JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Accounting Manager
DEPARTMENT: Finance
REPORTS TO: General Manager / CFO
PREPARED DATE: January 21, 2015
SUMMARY
Reporting to the General Manager / CFO, the Accounting Manager is responsible for ensuring appropriate accounting control procedures and preparing accurate and timely financial reports.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The Accounting Manager’s specific responsibilities include:
Finance and Accounting
· Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations and journal entries
· Distribute transaction detail reports to departments for review
· Prepare monthly general ledger account reconciliations and journal entries
· Ensure Development and Ticket Sales revenue are properly documented and recorded
· Reconcile GL revenue and receivable accounts to Tessitura (DTC’s ticketing and donation software)
· Process cash receipts, maintain daily cash log, and make bank deposits
Annual Financial Processes
· Serve as audit team contact for documentation requests
· Serve as tax team’s primary contact for Dallas Theater Center and Dallas Theater Center Endowment Fund Form 990 tax return preparation
· Manage fiscal year end closing
Other Duties
· Maintain Finance Department’s budget/forecast model
· Prepare financials for grant proposals and industry requests (TCG, LORT, NAMT, other)
· Attend Finance Committee meetings and prepare meeting minutes
· Attend Dallas Theater Center staff and company meetings
· Other special projects and miscellaneous duties as needed
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:
· Strong Microsoft Excel and computer skills with proficiency in MS Office applications
· Knowledge of the principles and practices of accounting (GAAP) with the ability to evaluate and apply the rules related to basic accounting principles
· Understanding of general ledger and chart of accounts
· Experience with accounting systems, Blackbaud FinancialEdge preferred
· Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
· Organizational ability and attention to detail
· Ability to complete a large volume of work with a high degree of accuracy
· Self-motivation with the ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks simultaneously while understanding immediate needs for accomplishing urgent matters
· Professional, courteous manner, high energy, and an eager, positive attitude
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
At least three to four years of accounting experience. Non-profit accounting experience preferred. CPA certification, experience with Blackbaud and Tessitura, experience working in a theater environment are a plus.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree. Emphasis in Accounting, Business, or Finance preferred.
COMPENSATION
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience and excellent benefits package and will be provided. Send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to: .
Dallas Theater Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
ABOUT DALLAS THEATER CENTER: One of the leading regional theaters in the country, Dallas Theater Center (DTC) performs to an audience of more than 125,000 North Texas residents annually. Founded in 1959, DTC is now a resident company of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and presents its Mainstage season at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, designed by REX/OMA, Joshua Prince-Ramus and Rem Koolhaas. DTC also presents productions at its original home, the Kalita Humphreys Theater, the only freestanding theater designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright. The mission of DTC is to engage, entertain and inspire our diverse community by creating experiences that stimulate new ways of thinking and living. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty and Managing Director Heather Kitchen, DTC produces a seven-play subscription of classics, musicals and new plays and an annual production of “A Christmas Carol;” extensive education programs including Project Discovery, Summer Stage and partnerships with Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; and community outreach efforts including leading the DFW Foote Festival and collaborations with the Dallas Holocaust Museum, North Texas Food bank and Dallas Black Dance Theater. For more information visit www.DallasTheaterCenter.org.