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Client: Mission-driven New Jersey nonprofit foundation Title: Finance Associate Salary: $30-$35/hour Location: Newark, NJ | Hybrid, 3 days onsite Duration: Temp to Hire
Job Description:
A small, mission-driven nonprofit foundation is seeking a Finance Associate to join its lean accounting team.
This is a hands-on accounting role with a strong focus on Accounts Payable, transaction processing, reconciliations, and finance systems. The organization is looking for someone with a solid accounting foundation who can work independently, learn new systems quickly, and contribute effectively within a very small office environment. Nonprofit experience is helpful but not required. The priority is finding someone with meaningful accounting experience who can hit the ground running.
Responsibilities
- Support day-to-day accounting and finance operations.
- Process Accounts Payable transactions and maintain accurate supporting documentation.
- Assist with vendor payments, invoice review, and account activity.
- Perform reconciliations and help resolve transaction discrepancies.
- Support general accounting, reporting, and month-end activities.
- Maintain accurate financial records and assist with data organization.
- Work with the Grants Manager and Controller on finance-related projects and reporting.
- Assist with audit preparation and supporting schedules as needed.
- Help improve and maintain finance processes within a small-team environment.
- Use Excel and accounting systems to review, organize, and analyze financial data.
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of hands-on accounting experience.
- Strong Accounts Payable experience.
- Solid accounting foundation across transactions, reconciliations, and financial systems.
- Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables.
- Experience in a nonprofit environment required.
- QuickBooks experience is helpful.
- Sage Intacct and Bill.com experience are strong pluses.
- Audit support experience is a plus.
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