Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) is seeking an organized and helpful individual to support accounting needs at LCO. Ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, great with technology and have prior accounting experience. This position reports to the Director of Finance and is primarily office-based at our headquarters in Goleta, CA.
**We are open to a part-time (25-30 hour) or full-time (40 hour) employee. Please indicate preference in questionnaire.**
Duties:
- Accounts Payable
- Purchasing
- Monthly reconciliation of bank statements
- Bank transfers
- Credit card reconciliation
- Year end closing duties
- Quarterly and annual reporting
- Assisting in government grant administration and compliance
- Other administration and accounting support as needed
Qualifications and Experience:
- Two years accounting experience
- Organized & highly detailed
- Ethical & responsible
- Helpful
- Analytical and able to work independently
- Interested in using technology to improve efficiency
- Software products used: Quickbooks desktop, Google Workspace, Microsoft Word & Excel, Adobe
- Must ensure confidentiality in all financial and administrative activities
If this sounds like a match for you, please complete a short questionnaire by clicking this link, where you will also upload a PDF of your resume.
The salary range for this position is estimated to be $30 - $45/hour. Actual salary will be determined by candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. LCO offers great benefits including excellent health insurance, generous paid time off and retirement plan contributions.
About LCO
Las Cumbres Observatory is a non-profit observatory based in Goleta, CA. LCO’s global network of robotic telescopes enables astronomers to make observations 24/7. It’s always dark somewhere. Our revolutionary network can avoid bad weather, reroute around problems, and balance real-time requests from astronomers and students. Our users study exoplanets, supernovae, near-earth asteroids and much, much more. Visit us at lco.global
LCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively engaged in building and nurturing a culture that is welcoming and inclusive of people from diverse backgrounds with regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability and veteran status.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please contact us to let us know if you would like to disclose a need for accommodation in connection with the recruitment and hiring process.