Senior Sales Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Pace is a leading international art gallery representing some of the most influential artists and estates of the 20th and 21st centuries, founded by Arne Glimcher in 1960. Holding decades-long relationships with Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Agnes Martin, Louise Nevelson, and Mark Rothko, Pace has a unique history that can be traced to its early support of artists central to the Abstract Expressionist and Light and Space movements. Now in its seventh decade, under the leadership of CEO Marc Glimcher and President Samanthe Rubell, the gallery continues to nurture its longstanding relationships with its legacy artists and estates while also making an investment in the careers of contemporary artists, including Torkwase Dyson, Loie Hollowell, Robert Nava, Adam Pendleton, and Marina Perez Simão. Pace advances its mission to support its artists and share their visionary work with audiences and collectors around the world through its exhibitions of both 20th century and contemporary art and scholarly projects from its imprint Pace Publishing. Today, the gallery has eight public locations globally, including New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, Seoul, and Tokyo, as well as private offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Geneva.

The Senior Sales Accountant is a member of a collaborative team with a focus on revenue accounting and serves as a business partner to dealer’s sales offices. The position will take on a broad range of responsibilities related to accounts receivables, sales, art purchasing journal entries; reporting cash receipts in multiple currencies and making entries directly into the gallery ERP system; reconciliation of trial balance accounts including sales, sales tax, receivables, inventory, artist production and artist payables; reviewing and generating corresponding entries for recognizing sales according to GAAP; reporting sales to management; completing sales reports of gallery sales for artists; review of / revisions to customer statements and support to dealer’s offices of customer account information. The position requires attention to detail and is responsible for publishing reports ready to go outside the gallery to artists, consignors and clients.

Requirements

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Review, release and post entries for sales, consignment, commission and inventory purchases, etc.
• Generate and review artist’s monthly/quarterly consignor/sales reports
• Work closely with colleagues to complete month end closing process, including posting of journal entries, preparation of account analyses
• Support midyear audit reviews and international year end audits
• Assist in the creation of new reporting capabilities
• Generate monthly state sales tax schedules for review, submission and payment
• Prepare and document and update policies and procedures, as needed
• Assist in generating, analyzing and correctly reporting weekly sales to management
• Assist and support international sales accounting teams in their duties and with Global review of the month end sales close
• Other ad-hoc projects as needed

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• 7+ years of relevant accounting experience
• Experience with a middle-market or high-end accounting program; Sage Intacct a plus
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel with a strong emphasis on combining and using higher functions including SUMIF, INDEX-MATCH & PIVOT TABLES
• Must be a team player with excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with all management levels
• Strong service provider abilities and willingness to support other offices
• Pro-active mindset and takes initiative to solve issues
• A collaborative working style and willingness to accept direct accountability
• Detail-oriented, analytical and has strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Enthusiasm for assisting in process improvements and challenging the status quo

Benefits

Salary range is $80,000 to $100,000 depending on experience.

In addition to an active and progressive work environment, Pace Gallery offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) plan with a company match, medical flexible spending and commuter benefit accounts. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and offer a generous time-off policy.

Pace Gallery is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status.