Bookkeeper

Job Title: Bookkeeper

Department: Finance

Reports to: Deputy Director

FLSA Status: Part-time, non-exempt; approximately 5-10 hours per week one to two days weekly.

Work location: The Washington Chorus, 945 G Street NW #211, Washington DC 20001. (One block from Metro Center station.) This position may work remotely as necessary.

Compensation: $35/hour

Benefits: This position is not benefits-eligible

Position Summary:

The bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining the organization's financial records and supporting all staff with processing payables and receivables. The bookkeeper is responsible for day-to-day bookkeeping procedures, such as journal entries, processing invoices and deposits, and monitoring bank accounts, as well as month-end procedures including account reconciliations and assisting with preparation of financial statements and reports.

Essential functions:

• Performing fundamental accounting procedures (such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger maintenance)
• Supporting staff in vendor management and financial recordkeeping
• Preparing draft financial statements for monthly review
• Reconciling general ledger and banking accounts monthly
• Communicating with third parties to address outstanding issues (unpaid invoices, etc.)
• Providing other accounting assistance and support as requested

Competencies:

• Communication proficiency, including excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Technical proficiency, including use of QuickBooks Online accounting software and web-based applications: Patron Manager (Salesforce), Bill, Paychex, Stripe
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Credibility and integrity

Qualifications and requirements:

• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience in accounting or finance
• Two or more years of bookkeeping experience to include QuickBooks Online and MS Excel.

Work environment

This position operates in a professional office environment with moderate noise. This organization is fully committed to equal employment opportunity, maximum utilization of all employees, and employment and advancement regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Other duties and functions

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

To apply:

Please submit a brief cover letter (no longer than one page) and resume via email to Emma Moores, Deputy Director, at emma@thewashingtonchorus.org

Position opens for applications: January 24, 2025

Position closes: February 28, 2025

Ideal start date: early to mid-March, 2025

About The Washington Chorus:

The Washington Chorus (TWC) is one of the foremost symphonic choruses in the nation. Noted for the superb artistry of its performances and recordings of the entire range of the choral repertoire, TWC is widely recognized as a cultural leader in the nation’s capital.

A three-time nominated and two-time Grammy Award winner, the 220-voice Washington Chorus presents an annual series at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, regularly performs at the invitation of the National Symphony Orchestra, and appears annually at the Music Center at Strathmore in Maryland and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia.

TWC was the first major Washington area chorus to be founded independent of a church or college. In 1961 Hugh Hayward, a medical doctor and classically trained musician, founded the Oratorio Society of Montgomery County, which became known as the Oratorio Society of Washington, and is now celebrated under the name of The Washington Chorus. In 1971, Robert Shafer succeeded Hayward as music director, leading the chorus for more than three decades with great distinction, including two Grammy Awards. From 2008–2017 Julian Wachner led the organization with education and innovation at the forefront of his programs. Christopher Bell brought unparalleled attention to precision and clarity to the ensemble with his trademark flair during his tenure as Artistic Director from 2017 to 2020. The Chorus' fifth Artistic Director Eugene Rogers is widely regarded as one of the most acclaimed next-generation conductors and musical thought leaders today working at the intersection of classical music and social change.

Chorus America, the national association for choruses, has honored The Washington Chorus with the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence and the ASCAP Alice Parker Award, which recognizes a chorus programming significant, recently-composed music that expands the mission of the chorus and challenges audiences in new ways. Other awards include the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for the live-performance recording of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem and a 1996 Grammy Award for John Corigliano’s Of Rage and Remembrance with the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leonard Slatkin.

TWC has appeared at the invitation of leading orchestras including the National Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. TWC is proud to have sung with the NSO in more than 300 performances, under the direction of many of the world’s greatest conductors, including Gianandrea Noseda, Christoph Eschenbach, Leonard Slatkin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Neville Marriner, Kent Nagano, Marin Alsop, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Andrew Davis, and many others.

TWC has sung for numerous prestigious events throughout its history— inaugurations, papal visits, with the Rolling Stones during their 50th anniversary tour, and at the White House in 2013 and 2014 for the President and First Lady.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 10 per week

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20001

Salary : $35