Metropolitan Opera is hiring a
Payroll and Accounting Associate

Summary

The job is for a Payroll and Finance Clerk at an Opera House. Responsibilities include processing complex weekly payrolls, maintaining paid time off records, assisting with financial and accounting tasks, and providing general administrative support. Skills required are excellent mathematical skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office, one year of payroll experience, and excellent communication and organizational skills. The salary range is $48,000 - $50,000 a year.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent education required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Excellent mathematical skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (in particular, strong Excel skills)
• Minimum of one year payroll experience
• Prior experience in a union environment preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Top-notch customer service skills
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Process complex weekly payrolls for various employee groups, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and compliance with collective bargaining agreements and regulations
• Enter data for new and existing employees
• Assist with payroll-related research and analysis
• Answer inquiries on unemployment claims, employment verifications, workers’ compensation, mortgage and loan applications
• Maintain paid time off records for assigned employee groups
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, in accordance with regulations
• Provide general administrative support, including answering phones, handling walk-in traffic, and filing, as necessary
• Participate in the preparation of Payroll and Finance mailings to employees
• Provide accounting support for Finance Department including documentation review and financial analyses and reconciliations
• Assist in the follow-up and reissuance of uncashed checks
• Coordinate securely gathering banking information and setting up electronic payments, and fielding questions regarding and resolving issues with returned payments
• Assistance with other finance and accounting department tasks on a partial weekly basis

Preferred Qualifications

Opera knowledge, appreciation for the arts, and language skills a plus

Benefits

$48,000 - $50,000 a year