Finance Admin Assistant - Lancaster, United States - LANCASTER FARM FRESH COOP INC

Description

Job Details

Job Location
Lancaster - Lancaster, PA

Position Type
Full Time

Travel Percentage
None

Description

Finance Admin Assistant - (On-Site)

Are you passionate about clean, sustainable eating? Enthusiastic about working in a people-first culture committed to living the good life and eating the good food while being good people? Awesome Keep reading

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining records, including: invoices, debits, and credit memos
• Performing credit checks on potential customers
• Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances on vendor statements; issuing credit memos for discrepancies
• Updating receivables by totaling unpaid invoices
• Reaching out and issuing statements to customers
• Handling any mailings, filing, and data entry needs for the Finance department on a regular basis
• Assisting with other tasks and projects as determined by the Finance Manager

Who we are

Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative is a nonprofit organic farmer's cooperative of over 100-member farmers in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. We focus on creating healthy high-quality foods from our highly maintained and enriched soils on our small-scale family farms. LFFC serves all Eastern Pennsylvania, New York City, and most of the tri state area by connecting the farmer and customer, delivering the best local organic produce, value added products, and humanely raised and pastured animal products to retail establishments, co-ops, restaurants, and institutions.

The perks of working here

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• 3% match for Simple IRA
• Paid time off and paid sick days
• Free summer CSA (community shared agriculture) share
• Access to employee store with discounted organic food and drink and awesome LFFC-branded swag
• Being part of something that will make you feel good at the end of the day

Who you are

• You have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar administrative role; you have intermediate experience with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and QuickBooks.
• You possess exceptional customer service skills and understand how to support both internal and external customers by focusing on quick response rate and problem resolution.
• You enjoy taking ownership; for you, there's no such thing as "it's not my job." You take pride in, and accountability for, results. No problem is too big, too small, or too outside of your scope to jump in and help.
• You are enthusiastic about working with farmers in the local, organic food industry; you're committed to the co-op's mission and the larger impact we wish to have in preserving farms.
• You are naturally detail oriented and comfortable with numbers; you understand the importance of accuracy and you can work methodically through step-by-step processes to ensure nothing is missed.
• You are creative and resourceful; you find ways to do more with less. You recognize that resources are easily depleted, but resourcefulness is a skill that compounds over time.
• You are a team player; you believe that both success and failure are shared. You recognize the truth of the maxim, "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together."

Qualifications

This job description is intended to describe the general requirements for the performance of this job. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Other duties, not listed here, may be assigned as necessary to ensure the proper operations of the team.

Essential Functions / Tasks:

Requirements:

Physical:

Vision

Ability to read data and the computer screen.

Hearing

Hearing required to hear customers and co-workers make requests.

Sense of Smell

Ability to smell is not relevant.

Gripping

Infrequently.

Lifting

Infrequently.

Stooping

Infrequently.

Squatting

Infrequently.

Push/Pull

Infrequently.

Kneeling

Infrequently.

Climbing

Infrequently.

Bending

Infrequently.

Reaching

Infrequently.

Equipment Operation

Infrequently.

Carry Objects

Infrequently.

Sitting

Prolonged sitting.

Walking

Occasional walking.

Standing

Infrequently.

Work environment

Office environment.

Climate

Temperature controlled.

Mental & Psychological Demands:

Comprehension

Understands and retains directions.

Reading/Writing

Excellent reading/ writing skills.

Speaking

Communicate effectively with co-workers and customers.

Decision Making

Use advanced problem-solving techniques.

Attention to Task/Detail:

Critical Thinking Skills

Organize tasks and set priorities.

Multi-Tasking

Perform and /or direct multiple tasks simultaneously.

Interaction with Others:

Customer Service

Ability to interact with the public in a positive and friendly manner.

Co-workers

Ability to interact with co-workers in a positive and friendly manner.

Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Candidates from ALL walks of life are encouraged to apply.