Job description

Finance Staff

No Overtime 8:30 to 4:30

Our client is a well-respected and nationally recognized not-for-profit corporation that conducts scholarship programs for identifying and honoring academically talented U.S. high school students who have exceptional abilities and show great promise for future academic success.

This Evanston based company is seeking a person who has strong administrative skills, great communication skills (both written and verbal), as well as being organized, self-motivated, and proficient with Excel.

Responsibilities

· Assist with accounts payable, including coding expenses, entering in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, and mailing checks

· Record wire transfers and cash disbursements to ERP software

· Assist with annual sponsor invoice process and monthly reconciliation

· Monitor and record sponsor payments and billing adjustments into ERP software and back-office system

· Prepare and process scholarship check mailings

· Monitor banking activity daily and perform monthly reconciliations

· Process stop-payment requests from colleges and universities

· Answer telephone calls and emails from sponsors, colleges and universities, and Scholars regarding invoices and scholarship payments

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related finance major is required; advanced degree is a plus

· Experience in bookkeeping or accounting in an academic or business setting is highly desired

· Must be very detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated – The ideal candidate is a strong team player who can work independently, and with limited supervision

· Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills Thorough knowledge and experience working with Word, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat is required

Experience with an ERP system and/or knowledge of Abila MIP is a major

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $40,000.00 - $44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Evanston, IL 60201: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Bookkeeping: 2 years (Preferred)
• Accounts payable: 2 years (Required)
• Accounts receivable: 2 years (Required)
• Microsoft Excel: 2 years (Required)
• Administration: 3 years (Required)
• Clerical: 2 years (Required)
• Data entry: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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