Senior Accountant

About BRIC:

BRIC is a leading arts and media institution anchored in Downtown Brooklyn whose work spans contemporary visual and performing arts media and civic action. For over forty years BRIC has shaped Brooklyns cultural and media landscape by presenting and incubating artists creators students and media makers. As a creative catalyst for their community BRIC ignites learning in people of all ages and centralizes diverse voices that take risks and drive culture forward. BRIC builds Brooklyns creative future.

About the Senior Accountant Role:

Reporting to the Senior Director of Finance the Senior Accountant is a key member of the Finance team responsible for maintaining the accuracy integrity and timeliness of BRICs accounting operations and financial reporting. This role supports the monthly and year-end close processes strengthens internal controls ensures compliance with nonprofit accounting standards and partners across the organization to deliver reliable financial information that supports sound decision-making.

What Youll Do in the Role:The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the following in addition to other projects as assigned by Senior Director Finance:

General Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Support day-to-day accounting operations including general ledger accounting accounts payable accounts receivable payroll accounting fixed assets net assets cash activity and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare and post journal entries including recurring entries accruals reclasses payroll-related entries depreciation prepaid expenses and other month-end adjustments.
• Coordinate the monthly and year-end close processes by preparing journal entries reconciliations supporting schedules accruals prepaid expenses fixed asset activity revenue recognition receivables payables net asset activity and other required analyses to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Review general ledger activity and assigned account reconciliations to ensure transactions are complete accurate properly supported and coded correctly by account department program grant and funding source as applicable.
• Reconcile and maintain assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts including bank accounts payroll liabilities prepaid and accrued expenses investments fixed assets receivables payables revenue accounts and other general ledger accounts.

Compliance Audit & Internal Controls

• Review accounts payable accounts receivable and payroll accounting activity to ensure accuracy proper coding required approvals complete supporting documentation and appropriate allocation of costs across departments programs grants and restricted funding sources.
• Support the annual financial statement audit and other regulatory filings by preparing audit schedules reconciliations supporting documentation and information required for Form 990 CHAR500 and other compliance reporting.
• Maintain accounting documentation and financial records in accordance with GAAP nonprofit accounting standards funder requirements internal controls and organizational policies.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen accounting processes internal controls documentation reconciliation procedures and overall Finance team efficiency.

Financial Analysis & Team Collaboration

• Prepare financial analyses and supporting schedules for management reporting budget-to-actual reviews Finance Committee materials and other internal reporting needs.
• Foster a collaborative Finance team culture that promotes accuracy accountability confidentiality continuous improvement and exceptional customer service.

Youll Bring these Skills and Strengths to the Role:

• Mission & Values Alignment: A passion for BRICs support of the arts in Brooklyn and a deep commitment to building community igniting learning and making change through the arts and creativity.
• Experience and Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field required or strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 46 years of relevant accounting experience; nonprofit accounting experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP and nonprofit accounting principles.
  • Experience with month-end close account reconciliations journal entries payroll accounting accounts payable accounts receivable and audit support.
  • Experience with Sage Intacct or a similar accounting system preferred.
  • CPA or CPA-track experience preferred but not required.
  • Strong Excel skills and ability to work with financial reports reconciliations and supporting schedules.
  • High level of attention to detail accuracy accountability and follow-through.
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Good judgment and ability to evaluate issues identify solutions and escalate matters appropriately.
  • Commitment to process procedures documentation confidentiality and internal controls.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with Finance colleagues and staff across the organization.
  • Belief in BRICs mission and commitment to supporting arts media education and community engagement.
• Communication & Relationship Building: An emotionally intelligent values- and results-driven leader who can inspire staff and collaborate across departments and at all levels of the organization and provide feedback and coaching to support the achievement of goals. Highly skilled communicator and relationship builder both individually and in large audience or public communications.
• Commitment to Equity & Inclusion: Brings experience operationalizing equity within the fundraising function and setting an equity and justice rooted strategy for revenue generation and team management.

Other Things to Know:

• Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is $60K - $70K.
• Status and location: This is a full-time exempt role based in our Brooklyn office.
• Benefits: BRIC has a comprehensive benefits package including: paid time off 403B retirement plan pre-tax transit cards medical flexible spending plans and more. BRIC currently pays 100% of the premium for employee medical dental and vision coverage starting on the first of the month after 2 months of employment.
• Mission & Values: BRIC is committed to building Brooklyns creative future. We advance opportunities for visual artists performers and media makers. We present bold work that reflects diverse audiences and speaks to the world. We ignite learning in people of all ages. We unite Brooklyn through art and creativity to build community and make change.

How to Apply:

All applicants must submit a resume together with a cover letter outlining the ways in which their skills and experience align with our specific needs via our online application portal found here on our website. Candidates of color and from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds are highly encouraged to apply.

BRIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin age religion creed disability military and veteran status genetic information or any other factor which cannot be used as a basis for an employment decision.

Required Experience:

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