Summary
Impact Ops is looking for a Finance Associate (US) to join our team. The starting salary range is $50,000 to $55,000, depending on prior experience and location. There may be flexibility in salary for exceptional candidates with significant experience.
If you’re looking for somewhere you can learn quickly, make a meaningful impact, and take ownership for a wide range of tasks, please consider applying here. The deadline to apply is 27 November EOD.
About Impact Ops
Impact Ops is an independent organization that provides operational support to high-impact nonprofits. Our services include finance, recruitment, entity setup, due diligence, ops audit, and systems implementation. We’re a “remote-first” organization with team members and clients based across the world.
We’re looking for motivated, altruistic, and optimistic people from diverse backgrounds to join us in this impactful work by providing excellent operational support to our clients.
Key responsibilities
As a Finance Associate, your key responsibilities will include:
- Creating, tracking, and maintaining budgets
- Processing payments such as invoices and expense reimbursements
- Carrying out routine bookkeeping tasks
- Supporting the finance team in day-to-day financial tasks
- Cross-referencing bank statements and accounting records with internal controls
- Ensuring compliance with the regulatory and tax requirements in the relevant jurisdictions
About you
You’ll need to have:
- 2+ years of experience in finance, budget management, or a related role
- An understanding of financial compliance and tax regulations in relevant jurisdictions, particularly for the US
- Proficiency in accounting software such as Xero, or similar tools, with a solid understanding of financial reporting and bookkeeping
You’ll also likely have:
- Experience in the nonprofit sector: You have US-specific nonprofit finance experience.
- Experience with working in diverse team environments: You’re comfortable collaborating with international teams and adapting to various cultural and professional contexts.
- An operations mindset: You’re good at identifying issues, prioritizing, generating solutions, and efficiently implementing new ideas.
- Strong attention to detail: You identify and correct small errors to ensure precision and accuracy in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
- A love of systems: You enjoy building systems that run exceptionally smoothly, and have promising ideas for improving existing processes.
- Strong communication skills: You’re personable and able to communicate professionally and clearly with various stakeholders and clients, both in writing and verbally.
- Comfort owning projects: You’re comfortable managing tasks and you thrive in an autonomous work environment.
- An intrinsic motivation to have a positive impact with your career.
Diversity and inclusion
We’re aware that factors like gender, race, and socioeconomic background can affect people’s willingness to apply for roles for which they meet some but not all the suggested attributes. We’d especially like to encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to express interest.
There’s no such thing as a “perfect” candidate. If you’re on the fence about applying because you’re unsure whether you’re qualified, we’d encourage you to apply.
If you require any adjustments to the application process, such as accessibility accommodations, additional preparation time, or other, please contact hello@impact-ops.org. We’re happy to support your needs and adjust the application process.
