Be the Heart of Our Mission: Part-Time Bookkeeper Opportunity!
Looking for a meaningful part-time position where your skills can make a difference?
As a part-time Bookkeeper, you'll handle essential accounting tasks, ensuring financial integrity while supporting our faith-driven efforts to provide food relief locally and globally.
Join us for flexible work with a powerful purpose!
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Paid Holidays
- Sick Pay
- Flexible schedule
Pay: $17.00 to $21.00/hour
SUMMARY & MISSION STATEMENT:
Midwest Food Bank (MFB) is a $500M non-profit organization with 10 divisions in the U.S. and 2 operations internationally.
As a faith-based organization, it is the mission of Midwest Food Bank, NFP to share the love of Christ by alleviating hunger and malnutrition; and providing disaster relief. Our vision is to serve those in need with excellence; providing physical and spiritual nourishment.
JOB ROLE PURPOSE & SUMMARY:
The Bookkeeper is responsible for all divisional accounting functions and verifies revenue is received, processed, and receipted with integrity. The Bookkeeper enters deposits, pays invoices, conducts bank account reconciliations, and scans documents to file storage software. The Bookkeeper performs a key and confidential role that ensures the division is financially sound.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Identify, understand, and maintain accurate financial records, processes, procedures, and control systems.
- Prepare deposits and process cash, check, and credit card donations and contributions; generate related documents and reports.
- Balance monthly credit card, bank accounts, and statements and conduct reconciliation.
- Verify all transactions are accurately posted and all vendor invoices are fulfilled in a timely manner.
- Perform general constituent, donor, volunteer, and gift record maintenance in CRM and accounting databases, such as SalesForce and SageIntacct.
- Collect and maintain financial records and vendor W-9s for end of year reporting.
- Review and upload documents to file storage software Egnyte.
- Exhibit confidential professionalism towards all internal and external contacts.
- Provide finance-related reports as needed to the Executive Director and MFB Central Office.
- Assist with monthly/annual and local/organization-wide budgets and audits, as needed.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Model MFB’s five core values of: Serving Those in Need, Empowering Volunteers, Embracing Our Communities, Working with Integrity, and Executing Through Teamwork.
- Foster a Christ-centered culture; develop positive relationships and appreciation for volunteers, employees, partner agencies, and community and business contacts.
- Ensure compliance with all MFB policies, procedures, and rules and with all contractual obligations, regulatory standards, and relevant laws.
- Recruit, identify, train, and continue to nurture volunteers in support of job role.
- Network with peers locally and nationally and across the MFB organization.
- Average 15-20 hours per week
- Execute other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 2-years relevant work experience desired.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field desired.
- Thorough understanding of cost accounting and GAAPP principles and procedures.
- Experience in broad range of bookkeeping and data entry functions for a mid-size business, including integrity and confidentiality.
- Demonstrated ability creating a team-oriented environment and achieving results through others.
- Proven initiative, problem-solving, organization, and time management skills.
- Excellent professional communications, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
- Ability to use technology or learn computer skills, such as Office 365, Salesforce, SageIntacct, Egnyte.
- Willingness to participate in training that may include development of professional skills, education on MFB’s policies and procedures, and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer in an office setting.
- Minimal travel in- and out-of-state, as needed; infrequent evening and weekend obligations.
