Association Of Zoos & Aquariums is hiring: Staff Accountant in Bridgeport

The Connecticut Zoological Society - Staff Accountant

Job Title: Staff Accountant

Department: Finance & Accounting

Reports to: Director of Finance & Accounting

Location: Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport, CT

Employment Type: Non-exempt; Full Time

Schedule/Hours: Monday through Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Salary: $55,000.00-$65,000.00

Overview

The Beardsley Zoo is seeking a Staff Accountant to become an integral member of its financial and business operations team. The Zoo is embarking on a multi-year plan to expand its exhibits for an engaging guest experience and to grow its outreach through on-site and off-site workshops, classes, and training. This new position will be responsible for providing strong transactional support to the Senior Staff Accountant in key areas such as revenue recording, disbursement processing, vendor management, and bank reconciliation.

Position Summary

The Beardsley Zoo is seeking a Staff Accountant to become an integral member of its financial and business operations team. The Zoo is embarking on a multi-year plan to expand its exhibits for an engaging guest experience and to grow its outreach through on-site and off-site workshops, classes, and training. This new position will be responsible for providing strong transactional support to the Senior Staff Accountant in key areas such as revenue recording, disbursement processing, vendor management, and bank reconciliation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Specific Short-Term Responsibilities:

• Secure invoice receipt, sign-off, uploading into QB and maintaining vendor files
• Administer scheduled check runs
• Promptly prepare monthly bank and investment account reconciliations, and intra-account journal entries for review by the Accounting Manager
• Prepare daily cash receipt entries for review by the Accounting Manager
• Full scope fixed asset accounting
• Full scope retail store inventory accounting
• Assist with integrating automatic updating of payroll and fixed-asset activity into QB Online
• Work with the Finance team to strengthen reconciliation procedures for all sub-ledgers
• Work with Director of Finance in Annual Budget preparation and scenario modeling
• Upload and maintain annual budget in QB Online
• Work with Director and Senior Staff Accountant in schedule preparation for annual audit

Qualifications and Requirements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• 2-5 years of accounting/finance experience.
• Thorough knowledge of general ledger accounting and account reconciliation is required.
• Intermediate to advanced skills and knowledge of Excel, as well as other Microsoft Office applications.
• Attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with QuickBooks Online is highly preferred.

How to Apply

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://beardsleyzoo.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1586135-577506.html