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SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) currently has an opening for a Senior Accountant. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this position will be part of a team responsible for the organization’s timely and accurate financial reporting function. He or she will apply generally accepted accounting principles to all accounting and finance issues, compile financial information, create and processes journal entries, reconciles reports. This position will work in a collaborative environment to ensure that deliverable due dates are met, and will also be in charge of the monitoring and review of cash, AR, inventory, and AP transactions. Assistance with month end processes and other accounting related functions are also required.

Primary Responsibilities will include:

Prepare/review monthly financial statements.
Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and update schedules
Process general ledger entries, including prepaid accounts, accruals, allocations, amortizations, and reclassifications
Responsible for cash management, bank reconciliation, EFT processing, as well as reviewing and posting journal entries.
Manage and maintain the financial close schedule, staying timely and on target with deadlines and Corporate expectations.
Oversight on the reconciliation process and management of all supporting documents with appropriate controls and sign offs.
Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
At least 4 years of experience in financial accounting
General ledger experience
Balance Sheet account reconciliations
Work well under pressure and meet hard deadlines throughout year as well as Month-End Close deadlines.
Excellent computer skills – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Accounting software packages
Highly organized with outstanding communication skills
Experience reconciling bank accounts with multiple credit card merchant accounts, helpful but not required.
Experience with Financial Edge, helpful but not required.
Higher education accounting experience, helpful but not required.

To Apply

To apply, please choose one of the following methods:

Apply Online

Please click on the link below, or copy/paste link into your browser to begin the online application process. A complete application will include a cover letter with salary requirements, resume or CV, and list of professional references. Applicants missing the requested information will not be considered.

If submitting an application online, the preferred formats for all documents are Word or PDF. *Please note – when uploading your documents, please save your files in the following formats:

Cover Letter w/ Salary Requirements: [Last Name, First Name – Cover Letter]
Resume/CV: [Last Name, First Name – Resume and/or CV]
Any Other Supporting Documents: [Last Name, First Name – Title of Supporting Document]

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Apply By Mail

Please send a cover letter with salary requirements, resume or CV, and list of professional references to Human Resources, 128 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. Applicants missing the requested information will not be considered.

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages the recruitment and retention of qualified candidates for all positions. PAFA encourages members of all diverse groups to seek employment with us.