The Finance & Accounting Assistant, supports the Chief Financial Officer in completing bookkeeping, clerical and accounting tasks. Duties include preparing company budgets, building and assessing financial reports and managing payroll processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks.
• Train employees on the use of the Paycom system. Provide one-on-one system training when appropriate.
• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
• Ensure payroll is processed with 100% accuracy.
• Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, pay-orders, payables, receivables and purchase orders.
• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them.
• Manage payroll activities and release salaries.
• Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors and vendors.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank.
• Create daily reports for management and team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• A minimum of 3 years of accounting experience
• Extensive knowledge in financial systems such as Black Baud and MIP
• Knowledge and experience as a user of the Paycom system a plus
• Previous exposure to or experience in the education sector a plus.
• Previous experience in banking a plus
• Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel & Google Suite
• Experience utilizing excel for imports and exports of data with ability to perform moderately complex tasks, such as working with large data sets, pivot tables and completing formulas.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with demonstrated ability to work well under tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• Actively demonstrates confidentiality, tact, and discretion in preparing, disclosing, and managing information of a confidential and/or sensitive nature.

BENEFITS

This position is an outstanding opportunity for a highly experienced and motivated Finance & Accounting Assistant to assume a pivotal role in a highly respected organization. As such, compensation for this role is competitive. The starting salary is $60,000 and up, commensurate with candidate's experience.

• Employer paid medical insurance, dental and vision insurance, long/short-term disability, and life insurance.
• Vacation, PTO, and holidays
• Matching 403(b)
• Educational assistance/reimbursement

If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity and would like to know more about working at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, apply today!