Senior Accountant

Schedule:

Full-time; 35 hours/5 days a week The Jewish Museum:

The Jewish Museum is an art museum committed to illuminating the complexity and vibrancy of Jewish culture for a global audience. Through distinctive exhibitions and programs that present the work of diverse artists and thinkers, the Museum shares ideas, provokes dialogue, and promotes understanding. The Jewish Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of art, ceremonial objects, and media reflecting the global Jewish experience.

Located on New York City's Museum Mile, in the landmarked Warburg mansion, the Museum plays an important role among cultural institutions, challenging all forms of bigotry and discrimination and promoting understanding among diverse audiences. The Jewish Museum invites applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining the Museum in its work. For more information, please visit www.

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The Senior Accountant is a highly hands‑on role responsible for executing the organization’s core accounting functions, including the monthly close process, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, revenue activity, payroll and benefits accounting, and audit support. This individual owns key accounting processes end to end and must be comfortable working independently, managing deadlines, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring accuracy across the general ledger.

In addition to performing advanced accounting work, the Senior Accountant works closely with the Controller in a preparer/reviewer model, providing accurate, complete, and audit‑ready work papers that support timely review, financial reporting, quarterly closes, annual audits and decision‑making. The role also supports revenue and accounts receivable processes, audit and compliance efforts, process documentation, and cross‑functional coordination with departments such as Development, Retail, HR, and Operations.

This role is ideal for a detail‑oriented, proactive individual who can effectively manage recurring accounting responsibilities while supporting process improvements and strong internal controls.

• Prepare key components of the monthly close process including journal entries, accruals, adjustments, and supporting schedules.
• Own assigned month‑end reconciliations, including bank accounts, investment accounts, AP sub‑ledgers, AR sub‑ledgers, suspense accounts, payroll liabilities, accrued expenses, inventory, equipment leases, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare payroll and benefit‑related accounting entries for weekly and semi‑monthly payrolls, including salaries, FSA, dependent care, health contributions, transit/parking, and 403(b)/457(b) submissions.
• Maintain the month‑end close open‑items tracker, ensuring outstanding items, reconciling differences, and process issues are identified, escalated to the Controller, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Record and reconcile multiple revenue streams — including gifts, admissions, membership, retail, credit card receipts, wires, checks, and pledge receivables — ensuring accuracy, GAAP compliance, and proper coding between Salesforce and Sage Intacct; coordinate with Development as needed to support gift coding, pledge activity, reporting, invoicing, cash receipts, and AR aging.
• Support shop and retail accounting, including inventory adjustments, cost of goods sold entries, purchase voucher allocations, and related reconciliations.

• Prepare review‑ready work papers and supporting documentation for Controller review, ensuring deliverables are accurate, complete, well‑organized, and audit‑ready.
• Support the Controller with variance analysis by researching general ledger activity, investigating fluctuations, and preparing clear explanations for assigned accounts.
• Assist with audit requests in assigned areas and prepare supporting schedules and documentation for the financial statement audit, 403(b) audit, workers’ compensation audit, and other compliance reviews.

• Follow and recommend enhancements to internal controls, particularly across revenue, AR, reconciliations, and close processes; proactively identify root causes of accounting or operational issues…