Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UFW Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for farm workers and immigrant communities while providing critical services. The Finance Assistant supports the Chief Financial Officer and Grants and Fiscal Compliance team by recording financial transactions, maintaining grant information, reconciling payments, preparing financial reports, and providing general clerical support.
Responsibilities
- Assist Chief Financial Officer with preparation of presentation materials of financial matters, including those of a confidential nature; prepare various reports, statistical data, and other materials as directed; prepare, format, edit, proofread, and revise written materials for accuracy
- Assist with maintaining grant information in various accounting systems including Travel and Expense (currently Concur), Accounting (currently Acumatica) and Budgeting (currently Workday)
- Reconcile monthly payments and fees (including but not limited to Merchant Store revenue, online donations)
- Maintain confidentiality of all financial data
- Plan, coordinate, and successfully execute a variety of business requests
- Prepare spreadsheets, schedules, reconciliations, and analysis including:
- Monthly balance sheets for various general ledger accounts
- Bank Reconciliations
- Trend Analysis and activity detail
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Ability and willingness to contribute to the high functioning of the Finance Team
- Ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple priorities and function independently and as a team member
- Analytical and detail oriented yet able to look at the whole picture to meet deadlines
- Ability to work with teammates in a professional and solutions-oriented manner
- A genuine interest in immigrant and farm worker rights
- Demonstrated ability to speak and write in a succinct, informative, and respectful manner such that content, expectations and timelines are clearly understood by diverse audiences
- Excellent interpersonal and business communication skills, both written and verbal and strict adherence to confidentiality
- Proficiency in Excel
- Ability to adjust quickly to constantly changing priorities with speed, precision, and accuracy
- Understanding of concepts, principles and practices of funding agency relations and compliance requirements
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, campus staff and students, government officials and their staff members, and the general public
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- At least one (1) year of Accounting education
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Must be computer literate/excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, databases, etc.)
- Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
- Must be able to meet physical demands including sitting; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; occasionally stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Must be able to work remotely and attend occasional in-person meetings in home state or elsewhere
Benefits
- Accruals of 2, 3, and 4 vacation weeks per year depending on tenure
- 16 paid holidays (includes a personal day)
- 1 mental health day per calendar year
- Paid sick days
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program for support with personal and work-related challenges
- 403(b) retirement plan with 2% employer match (providing employee meets criteria)
- 401(k) retirement plan with no employer match (providing employee meets criteria)
- Employer-sponsored pension plan
- Supplemental insurance (within 30 days of hire date)
- Professional development opportunities and access to thousands of courses
- 20% discount for immigration services through the UFW Foundation
- Many discounts, such as entertainment discounts for movie theaters, theme parks, etc. via ADP Lifemart, TicketsatWork, and UnionPlus
- This is a remote position. The incumbent will not be required to report regularly to any of our regional offices.
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