Americorps Finance Vista - New York, United States - New Yorkers For Children

New Yorkers For Children

Verified Company

New York, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

TITLE:
Finance

VISTA

DEPARTMENT:
Finance Department

REPORTS TO:
Senior Director of Finance and Administration

SALARY:
$2,234.12 per month (stipend)

NYFC Organization Overview

Since 1996,
New Yorkers For Children (NYFC) has worked to fill in the gaps within New York City's child welfare system through partnerships with foster agencies, community-based organizations, and the NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS).

NYFC's mission is to protect, promote, and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our city's children and families, with a focus on older youth in foster care and those aging out.

NYFC serves about 1,000 youth annually - ages 18 to 2- through our direct scholarships, innovative pilots, wraparound supports such as academic coaching and mental health support, emergency funding, and youth development events.

In addition, we also serve as a thought leader, helping to implement innovative programming to push the New York child welfare landscape forward.

Overall, we aim to enroll youth in college, support them through graduation, and help them gain the skills needed to enter the workforce with the ultimate goal of breaking the cycle of poverty.

About the Position

The Finance
VISTA's chief function will be to support financial and program efforts to ensure the organization's ability to expand its services to meet pressing community needs.

Reporting to both the Administrative Associate and Finance Manager, the
VISTA will support Finance initiatives, including but not limited to:

Program Support
- _Under direction of NYFC staff, process and distribute youth requests for laptops and gift cards, including conducting initial reviews and reaching out to applicants

Research optimal ways to digitize BacktoSchool Program contacts to streamline and modernize the process
Maintain inventory tracker weekly create/enhance current electronic Inventory Tracker
Ensure that documentation of ACS verification of Foster Care status is updated and properly recorded.

Financial (Accounts Payable) Support

Collaborate with Finance department staff to take leadership on updating of NYFC infrastructure (including reports from QuickBooks to roll out monthly)
Gain understanding of Accounts Payable, Vendor Set-Up and Maintenance, Emergency Grants youth payments, vendor inquiries, Customer Set-Up and Maintenance and invoice approval
Update and maintain vendors 1099 information in QuickBooks
Investigate the most requested financial information and design banking report for NYFC
Build out Finance department capacity by researching new technologies (specifically to replace manual payment management system) with automated software and drafting a report of formal recommendations.
Retrieve A/P backups requested to support our annual audit

Qualifications:

Former experience in or with the foster care system a plus;
Must have graduated from college/university or have equivalent capabilities;
Strong written communication skills;
Experience with accounting, data entry and/or financial analysis a plus;
Strong organizational, attention to detail, time management, and administrative skills;
Ideal for someone interested in pursuing a career in public administration, social work, advocacy;
Motivated, selfstarter who can follow directions but also create and lead new initiatives.

Compensation and Benefits
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Benefits provided through CNCS and AmeriCorps
VISTA include: a biweekly living stipend; a health coverage allowance; childcare assistance, if eligible; relocation allowance (if moving 50+ miles); an end of service education award of $7,395.00 paid upon successful completion; and federal loan forbearance or deferment.

; one-year contract role with AmeriCorps with the opportunity to renew for a second

Salary:
$2,234.12 per month

Schedule: