Accounting Assistant

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the leading champion of empowerment and opportunity for African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equality and civil rights, is seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for helping others to join our Finance team as an Accounting Assistant.

Major responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer, Controller and Business Office.
• Manage CFO's correspondence and unique vendor invoices
• Manage and update CFO's files and documents
• Receives, opens and distributes CFO's mail. Process CFO's outgoing mail.
• Receives and evaluates inquiries, providing information and assistance as requested.
• Assists in the arrangement of appointments, and maintains calendars.
• Perform lease accounting including record lease payments
• Prepare lease invoices
• Manage tenant leases
• Assist with managing facility leases with Urban League as the lease
• Prepare and update cost allocations and distributions
• Assist with packaged liability insurance renewals
• Assist with agency copier and equipment leases
• Assist in the development and maintenance of committee minutes, agendas, etc.
• Arranges, participates in, and implements, as coordinated meetings and special events.

The ideal candidate will have:

• An associate degree or some college coursework in a related field is desirable, a bachelor's degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience of executive level administrative support
• The ability to prioritize competing projects with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail Seamless interactions with staff and individuals at all levels both internally and externally
• The ability to make independent decisions within established policies and procedures with a plan of action and follow through
• Deliver excellent customer service
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by law.

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