Senior Sales Accountant

Pace Gallery•New York, NY

19d•$80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Senior Sales Accountant is a member of a collaborative team with a focus on revenue accounting and serves as a business partner to dealer’s sales offices. The position will take on a broad range of responsibilities related to accounts receivables, sales, art purchasing journal entries; reporting cash receipts in multiple currencies and making entries directly into the gallery ERP system; reconciliation of trial balance accounts including sales, sales tax, receivables, inventory, artist production and artist payables; reviewing and generating corresponding entries for recognizing sales according to GAAP; reporting sales to management; completing sales reports of gallery sales for artists; review of / revisions to customer statements and support to dealer’s offices of customer account information. The position requires attention to detail and is responsible for publishing reports ready to go outside the gallery to artists, consignors and clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting
7+ years of relevant accounting experience
Experience with a middle-market or high-end accounting program; Sage Intacct a plus
Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel with a strong emphasis on combining and using higher functions including SUMIF, INDEX-MATCH & PIVOT TABLES
Must be a team player with excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with all management levels
Strong service provider abilities and willingness to support other offices
Pro-active mindset and takes initiative to solve issues
A collaborative working style and willingness to accept direct accountability
Detail-oriented, analytical and has strong problem-solving skills
Ability to work well in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Enthusiasm for assisting in process improvements and challenging the status quo

Nice To Haves

Sage Intacct a plus

Responsibilities

Review, release and post entries for sales, consignment, commission and inventory purchases, etc.
Generate and review artist’s monthly/quarterly consignor/sales reports
Work closely with colleagues to complete month end closing process, including posting of journal entries, preparation of account analyses
Support midyear audit reviews and international year end audits
Assist in the creation of new reporting capabilities
Generate monthly state sales tax schedules for review, submission and payment
Prepare and document and update policies and procedures, as needed
Assist in generating, analyzing and correctly reporting weekly sales to management
Assist and support international sales accounting teams in their duties and with Global review of the month end sales close
Other ad-hoc projects as needed