Staff Accountant
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Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Staff Accountant
Duke Ellington School of the Arts Washington D.C.
Full-Time On-Site
About the Role
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts Finance Department is seeking a full-time Staff Accountant to join our team immediately. The Staff Accountant will play a key role in managing day-to-day financial operations ensuring accuracy compliance and efficiency across all accounting functions.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable
- Generate weekly accounts payable transactions in Blackbaud Financial Edge Accounting System.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices and payment authorizations.
- Prepare adjusting journal entries and corrections as needed.
- Maintain proper classification of restricted funds and month-/year-end adjustments.
- Refine and implement procedures to strengthen accounts payable management.
- Create accounts payable batch entries on a bi-weekly basis.
General Ledger
- Prepare monthly adjusting entries for review by the Finance Director.
- Maintain depreciation schedules and fixed asset records.
- Assist with year-end audit preparation and ensure accurate allocation across departments and restricted PPE items.
Other Responsibilities
- Administer the purchase order system.
- Assist with student fee collections and school performance box office operations.
- Conduct monthly inventory reconciliations for the school store (Ellingtonia).
- Support the Director of Finance and Finance Manager with administrative and financial tasks as needed.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- Experience: 35 years of accounting experience required.
- Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and Word).
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Experience with accounting software required; Blackbaud Financial Edge experience preferred.
- Strong attention to detail and adherence to internal control procedures.
Compensation and Benefits
Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include health dental vision and retirement plan options.
Application Instructions
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Duke Ellington School of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin age disability genetic information marital status veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Balance Sheet Reconciliation
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Pivot tables
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
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