Volunteer Financial Assistant

lifewisecareers; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

LifeWise Academy is seeking a Program Financial Assistant to support the Program Director in maintaining financial records for the LifeWise program. You will help prepare the annual budget, log donations, monitor declined gifts, and log thank-you notes in The LIST while ensuring timely adjustments to payments.

The role also covers overseeing expense card purchases, reviewing monthly reports, and delivering financial updates at board meetings. Proficiency with Google Workspace is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing budgets and financial reports.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace and online record-keeping.
• Proven leadership in professional or volunteer roles.
• Active participation in a church aligned with LifeWise Academy beliefs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain an annual budget.
• Log donations and manage records online in The LIST.
• Monitor declined donations and contact those who declined.
• Send thank-you notes and log sent dates in The LIST.
• Oversee payment requests and ensure proper adjustments.
• Approve program expense card purchases and allocate funds.
• Review monthly financial reports for accuracy against budget.
• Present financial updates at regular board meetings.
• Use Google Workspace apps such as Gmail, Drive, Meet, Calendar, Sheets and Docs.
• Lead record-keeping of donations for fundraising events.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Spreadsheets

Virtual meeting platforms

Google Workspace

Leadership

Tools

Gmail

Drive

Meet

Calendar

Sheets

Docs

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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