Job description

Financial Administrator

Attention Job Seekers: In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we want to assure you that The Public Interest Network is actively hiring for this position, and we welcome your applications.

For more than 40 years, organizations in The Public Interest Network (TPIN) have been taking on powerful interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and well-being. Together our organizations have helped pass and enact hundreds of laws and policies to protect our environment, protect consumers and hold corporations and government accountable to the public. At the same time, we’ve built a thriving network with hundreds of professional staff and a presence in 35 states.

At the heart of our network and our ability to maintain our organization for four decades is a commitment to a model for building organizations and organizing for change—one that emphasizes building stable, powerful organizations, efficiency, and accountability to the goals and plans we set out to achieve.

Job Description

Managing a combined annual budget of approximately $30 million, the team of 13 people performs the following functions:

Oversee the collection of funds and the reconciliation of bank accounts

Review and process bills for payment

Process payroll and complete an array of payroll related tasks

Provide liaison and training on business management issues to citizen outreach offices around the country

Prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

Comply with reporting requirements of state and federal governments

Prepare financial management reports

Participate as enthusiastic members of the TPIN community in support of the mission and goals of the advocacy program

Qualifications

Candidates must have facility working with numbers, attention to detail, computer orientation, and interest in business management issues in a non-profit environment. Accounting background and computer experience are desirable but not required. We are looking for candidates with a commitment to public interest and environmental issues.

Compensation & Benefits

Target annual compensation for this position is commensurate with the relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees that a candidate has. The Public Interest Network offers a competitive benefits package.

Location

Boston

To Apply

To fill out our online application, visit our website.

Things To Know When You Apply

The Public Interest Network operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to getting things done.

Visit https://publicinterestnetwork.org/core-values.html for things you should know about our network when you apply.

Right now, our partner U.S PIRG is working to ensure that everyone who needs a COVID-19 test gets one. The pandemic has affected thousands of Americans, and killed dozens already, but doctors still can’t get tests for those that need it. Please take action by calling on the new testing chief to adopt a plan that will help ensure that everyone who needs a test gets a test: https://uspirg.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=37037.

The Fund for the Public Interest is an equal opportunity employer.

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Details

Employer
The Public Interest Network

Job category
Administrative

Employment type
Full Time

Experience
0+ years

Compensation

Start date
May 11, 2020

Apply by April 23, 2020