- Professional
- Bureau à Seattle
Summary
The Accountant supports the mission of The Museum of Flight by handling and reviewing essential accounting tasks. This includes proper coding and data entry in line with internal policies and best practices and ensuring accurate entries into the general ledger and accounting systems. This role provides guidance to other accounting team members and serves as a backup for other accounting staff positions, including payroll.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- Review, post, and audit general ledger entries sourced from Cash Receipts, Accounts Payable, and Payroll.
- Enter standard monthly journal entries accurately and reconcile general ledger balance sheet accounts as assigned.
- Complete the monthly reconciliation process for Museum Bank accounts in a timely manner and cadence.
- Assist in the creation and distribution of Accounting standard operating procedures, training, and reference materials for internal customers.
- Assist with support and training for department staff across the organization on Accounting functions such as Microix and credit card portal system.
- Process Washington State sales tax reporting.
- Process and maintain Fixed Asset management in MIP/Abila.
- Support the Accounting Manager in creating processes, year-end closing tasks, external audit support, and in improving overall department efficiencies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Associate degree (or equivalent) in accounting required. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, preferred.
- A minimum of two (2) years accounting experience required with a preference in a not-for-profit environment.
- Previous accounting software knowledge or Abila (MIP) experience, preferred.
Knowledge
- Solid understanding of basic accounting principles, non-profit preferred.
- General understanding of payroll processes including FLSA rules and regulations, earnings, and tax and benefit deductions.
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Advanced skills in Excel including importing/exporting data files; and intermediate skills in Word.
- Strong interpersonal, customer service skills.
- Good organizational skills.
- Detailed and deadline oriented with a track record of accuracy, managing competing priorities and quality control.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
Abilities
- Problem-solving mindset approach.
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
- Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Ability to work with a diverse population and work groups.
- Ability to work individually with little to no supervision, as well as a team member who may be part of multiple teams.
License & Certification
- None
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Schedule is set by the supervisor with flexibility for evening and variable hours based on Museum need.
- No travel is expected for this position.
- Onsite attendance is essential to perform some of the duties of this position.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Able to lift 25 lbs. with or without assistance.
- This position works in an office environment with long sedentary periods and repetitive wrist and arm movement.
Benefits
The Museum of Flight offers full-time employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, a 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% match after 1 year of service, Employee Assistance Program, as well as company paid life insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and long-term disability.
Paid-Time Off
Our paid time-off plans include 2 weeks of accrued sick leave and 2 weeks of vacation (80 hours each) per year, 10 paid holidays, and 2 floating holidays.
Compensation
The hourly range for this position is $30.00 to $41.00 depending on experience.
Important Information
The Museum of Flight is committed to reflecting the diverse community around us. We continue to listen, learn, and implement change so that we can become a more inclusive organization that addresses bias and inequity, and better serves our communities. We highly encourage persons of color, members of marginalized communities, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ individuals to apply.
Prior to hire and once an initial offer of employment has been made, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
The Museum of Flight is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression.
This organization participates in E-Verify.
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