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Accounting Manager

St. Louis, MO

Job Description

Summary: The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing all general ledger and subsidiary ledger activities, including accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, for the Saint Louis Art Museum and St. Louis Art Museum Foundation. This role ensures adherence to sound accounting practices and strong internal controls, verifies the accuracy of financial data, and supports the preparation of internal and external financial reports, including tax filings and audit documentation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Oversee the preparation and review of monthly journal entries
• Monitor and review general ledger activity to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly and annual basis
• Oversee and participate in the preparation of analysis and audit schedules
• Supervise the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements and reports
• Manage the accounting and reporting of restricted and endowment funds
• Supervise cash receipts, accounts receivable, and accounts payable operations, including oversight of assigned staff
• Review and verify coding accuracy and supporting documentation for Museum purchases
• Review and file annual IRS forms 1099 and 1042, and St. Louis City form E-6
• Perform quarterly and annual payroll and payroll tax reconciliations, ensuring alignment between the general ledger and tax filings
• Assist the Accounting Director with annual budget preparation, audit coordination, and tax filings
• Collaborate with the Accounting Director to ensure timely completion of audited financial statements
• Provide training and ongoing development for accounting staff, including system and software training
• Respond to inquiries regarding financial results, reporting, and special projects as requested by leadership
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties to maintain strong internal controls while aligning responsibilities with staff capabilities and deadlines
• Support the development and implementation of process improvements and enhanced workflows
• Maintain and update the accounting policies and procedures manual annually
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Other responsibilities:
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Foster positive and collaborative working relationships across departments
• In the absence of the Accounting Director, assume responsibility for ensuring continuity of financial and accounting operations


Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• Minimum of five (5) years of accounting experience in non-profit organization
• Demonstrated experience supervising staff and managing accounting operations
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, purchasing, general ledger reporting, and problem solving
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge preferred
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• CPA preferred

Additional Details:
Pay Range: $101,547 – $126,934/year, commensurate with experience
Status: Regular, Full-Time


The Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience, without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.PDN-a20aa003-8010-409f-b605-7ef8cc0a5d48
Summary: The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing all general ledger and subsidiary ledger activities, including accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, for the Saint Louis Art Museum and St. Louis Art Museum Foundation. This role ensures adherence to sound accounting practices and strong internal controls, verifies the accuracy of financial data, and supports the preparation of internal and external financial reports, including tax filings and audit documentation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Oversee the preparation and review of monthly journal entries
• Monitor and review general ledger activity to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly and annual basis
• Oversee and participate in the preparation of analysis and audit schedules
• Supervise the preparation of monthly and annual financial statements and reports
• Manage the accounting and reporting of restricted and endowment funds
• Supervise cash receipts, accounts receivable, and accounts payable operations, including oversight of assigned staff
• Review and verify coding accuracy and supporting documentation for Museum purchases
• Review and file annual IRS forms 1099 and 1042, and St. Louis City form E-6
• Perform quarterly and annual payroll and payroll tax reconciliations, ensuring alignment between the general ledger and tax filings
• Assist the Accounting Director with annual budget preparation, audit coordination, and tax filings
• Collaborate with the Accounting Director to ensure timely completion of audited financial statements
• Provide training and ongoing development for accounting staff, including system and software training
• Respond to inquiries regarding financial results, reporting, and special projects as requested by leadership
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties to maintain strong internal controls while aligning responsibilities with staff capabilities and deadlines
• Support the development and implementation of process improvements and enhanced workflows
• Maintain and update the accounting policies and procedures manual annually
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Other responsibilities:
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Foster positive and collaborative working relationships across departments
• In the absence of the Accounting Director, assume responsibility for ensuring continuity of financial and accounting operations


Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• Minimum of five (5) years of accounting experience in non-profit organization
• Demonstrated experience supervising staff and managing accounting operations
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, purchasing, general ledger reporting, and problem solving
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge preferred
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• CPA preferred

Additional Details:
Pay Range: $101,547 – $126,934/year, commensurate with experience
Status: Regular, Full-Time


The Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience, without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.PDN-a20aa003-8010-409f-b605-7ef8cc0a5d48

About Saint Louis Art Museum

The Saint Louis Art Museum collects, presents, interprets, and conserves works of art of the highest quality across time and cultures; educates, inspires discovery, and elevates the human spirit; preserves a legacy of artistic achievement for the people of St. Louis and the world; and engages, includes, and represents the full diversity of the St. Louis community supporting it. The Saint Louis Art Museum was founded in 1879, at the close of a decade that saw the establishment of art museums in great cities across the eastern half of the United States. What began as a collection of assorted plaster casts, electrotype reproductions, and other examples of good design in various media rapidly gave way to a great and varied collection of original works of art spanning five millennia and six continents. Today the quality and breadth of the Museum’s collection secure for it a place among the very best institutions of its kind.

The Saint Louis Art Museum seeks to build and maintain a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our community and strongly encourages applications from candidates of color. The Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience, without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

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