Finance Specialist

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor?

If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, and millions of people around the world need you.

At this pivotal moment in time, we are rapidly expanding and growing our team to meet the increasing needs of our world. We are looking for people who want to use their gifts and talents to make a real and tangible difference in our world and the lives of the suffering.

If you’re looking for a purpose-driven career in which you can grow your talents, while also standing up for the rights of the vulnerable, we want you to join us today.

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to boldly engage the world’s greatest crises in partnership with the church. The organization was founded in the aftermath of World War II to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of war-torn Europe. Since then, for 80 years, across 100 countries, has partnered with local churches and communities to build a world where families thrive and communities flourish.

Today, organizational programming focuses on humanitarian and disaster response, community strengthening and resilience, and refugee & immigrant services and advocacy.

This position is reliant upon funding and may be subject to modification or termination based on resource availability.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Are you a person of compassion? An advocate for justice? Someone who stands up for the rights of the vulnerable and speaks out for the marginalized, the exploited and the forgotten? Do you believe in our calling as Christians to welcome the least of these and love our neighbor? If you answered ‘yes’, to any of the above, and millions of people around the world need you. seeks a Finance Specialist to accurately and responsibly handle all financial transactions in order to ensure financial stability of Austin office and assist the resettlement team with client finances.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Tabulate and process financial contributions to ensure timely, accurate recording of funds received.
• Deposit cash and checks to local bank account.
• Review check request coding and supporting documents for adequate documentation and authorization.
• Cut checks for all operations, including refugee assistance checks, staff reimbursement, and bill payments.
• Maintain detailed financial documentation both digital, hard copy and at year-end, archives account payable files and creates new set of files based on records retention policy.
• Verifying checks to be cashed out as needed. Reconcile and allocate Corporate credit card transactions.
• Maintain W-9 records for qualifying vendors and help at the end of each year with the process of issuing 1099s to the qualifying vendors.
• Assist in fiscal year end activities as needed.
• Assist office coordinator in managing office resources.
• Assists the resettlement team with client finances by producing weekly financial expenditure reports for refugee cases and at the request of resettlement team.
• Perform refugee cases maintenance as per resettlement team request. Other related duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Evangelicals For the Health of The Nation document
• Minimum 3 years of experience working with vendor invoices, check requests, and experience with a computerized accounts payable system.
• Fluent in Microsoft software including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet deadlines and organize in a fast paced and fluid environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in finance management preferred.
• Experience in resource and grant management systems preferred.
• Experience handling cash and working with Personally Identifiable Information (PII) preferred.

offers a competitive benefits package and employee discount program for full-time and part-time employees.

is honored to be recognized with the Gold-level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation for exceeding the core components of our well-being program including leadership and culture, program foundations and execution, and whole person health.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

For staff, strong commitment to the mission, vision, and values of is essential, and Christian faith is a prerequisite for employment, based upon United States federal guidelines provided in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.