TITLE: Accounting Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Finance
REPORTS TO: Controller
TYPE OF POSITION: Full-time, non-exempt

Scope of Position:
Responsible for processing accounts payable, payroll, and other accounting and financial support as needed

Specific Duties:
Accounts Payable
• Open, sort and distribute incoming invoices to approving authorities
• Enter approved and coded invoices into Financial Edge accounting system
• Process weekly check run, match to invoices and submit to authorized signers
• Mail checks and file documents in vendor files
• Process and record approved wire transfers
• Research invoice issues from vendors and internal departments
• Prepare AP aging reports for review by Controller and auditors
• Prepare Form 1099 reports annually

Payroll Processing
• Collect time sheets and review for approvals, coding, and completeness
• Collect salary and benefit adjustments
• Record time and adjustments in ADP payroll system
• Resolve payroll issues from employees and internal departments
• Process manual payroll transactions as required
• Oversee payment of 403(b) and 457 plan contributions
• Support payroll tax reporting, W-2 issuance, workers comp audits, etc

Financial Analysis
• Manage corporate credit card accounts, collecting expense reports with receipts
• Manage employee advances, reimbursements, and offsets
• Track suspense account (GL #1270) to assure transactions clear properly
• Calculate monthly sales tax liability, and process approved payment
• Reconcile prepaid expense balances (insurance, contracts, FSA, dependent care, etc), payables (wages, FICA, 403B, sales tax, etc), and accrued expenses
• Manage various projects and assignments as directed, include monthly financial reporting, annual audits, and annual tax/statutory filings

Qualifications:
• Accounting education or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Excel
• Knowledge of accounting software (Blackbaud preferred)
• Knowledge of ADP payroll system and software
• High degree of integrity, and discretion with confidential information
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work as a team player



Back to Employment Page


 
 
Home | Shop | Join Us | Press | Contact Us
The Museum | Collection | Exhibition | Contemporary |Music | Education | Calendar | Information
Privacy Policy
© Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Boston MA 02115
Information 617 566 1401 Box Office 617 278 5156