accountability: Takes personal responsibility and ownership for adhering to all company policies and procedures while also completing work timely and in accordance with performance expectations
  • Customer Service: The ability to demonstrate a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction.
  • Interpersonal Communication: Writes and speaks effectively based on the psychological, relational, situation, environmental and cultural dynamics within the situation
  • Manages Change: Demonstrates effectiveness and flexibility with changing environments, responsibilities, tasks, and people
  • Attention to Detail: Follows detailed procedures to ensure accuracy in the entry and reporting of data.
Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves issues timely by gathering and analyzing information skillfully Department: Finance Reports to: Director of Accounting Position type: Full-time Union status: Union- UAW Local 2110 Salary: $84,048 FLSA status: Exempt Schedule: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm If you have questions about our online application system, get in touch with us at job.application.questions@brooklynmuseum.org.
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