Financial Coordinator

Jackson Area Transportation Authority • Jackson, MI

8d • $19 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

The Financial Coordinator role provides administrative support, manages office operations, and handles finance and payroll responsibilities. This position also involves employee benefits management and completing special projects as assigned. The duties are a representative summary and may not include all responsibilities.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience in finance and/or accounting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• General bookkeeping knowledge.
• Familiarity with inventory management techniques.
• Possession of a valid MI driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Four years of increasingly responsible accounting related experience.
• Two years of program/project management and/or management experience equivalent to scope of assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist visitors in a professional manner.
• Screen and direct incoming phone calls.
• Handle customer complaints courteously and appropriately.
• Type staff correspondence, contracts, reports, brochures, and other documents.
• Maintain and update contracts with outside organizations.
• Retrieve, record, and distribute incoming mail and checks.
• Act as Recording Secretary for the JATA Board of Directors.
• Manage the purchase of all office supplies and coordinate equipment maintenance.
• Prepare Accounts Receivable invoices; balance and maintain Cash Receipts.
• Process and manage ticket/pass orders, inventory, and reconciliation.
• Oversee all vault room activities: Empty and count bus/van vaults daily, prepare weekly bank deposits, and balance daily vault counts.
• Prepare and process bi-weekly payroll, including payroll taxes, deductions, and direct deposit, quarterly and annual payroll tax filings, and preparation and filing of 1099 forms.
• Process and pay open invoices; record and file check payments.
• Maintain EFT, ACH, and charge card deposit logs.
• Distribute and maintain purchase orders.
• Assist with month-end journal entries.
• Support year-end audit preparation.
• Reconcile accounts related to payroll and employee compensation.
• Complete special projects as assigned by the Finance Director or Executive Director.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level