Staff Accountant wanted
Los Angeles, CA • 08/21/2007
Job Description
The Staff Accountant position for United States Artists joins a small staff of 6 headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. The Staff Accountant reports to the CFO and is responsible for general bookkeeping including general ledger accounting, accounts payable processing (including 1099 reporting), receipts processing, grant accounting, maintaining the fixed asset listing and making monthly depreciation entries, preparing expense reports for all directors, and preparing monthly reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts. The position is responsible for effectively and courteously handling numerous inquiries from artists and arts leaders about expense reimbursements, honorarium payments and award payments.
This position also supports the office manager and program staff during times of peak programming activity. The position also helps handle minor technology issues and maintenance (e.g., daily loading of tape back-up, troubleshooting PDA synchronization issues, helping guests access our wireless network), and being the point person for more significant technology issues when the CFO is away from the office.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Arts and three to five years accounting experience, preferably with non-profits. An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience can be substituted for the requirements mentioned above. Courage and confidence with technology is also required. Local residents preferred (no relo). A strong interest or background in the arts is highly desirable
About United States Artists
United States Artists (USA) is a new non-profit organization dedicated to direct financial support of America’s finest living artists. USA launched in the fall of 2005 with a generous support from the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller, Prudential and Rasmuson Foundations to total $20 million. These seed monies have leveraged a major national fundraising initiative.
United States Artists operates from the premise that art can be the impetus for building enormous stores of social, political and economic capital in the 21st century. It also affirms that individual artists have always been an important cultural resource, offering a lens through which we recall our past, perceive the present and envision our future. Finally, it recognizes that the needs of American artists today are extraordinary.
USA is committed to quickly addressing these needs. A robust organization is envisioned with a 100-year horizon, reaching across five generations and providing artists’ fellowships, partnerships and mentorships. In the next five years USA launches with an exciting and aggressive set of programs. Distributing significant grants to a diverse array of our nation’s best living artists quickly, efficiently, and with minimal expense is a top priority.
Please see www.unitedstatesartists.org for more information.
The Staff Accountant position for United States Artists joins a small staff of 6 headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. The Staff Accountant reports to the CFO and is responsible for general bookkeeping including general ledger accounting, accounts payable processing (including 1099 reporting), receipts processing, grant accounting, maintaining the fixed asset listing and making monthly depreciation entries, preparing expense reports for all directors, and preparing monthly reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts. The position is responsible for effectively and courteously handling numerous inquiries from artists and arts leaders about expense reimbursements, honorarium payments and award payments.
This position also supports the office manager and program staff during times of peak programming activity. The position also helps handle minor technology issues and maintenance (e.g., daily loading of tape back-up, troubleshooting PDA synchronization issues, helping guests access our wireless network), and being the point person for more significant technology issues when the CFO is away from the office.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Arts and three to five years accounting experience, preferably with non-profits. An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience can be substituted for the requirements mentioned above. Courage and confidence with technology is also required. Local residents preferred (no relo). A strong interest or background in the arts is highly desirable
About United States Artists
United States Artists (USA) is a new non-profit organization dedicated to direct financial support of America’s finest living artists. USA launched in the fall of 2005 with a generous support from the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller, Prudential and Rasmuson Foundations to total $20 million. These seed monies have leveraged a major national fundraising initiative.
United States Artists operates from the premise that art can be the impetus for building enormous stores of social, political and economic capital in the 21st century. It also affirms that individual artists have always been an important cultural resource, offering a lens through which we recall our past, perceive the present and envision our future. Finally, it recognizes that the needs of American artists today are extraordinary.
USA is committed to quickly addressing these needs. A robust organization is envisioned with a 100-year horizon, reaching across five generations and providing artists’ fellowships, partnerships and mentorships. In the next five years USA launches with an exciting and aggressive set of programs. Distributing significant grants to a diverse array of our nation’s best living artists quickly, efficiently, and with minimal expense is a top priority.
Please see www.unitedstatesartists.org for more information.
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Located: Los Angeles, CA
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