Finance Coordinator - Lowville, NY

Cornell University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Personal leave

Job summary

Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Lewis County is seeking a part-time Finance Coordinator to manage accounting functions, prepare budgets, and support the Finance Lead. The role requires confidentiality and strong organizational skills, with occasional travel and flexible hours including evenings.

Reports to the Finance Lead and supports the Board of Directors. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, processing accounts payable/receivable, and ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or Equivalent Education.
• College level accounting courses.
• Demonstrated strong accounting, bookkeeping and organizational skills.
• Willingness to learn updates and new financial systems, procedures and best practices.
• Experience relevant to the role of the position.
• Valid New York State Driver's License and ability to meet travel requirements.
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings/weekends.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Administrative Responsibilities: Direction and Management - 30%: assist in planning for delegated financial functions and expenses/budgets; provide administrative direction for all Association Finance responsibilities; communicate with the Finance Lead; ensure compliance with standards.
• Coordination/Operation - 65%: assist day-to-day financial operations; follow SOPs; perform complex tasks; prepare and execute budgets; process payables/receivables; reconcile bank statements; month-end/year-end closing; prepare statements for Finance Committee and Board; adopt best practices.
• Professional Improvement and Other Duties - 5%: develop a professional development plan; participate in staff activities and general marketing of Extension programs.
• Health and Safety - Applied to all duties: maintain a safe working environment and follow regulations.

Education

Associate's Degree or Equivalent

College level accounting courses

Accounting and Bookkeeping

Confidentiality

Job description

This position will serve as the Finance Coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Lewis County and will provide administrative direction, management and coordination for all Finance functions for the Lewis County Extension office. This position performs a moderate amount of highly complex tasks to support the Association, within the Finance area. This position will work closely with the SBN Finance Lead to ensure that all best practice recommendations are implemented in accordance with established timeframes. This position will reach out to the SBN Finance Lead for assistance and troubleshooting, as needed. This position will perform job duties with a high level of initiative and discretion, while maintaining a high level of confidentiality. This position will also provide high level support to the Board of Directors and the Executive Director in the Finance area as identified. This position will create and monitor Finance reports that may be sensitive in nature and related to established policies and procedures in support of the Association.

POSITION DETAILS:

This position is a part-time non-exempt position - 20 hours per week. The hourly rate for this position is $26.84.

• health and dental insurance, retirement, vacation, sick and personal leave.

POSITION INFORMATION:

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree or Equivalent Education (GED/High School Diploma and one (1) year transferrable program/functional experience).
• College level accounting courses.
• Demonstrated strong accounting, bookkeeping and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn updates and new financial systems, procedures and best practices.
• Experience relevant to the role of the position.
• Valid New York State Driver's License and the ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
• Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to secure confidential information and materials appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and relate to co-workers, advisors, community agencies, professional leaders and clientele of varying ages, socio-economic and cultural diversities.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a team member.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through oral, written and visual means.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize standard computer technologies.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative Responsibilities: Direction and Management - 30%

• With moderate initiative and discretion, assist in planning for delegated and assigned financial functions for the Association.
• Assist with planning for Association's expenses/budgets.
• With moderate initiative and discretion, assist in providing administrative direction for all Association Finance responsibilities.
• Communicate with the Finance SBN Lead regarding questions, issues and/or troubleshooting in all areas of Finance as appropriate.
• With moderate initiative and discretion, provide administrative management for all Association Finance responsibilities.
• Assist with guiding the administration of the overall Associations expenses.
• Ensure compliance with all minimum operating standards in the Finance area per established protocol.

Coordination/Operation - 65%

• Assist staff in day-to-day coordination of business Finance activities.
• Follow standard operating procedures for efficient business operations in the Finance area.
• With moderate initiative and discretion, perform a moderate amount of complex tasks to support the administration of the Association Finance Department.
• Perform a variety of Finance functions including, but not limited to: Prepare and execute budgets.
• Process accounts payable vouchers and check payments.
• Process accounts receivable billing and collect revenues.
• Reconcile bank statements.
• Perform required processes for month-end and year-end closing as necessary.
• Prepare financial statements and reports for the Finance Committee and Board of Directors as necessary.
• Implement established best practices and procedures in Finance based on direction from the Executive Director and/or SBN Finance Lead.
• Provide administrative support for regional Finance functions including, but not limited to: Attend Regional Finance trainings provided by the SBN Finance Lead.
• Reach out to SBN Finance Lead as needed for information technology troubleshooting and support.
• Maintain Association Finance files as needed.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality in all position responsibilities.
• Effectively maintain professional relationships with other agencies, organizations and businesses that promote effective communication and facilitate continued programming efforts.
• This position may require the transport of program materials and resources in performing position responsibilities.

Professional Improvement and Other Duties as Assigned - 5%

• In cooperation with Supervisor and/or Executive Director, jointly develop and pursue a professional development plan as a means to increase competencies relative to position accountabilities and to address changes in programming and association priorities.
• Collaborate in activities that are in general support of Cornell Cooperative Extension including but not limited to attendance at staff meetings, timely reporting of expenses, working with other staff, general marketing of Extension programs and other duties as assigned.

Health and Safety - Applied to all duties and functions.

• Support the association to maintain a safe working environment.
• Be familiar and strive to follow any applicable federal, state, local regulations, association health and safety policy/procedure/requirement and standard.
• Act proactively to prevent accidents/injuries and communicate hazards to supervisors when identified.

Job Title: Association Finance Coordinator Level: 005 Pay Rate Type: Hourly Company: Contract College Contact Name: Jerilynn Cross

Cornell Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among Cornell University, the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New York, and the residents of New York State. Per NYS Law, county and regional extension service associations are subordinate government agencies. This employment opportunity is with the entities listed and not with Cornell University.

Notice to Applicants: Please read the required Notice to Applicants statement. This notice contains important information about applying for a position at Cornell Cooperative Extension as well as some of your rights and responsibilities as an applicant. Cornell Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among Cornell University, the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New York, and the residents of New York State. As provided in New York State County Law Article 5, Section 224, the independent county and regional extension service associations are locally operated under the direction of Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. County and regional extension service association employees are employed by their association to engage in educational work and are not employees of Cornell University. Look for us on the web at cce.cornell.edu/.