Finance Coordinator

🏢 Propublica · 📍 New York City, United States 💰 $75,000 - $80,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

ProPublica is seeking candidates with strong organizational skills, attention to detail and a customer service mindset to join the New York City headquarters as a finance coordinator.

This full-time position will be part of a five-person accounting and finance team responsible for a growing annual operating budget of more than $65 million. The finance coordinator is responsible for supporting, coordinating and processing accounts payable activities, payroll data entry, employee expense reimbursements, corporate credit card reporting and electronic banking transactions.

This role serves as a key point of contact for all staff and vendors for successfully navigating and using a constellation of finance systems, and coordinates closely with human resources on payroll processing, including new hires, terminations and compensation changes. This role will report to the payroll and accounting manager.

Qualifications:

Minimum three years experience working directly with customers while using computer-based systems and tools to conduct business such as accounting systems, POS systems, payment platforms, inventory systems or other software used to support daily operations.

Required competencies:

Demonstrated ability to balance responsive, professional service to staff and vendors with accurate, detail-oriented administrative work; comfortable switching between responding to people and focused computer-based tasks while maintaining organization, accuracy and follow-through.
Ability to learn and accurately execute detailed procedures for processing different types of financial transactions — invoices, payroll, expense reports and banking activities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain a high degree of integrity and discretion in a confidential environment.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Processing accounts payable, including categorizing and entering invoices, matching invoices to purchase orders and receipts, supp

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