Staff Accountant

Department:

Finance

Reports To:

Controller

Classification:

Exempt

Status:

Regular Full time

Direct Reports:

None

Salary Range:

$55000 $65000 annually

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant supports the organizations daily accounting operations with a primary emphasis on accounts payable. This role is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate vendor payments managing general ledger entries performing reconciliations and assisting with financial report preparation within a collaborative finance team.

About the Minnesota Orchestra:

The Minnesota Orchestra is a Grammy Award-winning orchestra known for acclaimed performances in Minnesota and around the world a storied history of recordings and radio broadcasts innovative educational engagement programs and a commitment to new orchestral music. Founded by Emil Oberhoffer in 1903 as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra the organization was the eighth major orchestra established in the United 1911 it began a series of childrens concerts under the sponsorship of the Young Peoples Symphony Concert Association (YPSCA) which continues to this day. Early in the 1920s the orchestra was one of the first to be heard on recordings and on the radio playing a nationally broadcast concert with guest conductor Bruno Walter in 1923. In 1968 the orchestra changed its name to the Minnesota Orchestra (or Minnesota Orchestral Association).

Today the Orchestra performs a wide variety of music including nearly 175 concerts in a typical year primarily at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis the organizations home since 1974. The Orchestra is led by Music Director Thomas Søndergård and has historically toured regularly throughout Minnesota nationally and abroad. The Minnesota Orchestra has an annual budget of $42.6M and ended FY2024 with net assets of $185.5M. The organization employs over 150 FT employees and over 100 PT staff and is supported and governed by an 80 member Board of 2024-guests attended in-person concerts; with audio streaming digital concerts TV and radio broadcasts included that number reached more than 2.5 million people.

Minnesota Orchestra Values:

We believe every employee is essential to the success of the organization and critical to accomplishing our mission to enrich inspire and serve our community.

Our working relationships are based on respect for each other as individuals confidence in one another and a genuine desire to actively listen and collaborate with each other.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization that honors and reflects the community we serve welcomes and instills diversity across our organization and nurtures an equitable and inclusive culture.

Essential Functions

Process accounts payable invoices ensure accurate coding and execute timely vendor payments

Maintain vendor records support 1099 reporting and year end processes

Post journal entries assist with monthly close procedures and perform account reconciliations

Support preparation of financial statements and internal reports

Work cross departmentally to verify proper documentation for expenditures

Assist with audit preparation and respond to internal and external audit requests

Provide backup support across finance functions as needed

Identify and implement process improvements in AP and accounting workflows

Leadership Expectations

Demonstrate integrity in actions and words

Uphold Minnesota Orchestra values in all interactions

Meet deadlines and maintain high accuracy in all deliverables

Support a collaborative and inclusive team culture

Take initiative in identifying and solving challenges

Provide excellent service to internal and external stakeholders

Work Environment and Physical and Mental Demands

The Minnesota Orchestra is primarily a place-based organization offering hybrid schedules that require some in-person on-site work. Permission is required for applicants and current employees seeking to reside outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area or more than 60 miles from Orchestra Hall. While working on site at Orchestra Hall or the administrative offices work is performed in an open office environment with moderate noise levels in a cubical desk configuration and in a performing art building on stage in a lobby or other location within the facility and occasionally in an outdoor environment for outdoor concerts or other activities. While performing the duties of this position incumbents may be required to do all or some of the following with or without accommodation:

Sit or stand at a desk counter or other work surface

Talk and/or hear spoken words music or other sounds

Use hands or fingers to handle or touch objects around them

Review documents monitors or displays with potentially small print

Operate a computer phone and other common office tools or controls

Mentally focus on tasks and apply sound reasoning and judgement

Work in or attend meetings or other events in any of the Orchestra locations or other sites as necessary

Lift/move objects (such as files packages props or office equipment) or ensure objects are lifted/moved that may weigh up to 15 lbs.

The typical workdays and hours for the organization are Monday Friday 8:00 am 5:00 this exempt position work is expected to be delivered within established deadlines and quality standards without regard to the typical working days or hours as noted above with some autonomy to determine attendance at a performance or other events.

Perks & Benefits

Our benefit programs are more than just insurance plans. To us they demonstrate a commitment to our employees and their families that we care about who they are and their health and wellbeing.

Health Benefits Offerings

Medical Plans PPO and HSA

Dental and Vision Plans

Health Savings Account (HSA) funding each pay period

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program

Life and AD&D

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Time Off Benefits

Generous PTO accrual

Generous sick leave accrual

Volunteering Time Off

13 organizational holidays

Financial

401(k) Plan with two ways to earn organizational contributions

Perks

MetroPass

Parking Garage Discounts

Complimentary and Discounted Tickets

Minimum Qualifications Skills and Abilities

Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field required

35 years of general accounting experience. Some experience in accounts payable required.

Nonprofit accounting experience preferred

Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to manage multiple priorities and meeting deadlines

Must be a strong communicator with a collaborative mindset

Technology/Equipment

Proficiency in financial accounting systems. Experience with Activity HD or Concur would be a plus but is not required.

Intermediate Excel skills (e.g. VLOOKUP pivot tables)

Experience with CRM and payroll system integration is a plus

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The Minnesota Orchestral Association is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable discrimination laws. We recruit hire train and promote all persons without regard to race color sex religion national origin sexual orientation age disability creed status with regard to public assistance or any other non-job related characteristic.