Position: Staff Accountant
Department: Finance
Role Overview: The Staff Accountant is a critical member of the accounting team. Reporting to the Senior Accountant, this position focuses on supporting our accounting team with financial operations. They will be supporting with everything from journal entries and 990 filings, to preparing the month-end general ledger close activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), at least one year of practical experience in accounting, and a strong desire to learn & grow their skills.
What you'll get to do here:
- Perform various balance sheet and Income Statement analyses for month-end and year-end closings.
- Journal entry preparation.
- Assist in the preparation of the 990 and 990T fillings.
- Reconcile multiple bank accounts.
- Provide support for the year-end audit.
- Prepare month-end general ledger close activities including accrual, prepaid, and adjusting entries.
- Assist senior accountants with all financial operations.
- Respond to special projects and ad-hoc requests from the Controller and Assistant Controller.
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You'll be a fit if you bring:
- Bachelor's degree with a focus in accounting is preferred. At least one year of experience performing accounting functions is required.
- Strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
- Impeccable organization and time-management skills.
- Collaborative spirit and strong communication skills.
- Expert knowledge of Excel (VLookups, PivotTables etc.)
- NetSuite experience is preferred but not required.
What is Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) is the world's leading performing arts center in the heart of New York City. In these times of heightened anxiety and vigilance, we are holding on to the important role the arts play in our lives: they nourish our hearts and minds, teach us valuable lessons and critical skills, and help us create community. We are resolved not to lose sight of what connects us, and we hope you will consider joining our talented, diverse team.
We are:
1. The manager of the Lincoln Center Campus.
-We are part of 16 acres of activity and one of eleven amazing resident organizations
2. A leading Arts Presenter.
-We curate a number of series showcasing music, dance, and theater
3. An Education Hub.
-We have reached 20 million students, educators, principals, and community members
Who are our people?
Lincoln Center is a diverse team of dreamers, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who use unique platforms in the heart of New York City and beyond to advocate for the transformative impact of artistic experiences.
Lincoln Center People imagine and create in concert with this mission by founding President John D. Rockefeller III - "The arts are not for the privileged few, but for the many. Their place is not on the periphery of daily life, but at its center."
Lincoln Center welcomes applicants from all sectors who agilely solve problems, show up as they are, and can't stop innovating.
What's the news?
Highlights from the Summer Season
- Celebrating Art, Community, and Resilience Post-COVID: Summer for the City Returns to New York For A Second Year
- Vibrating Haptic Suits Give Deaf People a New Way to Feel Live Music
- The True Winners and Losers of the Las Culturistas Culture Awards
- Her Symphony Reclaims an Ancestral Story, and Classical Music
Campus Happenings
- Lincoln Center Names Conductor for Reimagined Mostly Mozart Orchestra
- Henry Timms Wants to Tear Down Walls at Lincoln Center
- Lincoln Center Presents to Continue This Winter/Spring With Expanded Free and Choose-What-You-Pay Performances
- The 2024 Tony Awards Will Be Hosted at Lincoln Center
Legacies of San Juan Hill
- Before Lincoln Center, San Juan Hill Was a Vibrant Black Community
- Lincoln Center Launches San Juan Hill Project Digital Hub To Remember the Lost Urban Neighborhood
- Lincoln Center lanza plataforma para rescatar la cultura de un barrio negro
Who is our President and CEO?
Henry Timms is the co-founder of #GivingTuesday and the co-author of New Power.
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