Financial Controller / Bookkeeper

WELL-ESTABLISHED CHELSEA GALLERY SEEKING Freelance FINANCIAL CONTROLLER/ BOOKKEEPER WITH GALLERY EXPERIENCE
2-3 days a week, $75-85/hr, based on experience
(The current Financial Controller will be continuing through Dec 2025 but looking for someone to start no later than September 2025 so they can be fully integrated)

Finance & HR
• Bookkeeping (A/R, A/P): bill payments, invoicing, payables on sales, and reconciling bank and credit card statements, cash flow, sales tax filing
• HR functions: on-board and off-board employees and contractors, administer benefits, set up payroll via ADP,  track employee PTO, be accessible to the team as needed.
• Budgets and budget projections
• Liaise with insurance brokers for policy renewals, annual workers comp audit, annual disability report and reconciliation
• Conduct vendor research and communication as needed
• Update Art database
• Meet with Gallery President review gallery finances and provide reports and analyses as needed, get approvals for payments
• Meet with and prepare material for accountant, tax prep, supply 1099 data
• Track inventory

Qualifications:
• At least 5 years bookkeeping/accounting experience in a gallery
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, and follow through
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Appreciation for working in a diverse, idealistic and engaged team
• Strong tech literacy and comfort working with an arts database; QBs and Excel proficient

Send resume and a cover letter which conveys to us who you are by 8/22 to accounts@rosengallery.com