Finance Coordinator

New England Foundation for the Arts; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

New England Foundation for the Arts is seeking a Finance Coordinator to support NEFA’s finance and HR functions. This hands-on role emphasizes high accuracy, confidentiality, and integrity in handling accounts payable, disbursements, and reporting.

You will assist with the monthly close, participate in the annual audit, perform reconciliations, and help coordinate cross-functional projects with staff across development, technology, data, and programs.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and high level of integrity with confidential information.
• Experience with accounts payable processes and month-end close is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate accounts payable recording, reporting and disbursements with accuracy.
• Assist in monthly close and participate in annual audit.
• Prepare account reconciliations and maintain supporting documentation.
• Coordinate finance and human resources tasks and projects, including benefits enrollment and HR data entry.
• Document processes and support cross-organizational reporting requirements.

Skills

Accounts payable

Financial reporting

Audit support

Reconciliations

HR collaboration

Job description

The Finance Coordinator is an integral member of NEFA’s finance team and is a key support for NEFA’s human resources functions. The coordinator is responsible for facilitating all accounts payable recording, reporting and disbursements, paying particular attention to employee expense reports, corporate credit card reports, and disbursement scheduling. They will facilitate the monthly close, participate in the annual audit, and be responsible for account reconciliations, and other accounting and financial support as needed. They will coordinate tasks and projects shared across finance and human resources including tracking reporting requirements, supporting benefits enrollment, data entry, documenting processes, and other tasks as assigned. This is a hands‑on position which requires a high degree of detail, accuracy, and integrity with confidential and sensitive information.

The Finance Coordinator reports to the Controller and works closely with the Senior Human Resources & Operations Director. They will be a key partner to NEFA’s interim external reporting team and will support cross organization projects working closely with staff in development, technology and data, and programs.

The deadline to apply for this position is Monday, October 7, 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Applications received after the deadline may not be reviewed if the existing candidate pool is deemed sufficient. Requests for initial phone interviews will go out approximately one week after the application deadline.