Hybrid Staff Accountant en Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

Role Overview: The Staff Accountant is an essential member of our accounting team, reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager. This role is responsible for supporting a variety of financial operations, including AP approvals, journal entries, 990 filings, and month-end close activities. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), at least one year of hands-on accounting experience, and a strong desire to learn and develop their skills.

What you’ll get to do here:

• Review vendor onboarding documentation and review AP bills and other financial transactions in NetSuite

• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and income statement analyses as part of the month-end and year-end close process

• Prepare journal entries

• Assist in the preparation of Forms 990 and 990-T

• Reconcile multiple bank accounts

• Support year-end audit activities

• Complete month-end close tasks, including accruals, prepaids, and adjusting entries

• Assist senior accountants across all financial operations

• Respond to special projects and ad-hoc requests from the Assistant Controller

You’ll be a strong fit if you have:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting (preferred)

• At least one year of accounting experience

• Strong knowledge of GAAP

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills

• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

• Proficiency in Excel (e.g., VLOOKUPs, PivotTables)

• Experience with NetSuite (preferred, but not required)

What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts? 

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (LCPA) is a cultural and civic cornerstone of New York City.  We believe the arts play an important role in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.   

We are:  

1. The manager of the 16-acre Lincoln Center campus 

-We are one of eleven amazing resident arts organizations   

2. A leading Arts Presenter.   

-We curate numerous programs and performances, showcasing music, dance, and more

3. An Education Hub.   

-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members   

Who are our people?  

LCPA is a team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.   

Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."   

We welcome applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.  

What’s the news? 

Recent and Upcoming Programming

• Sensory-Friendly 'Big Umbrella Festival' Returns To Lincoln Center
• Tony Winner Shaina Taub to Perform at Lincoln Center in American Songbook
• De La Soul playing "choose-what-you-pay" show at Lincoln Center
• Lincoln Center to Present Groundbreaking Acts at globalFEST 2025

Campus Happenings

• Lincoln Center Taps Education Leader as Next President
• Clint Ramos Named as Lincoln Center’s Artist-in-Residence
• The ‘Converse Conductor’ Fighting Elitism in Classical Music
• For Lincoln Center’s West Side, A New Story   

Legacies of San Juan Hill

• Before Lincoln Center, San Juan Hill Was a Vibrant Black Community
• Lincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban Neighborhood
• Lincoln Center lanza plataforma para rescatar la cultura de un barrio negro
• ‘San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood’ Premiering at Lincoln Center

Who is our President and CEO?  

Dr. Mariko Silver

Join us! 

It is the policy of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, marital or civil partnership/union status, familial or caregiver status, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, military or veteran status, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, unemployment status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LCPA is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.

If you require reasonable accommodation in locating open positions, completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Abigail Worsnip at (212) 875–5324.