Accounting Assistant - PT

Starting pay = $22.00/ hour

This role will work from home (WFH) with the candidate having to reside in or around Raleigh North Carolina.

About the Role

The Accounting Assistant is an administrative position that will work under the direction of the Senior Finance Manager to ensure the smooth operation of the accounting function. This will be a remote position, but requires weekly physical access to the mailroom in Raleigh, NC.

What You Will Own and Improve -

Mail Processing - Collecting mail from mail room. Making remote bank deposits and scanning support documentation for the accounting team. Scanning and sending items to various other recipients. Shipping materials to employees across the US to support accounting functions (cards, deposit slips, etc.).

Compliance - Ad hoc vendor and host forms. Donor & host assistance with respect to payments, credits, and other accounting processes. Reimbursable Sales Tax filings. Monthly Sales and Use tax filings. State and local license applications as needed. Ownership of multiple vendor portals to enable host/donor payment processing. Tax exemptions per state, as needed.

Support - Print checks as needed. Reconcile travel advance expense reports. Tasks as requested by Senior Finance Manager

What Skills You Bring

• Business Insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
• Optimizes Work Processes - Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

What You’ll Get

Rise Against Hunger employees can rest easy knowing that their medical, vision and dental insurance premium is on us, along with 65% of their family’s insurance premium. We sweeten the deal with an employer-funded Health Savings Account, to which you can always contribute more to if you like. Our health plan provides support for your physical and mental health including telemedicine.

Along with our health benefits, we also offer Discretionary Paid Time Off (DPTO), which allows our employees to take vacation and health time as they see fit to find harmony between life and work. We offer flexible work schedules and Paid Family Medical Leave to support bonding with your child after birth, adoption or foster placement and during serious health conditions.

Employees are also provided life insurance and long-term disability benefits. Saving for retirement? Don’t worry. We offer a pre- and post-tax 403(b) plan with employer matching of 100% up to the first 3% you contribute to help you save for retirement.

About the Team

The Finance team are stewards of Rise Against Hunger, focusing on ensuring our organization’s resources and dollars are utilized effectively and responsibly. Our team works to make an impact not only through balancing Rise Against Hunger’s finances, but also through ensuring the organization is properly equipped with the required resources to efficiently work toward our mission of ending global hunger.

Company Overview

Rise Against Hunger is growing a global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies. Our organization’s approach to ending hunger centers on mobilizing a global network of hunger champions. Rise Against Hunger meal packaging volunteers produce millions of nutritious meals annually that are then distributed to partners in countries around the world.

Rise Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a workplace without discrimination and harassment of any kind. All candidates will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, or protected veteran or disabled status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Requirements

• Associate degree and 2-3 years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, database and internet software
• Valid driver’s license in good standing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to track and manage multiple tasks simultaneously and work independently

Benefits

Rise Against Hunger employees can rest easy knowing that their medical, vision and dental insurance premium is on us, along with 65% of their family’s insurance premium. We sweeten the deal with an employer-funded Health Savings Account, to which you can always contribute more to if you like. Our health plan provides support for your physical and mental health including telemedicine.

Along with our health benefits, we also offer Discretionary Paid Time Off (DPTO), which allows our employees to take vacation and health time as they see fit to find harmony between life and work. We offer flexible work schedules and Paid Family Medical Leave to support bonding with your child after birth, adoption or foster placement and during serious health conditions.

Employees are also provided life insurance and long-term disability benefits. Saving for retirement? Don’t worry. We offer a pre- and post-tax 403(b) plan with employer matching of 100% up to the first 3% you contribute to help you save for retirement.