Staff Accountant - Payables

Position: Staff Accountant – Accounts Payable

Classification: Regular, Full-Time

Pay Basis: Full-Time/Non-Exempt

Salary: $55,000 - $68,000

Reports to: Controller

Location: NYC Hybrid (3 days/week in the NYC midtown office)

ABOUT NEW 42:

THE ORGANIZATION

Building on the foundation of seven historic theaters, The New 42nd Street (New 42) is a leading performing arts nonprofit whose mission is to make extraordinary performing arts a vital part of everyone’s life from the earliest years onward. Led by President & CEO, Russell Granet, New 42 engages a wide diversity of New York City youth, artists, educators, and audiences through the New Victory Theater’s stage presentations from around the world, award-winning education and youth employment programs, New Victory LabWorks, an incubator for new works, and state-of-the-art rehearsal studio spaces for New York City’s creative community.

We believe that representation matters both on the stage and behind the scenes and seek employees who feel the same. We also know that creative people often come with non-traditional resumes and experience; if you believe you’d be a great fit here, please don’t count yourself out—we want to hear from you! Read more below on how to apply.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Controller, the Staff Accountant - AP processes payable transactions, reviews and analyzes accounts including expense, accounts payable, bank accounts, and corporate credit card accounts.

The Staff Accountant also maintains proper record retention, updates monthly audit schedules, and performs other duties as assigned by the Controller.

Primary Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Process invoices for payment each week
• Review invoices and purchase orders to ensure appropriate approvals and coding
• Enter invoices and payments into NetSuite software
• Review bank accounts daily and research bank debits
• Maintain vendor files and New 42 Contracts
• Manage Corporate American Express account - verify coding, receipts and approvals
• Respond to vendor inquiries
• Annual 1099 reporting
• Reconcile accounts payable, pre-paid expenses, petty cash and the corporate credit card account
• Assist Controller with monthly, quarterly, and year-end closes
• Communicate with staff in all departments on a regular basis

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration
• Minimum of 2-3 years of accounting experience
• Expertise in accounts payable/expense recognition principles
• Experience with journal entries and account analysis
• Nonprofit experience desired, preferably with an arts or cultural institution
• Experience with NetSuite a plus
• Good communication and collaboration skills with all levels of staff

We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic, dependable, organized and have excellent time management skills. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are a must. The Staff Accountant - AP is an integral part of the Finance Team and works closely with other departments.

Compensation and Benefits:

Be a part of this leading non-profit performing arts organization that is committed to empowering young people, artists and educators through the performing arts. In addition to a competitive salary, New 42 offers a strong employee benefit package which includes comprehensive Health Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, 403B Retirement Plan, Employee Pension, and Paid Time Off.

To Apply:

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New 42 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind: New 42 is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants and to administer all employment decisions regardless of race, color, creed, religion sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital and civil partnership/union status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, alienage or citizenship status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state or local law.