Part-time Staff Accountant

Britt Music & Arts Festival seeks a Part Time Staff Accountant to join our team.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Part Time Staff Accountant is a position that provides accounting and financial reporting support to the CFO including daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reconciliation processes and reporting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process and import daily transactions into the general ledger from ticketing system
• Monitor and clear bank transactions in QuickBooks Online
• Prepare and process accounts payable checks, staff credit card transactions, and other expenses, including artist fees and deposits
• Help with proper coding of revenue and expenditures for accurate financial reporting
• Reconcile bank and credit card accounts, along with various other balance sheet accounts as needed
• Maintain online archiving of supporting documentation for all transactions
• Help prepare schedules as requested for Britt staff
• Back up payroll process, and related benefit payments
• As a part-time member of the Britt team, attend and provide support at occasional events

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated understanding of accounting principles and practices required.
• Demonstarted proficiency in using QuickBooks Online and Advanced Excel skills is a major plus!
• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal communication, with the ability to work with a variety of personality and work styles

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This part-time non-exempt position offers a starting hourly rate in the range of $25-$30 per hour. This position will receive perks like complimentary concert tickets earned at a rate of 1 lawn ticket for every 10 hours worked with the ability to redeem up to 2 tickets per concert.

WORK SCHEDULE, ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This is a part-time, non-exempt position. As an events-driven organization, Britt’s work schedule varies depending upon the activities of the season and the day. While most positions at Britt require working many long days and weekends during the Britt Festival season, this position keeps regular office hours, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am-3pm. As such, this position is expected to work on site.

This position requires frequent computer use and the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

TO APPLY

Please submit a statement of interest and a resume to jobs@brittfest.org. Please use the subject line “Staff Accountant application – YOURLASTNAME.” Applications will be reviewed beginning February 28, 2025.

Britt Music & Arts Festival is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Britt believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All are encouraged to apply.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Mission: Britt Music & Arts Festival shares extraordinary live performances and arts education experiences that inspire discovery and build community, anchored at the Britt hill amphitheater.

Britt Music & Arts Festival is a community-based arts organization founded in 1963 in Jacksonville, Oregon. Britt provides the best in arts entertainment, engagement, and education to Southern Oregon audiences through a diverse array of live arts events: approximately 30 popular music & comedy shows, 6-7 orchestra performances, and dozens of admission-free education events each year. Recent performers include: violinists Anne Akiko Meyers and Alexi Kenney, country legend Willie Nelson, blues legend Buddy Guy, Pulitzer prize-winning composer and musician Caroline Shaw, contemporary jazz icon Norah Jones, and so many more. Britt’s programs and grounds are enjoyed by around 100,000 people each year, and we strive to serve the broadest possible community with opportunities for discovery through the arts. Britt’s primary performance venue is the amphitheater and public park known as the Britt Hill, which we steward 365 days per year.

Learn more at brittfest.org.

Britt Music & Arts Festival seeks a Part Time Staff Accountant to join our team.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Part Time Staff Accountant is a position that provides accounting and financial reporting support to the CFO including daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reconciliation processes and reporting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process and import daily transactions into the general ledger from ticketing system
• Monitor and clear bank transactions in QuickBooks Online
• Prepare and process accounts payable checks, staff credit card transactions, and other expenses, including artist fees and deposits
• Help with proper coding of revenue and expenditures for accurate financial reporting
• Reconcile bank and credit card accounts, along with various other balance sheet accounts as needed
• Maintain online archiving of supporting documentation for all transactions
• Help prepare schedules as requested for Britt staff
• Back up payroll process, and related benefit payments
• As a part-time member of the Britt team, attend and provide support at occasional events

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated understanding of accounting principles and practices required.
• Demonstarted proficiency in using QuickBooks Online and Advanced Excel skills is a major plus!
• Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal communication, with the ability to work with a variety of personality and work styles

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This part-time non-exempt position offers a starting hourly rate in the range of $25-$30 per hour. This position will receive perks like complimentary concert tickets earned at a rate of 1 lawn ticket for every 10 hours worked with the ability to redeem up to 2 tickets per concert.

WORK SCHEDULE, ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This is a part-time, non-exempt position. As an events-driven organization, Britt’s work schedule varies depending upon the activities of the season and the day. While most positions at Britt require working many long days and weekends during the Britt Festival season, this position keeps regular office hours, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am-3pm. As such, this position is expected to work on site.

This position requires frequent computer use and the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

TO APPLY

Please submit a statement of interest and a resume to jobs@brittfest.org. Please use the subject line “Staff Accountant application – YOURLASTNAME.” Applications will be reviewed beginning February 28, 2025.

Britt Music & Arts Festival is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Britt believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All are encouraged to apply.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Mission: Britt Music & Arts Festival shares extraordinary live performances and arts education experiences that inspire discovery and build community, anchored at the Britt hill amphitheater.

Britt Music & Arts Festival is a community-based arts organization founded in 1963 in Jacksonville, Oregon. Britt provides the best in arts entertainment, engagement, and education to Southern Oregon audiences through a diverse array of live arts events: approximately 30 popular music & comedy shows, 6-7 orchestra performances, and dozens of admission-free education events each year. Recent performers include: violinists Anne Akiko Meyers and Alexi Kenney, country legend Willie Nelson, blues legend Buddy Guy, Pulitzer prize-winning composer and musician Caroline Shaw, contemporary jazz icon Norah Jones, and so many more. Britt’s programs and grounds are enjoyed by around 100,000 people each year, and we strive to serve the broadest possible community with opportunities for discovery through the arts. Britt’s primary performance venue is the amphitheater and public park known as the Britt Hill, which we steward 365 days per year.

Learn more at brittfest.org.