Reports to:?? ?? Controller

Salary Range: $60,000 - $80,000

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Summary of Duties:? The staff accountant handles day-to-day transaction processing related to payroll and accounts payable.? In addition, the staff accountant assists the Controller and/or VP-Finance/CFO with certain human-resources matters (new employee documentation, benefits enrollments, personnel files).

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Essential Duties, Responsibilities, Functions:

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• Payroll administration duties:
• Maintain payroll-processing calendar, ensuring that distributions are made within the time frames specified in collective bargaining agreements
• Review payroll information for mathematical accuracy, conformity with terms of collective bargaining agreements and sick/vacation reporting??
• Enter payroll data for singers, instrumentalists, stagehands, and administrative staff
• Provide Controller with payroll proofs and obtain sign-off before printing checks or direct-deposit files
• Post direct-deposit files to the Master Chorale’s commercial bank
• Schedule payroll tax deposits with the Internal Revenue Service and Employment Development Department
• Prepare quarterly state (DE 9) and federal (941) tax returns and submit to Controller for approval
• Prepare W-2’s, submit to Controller and, upon approval, ensure timely dissemination to employees and taxing authorities

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• Human resources support:
• Maintain Master Chorale personnel files and records
• Oversee on-boarding process for new staff, including:

• Managing pre-hiring communications (welcome letter, benefits information package, handbook)
• Preparing office space and obtaining equipment as needed

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• Administer benefits for administrative staff, including:

• Providing benefit program information to staff.
• Handling enrollments, cancellations and change requests.
• Remitting retirement plan deductions, ensuring timely payment

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• Incoming checks processing:

• Maintain log of incoming checks and process deposits at least weekly using remote check deposit equipment
• Distribute copies of incoming checks to appropriate personnel
• For checks received that aren’t recorded in Tessitura, complete a cash receipts coding form and provide to Controller

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• Payables administration duties

• Collect receipts and expense coding forms from holders of corporate credit cards
• Prepare expense coding sheets for landlord invoices and recurring monthly vendor charges (equipment, insurance, etc.)
• Distribute invoices to appropriate personnel in other departments for payment approval
• Enter credit-card coding data, expense sheets and invoices into the payables module of the accounting system
• Prepare 1099’s, submit to Controller and, upon approval, ensure timely dissemination to vendors and taxing authorities

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QUALIFICATIONS

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• Organized and able to set priorities
• Able to handle large numbers of transactions while maintaining attention to detail
• Comfort working in a shared-resource role and working with team members
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Discretion working with sensitive and private personnel information

• A passion for the mission and aspirations of the Master Chorale and an ability to eloquently articulate the organization’s mission, values, achievements, potential, and future goals to internal and external audiences

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Please email cover letter and resume to: jobs@.... No phone calls, please.