About the Job: 

As the Accounting Associate at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens you will be making a daily impact toward the mission of Hillwood. Recording cash received from our Museum Gift Shop and Admission Teams and with accurate and timely journal entries ensure Hillwood can be a place of inspiration to our 100,000 annual visitors.  The Accounting Associate partners with our Grant Manager to track spending and create reports. This role also works closely with our Museum Gift Shop on inventory management.

The Accounting Associate works on a small Finance team that is located on our 24-acre campus in NW D.C. Working closely, in-person creates opportunities to assist the others on the team and keeps communication open. 

About You:

You’ve been in accounting roles long enough to understand the level of detail and care that has to be put into journal entries to ensure accuracy.  You have years of experience receiving and properly recording cash. You are skilled at communicating with staff to ensure forms are completed properly and include necessary backup. You take pride in error free accounting entries. You are a pro at preparing bank deposits. Your experience with MIP or other Sage software allows you to quickly create needed reports. Living in Excel allows you have accurate spreadsheets and reports for deposits.  You have the willingness to receive and act upon, as well as provide, constructive feedback in the pursuit of excellence. 

About Us: 

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is deeply committed to fostering a positive, inclusive and engaging workplace where all voices are heard and where staff and visitors of all backgrounds can be inspired by the life of our founder Marjorie Merriweather Post.

We Offer: 

• A fabulous work culture that inspires your best work. 
• Flexibility with a hybrid work environment. 
• Support for career development with internal and external opportunities to learn and grow. 
• Our most popular medical plan has an upfront deductible of $1,500 per year for a single coverage and $3,000 per year for dependent/family coverage with a Health Savings Account (HSA) tied to the plan. 
  
  • Hillwood will contribute up to $1500 annually into your HSA if you elect single coverage or up to $3000 annually if you elect dependent/family coverage for the 2022 plan year prorated based on the effective month of your coverage. 
  •  Employee contribution rates for medical plans are based on the coverage level selected at the employee’s base annualized salary. Essentially, those with higher salaries pay more for their medical coverage. The maximum employee contribution is $170 per biweekly payroll, most employees pay much less for medical insurance. 
• Retirement Savings Plan. Hillwood matches up to 3% with a discretionary match (up to 2% or more). The Hillwood contribution is 100% vested upon reaching three years of service.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment, short & long term insurance at no cost to the employee. 
• Flexible spending account for dependent care. 
• Metro commuter benefits of up to $100 per month. 
• Best in class paid time off – new hires accrue up to 3 weeks of vacation during the calendar year, new hires also receive 80 hours of paid sick leave each year and 11 paid holidays. 
• Mental wellness support.
• Discounts in the shop and Merriweather Café.
• Free admission to the museum and festival days.
• Casual Monday.
• Free on-site parking.

Hillwood is seeking applicants from all backgrounds and educational levels to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage people who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color and people with marginalized identities to apply for open positions. We strive to make the hiring process as accessible as possible. Please do not hesitate to share what will make the process best for you. We cannot guarantee all accommodations; our team will make accommodations where possible with sufficient notice. When sending your resume to staffing-fin@hillwoodmuseum.org  please let us know of any accommodations you may find helpful while engaging in our process.

View the position description here: Accounting Associate position description

This position is compensated at $25.50/hr. Please visit our website www.hillwoodmuseum.org for more information on this and other career opportunities.