Accounting Associate

Organization

The Cedar Cultural Center (The Cedar), Minneapolis, MN

10-12 hours/week

Operations Director

$35/hr - Independent Contractor/ 1099

Hybrid - requires 4 hrs a week in the office

The Cedar Cultural Center is a non-profit performing arts organization and all-ages music venue located in Minneapolis, MN. It is operated by a professional staff in conjunction with its board of directors, and with key assistance from a large pool of volunteers. Reflecting its location in the diverse Cedar Riverside neighborhood, the venue is known for presenting a wide variety of global roots, folk, indie, experimental, bluegrass, Americana and jazz artists, as well as artist residencies, educational programs, workshops, films, dances, comedy, and community events.

The only venue of its kind in the Midwest, The Cedar is slated to present more than 175 live performances in 2026, reaching more than 25,000 ticketbuyers. The Cedar is located in a converted, 1948 movie theater owned by the organization and is an active force in its neighborhood community as well as in the local, national, and international music scene.

The Cedar’s mission is to promote intercultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music. The Cedar is committed to artistic excellence and integrity, diversity of programming, support for emerging artists, and community outreach.

The Accounting Associate will work closely with the Operations Director and Fractional CFO. They are responsible for performing day-to-day bookkeeping functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, and other operational processes.

• Code and enter all vendor invoices and employee reimbursements into  for approval and processing; manage coding and receipt compliance for credit cards within BILL Spend & Expense.
• Enter Events checkbook settlement payments into Quickbooks
• Initiate ACH payments and send ACH payout confirmations to Events Manager and Program Director
• Maintain vendor lists in Quickbooks and
• Generate quarterly payments of performing rights agencies (BMI & ASCAP)

• Create monthly EFT Donation report for development team; work with development team to reconcile Bloomerang CRM deposits
• Audit ticketing (eTix) and merchant (Clover) payouts
• Enter cash receipts (bank deposits and EFTs) into Quick Books.
• Send out invoices as requested

• Annotate bank activity report and sort by transaction type
• Prepare show cash for deposit with Event Managers
• Process and deposit individual donations and grants received via check

• Support audit preparation
• Assist with update of financial procedure documents
  
  Assist with annual filings (990, 1042 forms)
• Prepare information needed by accountant to file MN nonresident performer tax and Federal Withholding tax forms

• Review internal show P & Ls and settlement sheets for completeness and accuracy
• Maintain physical banking materials (check and deposit slip stocks)

• 2 years previous experience with accounting, bookkeeping, financial management or other finance and HR related work.
• Proficiency with Quickbooks is necessary; experience with Divvy/ Spend & Expense helpful An exceptional level of attention to detail is required.
• Experience with Google and Microsoft office products and applications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to maintain confidential records and information.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to handle and coordinate many different tasks.
• Flexible and able to work with multiple interruptions.
• Excellent ability to communicate successfully both verbally and in writing with a wide variety of people.