John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Accounting Manager (candidates with up to Controller level experience are encouraged to apply – title will be commensurate with experience)
Position Description
Created in 1925 by Senator Simon and Olga Guggenheim in memory of their son John Simon Guggenheim,
the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation offers Fellowships to exceptional artists, writers,
scholars, and scientists in pursuit of scholarship in any field of knowledge and creation in any
art form under the freest possible conditions. Fellowships are awarded through an annual
competition open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada.
Since its establishment, the Foundation has granted nearly $400 million in Fellowships to over
18,000 artists, scientists, and scholars, among whom are more than 125 Nobel laureates, members of
all the national academies, winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Fields Medal, Turing Award, Bancroft
Prize, National Book Award, and other internationally recognized honors.
The Foundation is seeking an Accounting Manager to manage the general ledger, prepare for the
annual internal audit, maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and support
the Chief Financial Officer and Associate Treasurer with other projects. (Candidates with up to
Controller level experience are encouraged to apply. The title will be commensurate with
experience.) This position reports to the CFO.
You will be expected to work primarily on-site in New York City Mondays through Fridays from 9:00
AM to 5:00 PM, with occasional extra hours. You will be paid between $90,000 and $115,000 annually,
title and salary will be commensurate with skills and experience – candidates from Accountant to
Controller level experience are encouraged to apply.
The Foundation provides a generous benefits package including fully paid medical/ dental/vision
premiums, a pension, 401(k) contributions, and paid time off.
Responsibilities & Duties
Accounting
• Prepare and review journal entries
• Maintain internal controls
• Lead monthly and annual close
• Lead audit preparation and liaise with external auditors
• Research accounting questions for compliance with GAAP
Treasury
• Help manage cash flow
• Help prepare monthly bank reconciliations for CFO review
Accounts Payable/Receivable
• Review and prepare invoices for approval and payment
• Prepare fellowship and other program payments
• Deposit fundraising revenue
• Periodically reconcile fundraising revenue with advancement team
• Manage credit card bookkeeping and reconciliations
Compliance
• Create and maintain a compliance calendar
• File taxes and other annual required reporting
• Stay abreast of current regulations and implement compliance procedures as needed
Human Resources
• Prepare payroll
• Assist the CFO and Associate Treasurer in managing benefits
• File 1099s
• Prepare Actuary Data for Pension and Retiree Health Plan valuations
Other
• Handle special projects as directed by the Chief Financial Officer
• Other duties as assigned
We are seeking candidates with experience from Accountant to Controller level.
Necessary Qualifications
• Excellent analytical, technological, communication and organizational skills
• Bachelor’s degree
• Advanced excel skills
• Familiarity with the unique needs of academic, art, and cultural organizations and/or foundations
• Affinity for the fields in which the Foundation offers fellowships
Preferred Qualifications
• CPA or CPA candidate
• Experience with investment accounting
• Experience with non-profit finance and compliance
• Experience managing vendors
• Public accounting experience
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, military or veteran
status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local
law.
At the Guggenheim Foundation we believe in free inquiry, intellectual autonomy, and the work of
individuals. Since 1925, the Foundation’s singular mission has been to support artists, writers,
scholars, and scientists at the highest level of achievement. Guggenheim Fellowships help these
exceptional individuals do the work they were meant to do, under the freest possible conditions.
The Foundation centers the talents and instincts of the Fellows, whose passions often have broad
and immediate impact. For example, Zora Neale Hurston wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God in 1936
with the support of a Guggenheim Fellowship and dedicated it to the Foundation’s first president,
Henry Allen Moe. Photographer Robert Frank’s seminal book, The Americans, was the product of a
cross-country tour supported by two Guggenheim Fellowships. The accomplishments of other early
Fellows like Jacob Lawrence, Rachel Carson, James Baldwin, Martha Graham, and Linus Pauling also
demonstrate the strength of the Foundation’s core values and the power and impact of its approach.
If you feel you meet the requirements and your values align with the Foundation’s, please apply by
sending a resume to search@gf.org with the subject line: Accounting Manager
Applications will be accepted from April 2, 2025 until April 27, 2025.
Candidates who advance to second and third round interviews will be compensated for their time with
a small stipend.
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