Staff Accountant and Analyst

The National Building Museum inspires curiosity about the world we design and build.

We are a private non-profit institution that transforms understanding of the history and impact of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and design. The National Building Museum educates, entertains, and engages people about the built environment and challenges them to advocate for a sustainable and equitable future.

Position Description

Reporting to the Controller and working closely with the Accounting Assistant, the Staff Accountant will be an integral part of the Finance team for the Museum. The position will be responsible for accounts receivable, accounts payable, accurately recording transactions, accruals, bookkeeping and tracking grants. Staff Accountant and Analyst supports the Controller in monthly close, prepares financial analysis and reporting on a quarterly basis, and performs other duties as assigned.

The Museum is in the process of switching accounting systems from Traverse to NetSuite and uses Altru and XTrulink for the Museum’s earned income and tracking our contributed revenue.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Works independently on routine and assigned bookkeeping and accounting tasks.
• Compiles all accounts receivable, recording transactions, coding revenue and expenses and preparing bi-monthly payments of invoices.
• Processes all accounts payable in accordance with NBM’s accounting policy.
• Process earned income and contributed revenue, ensuring accurate reporting.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Supporting the Development Department in processing, tracking, and reporting grant and foundation contributed revenue.
• Data entry: Ensuring records and data moved from Traverse to NetSuite are accurate and complete.
• Financial Analysis: Interprets cash flow, provides strategic insights, and delivers data quarterly and upon request to help drive critical business decisions.
• Leverage accounting software and other IT systems to effectively perform duties.
• Delivers with timelines, accuracy, completeness, and effectively, to the highest ethical standards, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for non-profit entities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum four years of accounting or bookkeeping experience to include but not limited to: double-entry accounting (debits, credits), and reconciliations; understands the chart of accounts, trial balance, and balance sheet.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, Teams and standard office equipment.
• Experience with NetSuite; experience in Traverse a bonus.
• Knowledge of PowerBI, NetSuite Analytics Warehouse, or other data analytics tools a significant plus
• Experience in non-profit and/or grant accounting.
• Demonstrated experience of accounting theory and practices for non-profits desired.
• Represents the Museum in a professional manner to all customers, vendors, and internal personnel.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment background screening.
• Workday is M-F from 9:00 to 5:30 pm, in office M, W, Th and work from home Tu and Fr.  
• Sense of humor is a must, appreciation of architecture, design and the building arts a plus! 

What We Offer

Full-time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• 403 (b) plan with match.
• Generous PTO policy.
• 11 paid company holidays.
• Museum Shop discounts.
• Free on-site parking.

The National Building Museum is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and prospective employees without discrimination based upon race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, personal appearance, sexual orientation, political affiliation, disability, or any other category protected by law. The policy applies to all aspects of employment with NBM, including but not limited to recruitment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training and development, access to facilities, discipline, separation of employment and other terms and conditions of employment.