Volunteer Financial Assistant

lifewisecareers; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

LifeWise Academy is seeking a Program Financial Assistant to support the Program Director in maintaining financial records and budgets for the LifeWise program. The role involves logging donations, tracking declined gifts, preparing reports, and coordinating payments using Google Workspace tools.

As the program's financial lead, you will attend board meetings and provide updates on the financial status in relation to the approved budget, ensuring accuracy and timely communication with

Qualifications

• Mature Christian faith aligned with LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith.
• Active participation in a local church with doctrine aligned to our faith.
• Leadership experience in professional or volunteer roles.
• Experience with budgets, financial reports, spreadsheets, virtual meeting platforms and Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain an annual budget and monitor the program's financial status.
• Log donations and manage records in The LIST; follow up on declined donations.
• Log sent thank-you dates and oversee and record donations for fundraising events.
• Oversee payment requests and approve program expense card purchases with proper budgeting.
• Review monthly financial reports and provide board-ready updates.

Skills

Leadership experience

Financial record-keeping

Tools

The LIST

Google Workspace

Job description

Overview

As the Program Financial Assistant, you will assist the Program Director with managing and maintaining financial records for the LifeWise program.

Job Responsibilities Overview

• Prepare and maintain an annual budget
• Log donations and manage records online in The LIST
• Monitor "declined" donations on The LIST and contact those who had declined donations
• Send thank-you notes and log sent date in The LIST
• Oversee payment requests submitted on behalf of the program and respond promptly with any adjustments needed to the request
• Oversee and approve program expense card purchases as the Expense Admin, ensuring the appropriate fund and budget line was selected for each transaction
• Review monthly financial reports for accuracy and alignment with the program budget
• Attend regular board meetings and give a financial update based on an assessment of the program's most recent financial report in relation to the planned budget
• Use Google Workspace apps such as Gmail, Drive, Meet, Calendar, Sheets and Docs
• Use a variety of websites keeping records and logging hours worked
• Lead the processes for collection and record-keeping of donations for fundraising events

Qualifications and Experience

• A mature personal Christian faith in agreement with the "What We Believe" section of the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith
• Active participation in and commitment to a local church whose doctrine aligns with the "What We Believe" section of the LifeWise Academy Statement of Faith
• Leadership experience in either a professional or volunteer capacity
• Experience with budgets, financial reports, spreadsheets, virtual meeting platforms and Google Workspace

LifeWise Academy's hiring practices and EEO Statement are fully in compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" section of employment discrimination laws for religious organizations and permits them to give employment preference to members of their own religion. LifeWise Academy is in that category.

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