Accounting Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>Powerhouse Arts (PHA) is a not-for-profit organization committed to creative expression. Located in a purpose-built facility in Brooklyn, PHA convenes an extended network of art and fabrication professionals and educators who co-create and share artistic practices vital to the well-being of artists and the communities to which they belong. PHA offers fabrication programs in ceramics, print, and public art; alongside membership studios in ceramics and at MGC Community Print Studio, textile workshop, The Alpha Workshops; and spaces for education, events, and public engagement.</p></div><p>To support this continued growth and ensure strong financial stewardship across the organization, we are seeking an Accounting Manager. This role is a key member of the Finance team, responsible for ensuring strong accounting operations, compliance, and reporting in support of Powerhouse Arts’ mission. Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, this position oversees PHA’s internal accounting activities across manufacturing, retail, café/hospitality, facility rentals, and grant-funded programs, and partners with colleagues across the organization to strengthen financial systems, reporting, and controls. PHA’s general ledger and combined financial statements are maintained by our external accounting partner; the Accounting Manager serves as the primary internal liaison to that partner, reviews the internal team’s work to ensure accurate and timely information flows to them, and supervises one direct report.</p> <p><strong>Areas of responsibility include: </strong></p> <p><strong>Accounting &amp; Financial Operations</strong></p> <ul> <li>Act as a partner to the VP of Finance and department heads, leveraging knowledge of departmental workflows to ensure strong accounting, controls, and reporting practices as new initiatives arise</li> <li>Support accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual close led by PHA’s external accounting partner, ensuring internal data is accurate, documented, and delivered on time</li> <li>Review the team’s journal entries and supporting schedules across cash and investments, payroll and benefits, receivables, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, AP and accrued expenses, deferred revenue, contributions and grants, and intercompany transactions</li> <li>Supervise accounts payable processes and implement improvements, ensuring accurate and timely payments with Finance Coordinator support</li> <li>Supervise accounts receivable processes in collaboration with revenue-generating departments and implement improvements; support follow-up for outstanding balances; ensure accurate revenue reconciliation across Stripe, Spektrix, Harvest, Shopify, Wix, Toast, check deposits, and incoming wires, with Finance Coordinator support</li> <li>Review grant agre