Accountant

Accountant

Voces de la Frontera (VDLF) is the largest grassroots Latinx membership organization in Wisconsin and a national leader in the Immigrant and Workers’ Rights Movements. Led by immigrant workers and students, Voces works to protect and expand civil and workers’ rights through leadership, development, community organizing, and collective empowerment. VDLF has chapters in Milwaukee, Racine, Madison, Green Bay/Fox Cities, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Waukesha, Walworth County, Kenosha, and West Bend. Voces also has a student arm called Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES) and a 501c4 sister organization Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA).

Location: Our central office at 733 W Historic Mitchell St. Milwaukee, WI 53204 

Employment Type: Full-time, 40 hours/week

Position Summary:

The accountant plays a critical role in supporting the organization’s financial management, operations, and fundraising activities. This position involves maintaining accurate records of all financial transactions, managing grant tracking and deposits, and assisting with regular reconciliations and reporting. The individual will collaborate closely with the executive director and finance team to ensure compliance with operational and financial policies and support the smooth running of key programs. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall financial integrity and success of the organization while supporting key internal processes and external fundraising initiatives.

Responsibilities:

·       Manage entries and assist with reports for grant tracking on QuickBooks

·       Track all C3 and C4 deposits and take them to the bank weekly

·       Manage monthly reconciliation (all bank account entries, grants, sustainer memberships, membership splits, withdrawal, ach transactions, online donations, bank deposits)

·       Manages all receivables and assists with payables as needed.

·       Regular and timely usage of administrative and staff communication channels (email, Signal, text, phone)

·       Work closely with the executive director and finance team to ensure compliance and oversight of operations requests

·       Incorporate new systems to facilitate programs such as Square, Divvy and bill.com

·       Assist staff with fundraising campaigns (such as the Gala, May Day, and Annual Assembly)

·       Create and manage tracking sheets to monitor donations

·       Data entry to organizational databases including QuickBooks and Every Action (internal member database)

·       Attend and support major Voces de la Frontera events and campaign actions

·       Assist with logistics on all events

·       Create financial reports for monthly board meetings budgets

·       Track all expenses and receipts for all financial accounts

·       Monthly meetings with development to classify and track grants

·       Create invoices to obtain funds from grantors

·       Be vigilant of any suspicious fraudulent activity

·       Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

·       Accounting background with prior experience managing financial records, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance

·       Bachelor’s degree

·       Experience with Quickbooks Required

·       Ability to meet deadlines and work flexibly in a high paced, changing work environment

·       Knowledge of Microsoft and Google tools

·       Excellent written, interpersonal, and communication skills

·       Have respect for and the ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds

·       Bilingual Spanish/English preferred

·       Experience with immigrant rights organizing preferred

Benefits (eligible after the 90-day probationary period):

·       Generous health insurance plan: Health, vision, dental and life insurance. Health insurance coverage applies to employee and dependents

·       401K benefits based on longevity

·       Reimbursement to personal phone if willing to utilize it for work purposes, in accordance with the Voces de la Frontera employee policy handbook

·       Paid-time off includes: 80 hours vacation, 16 hours personal time, 40 hours sick leave, 3 days bereavement and paid holidays all in accordance with the Voces de la Frontera employee policy handbook (Please note this time is ultimately prorated according to when in the year you begin)

Salary: $60,000

Reports to: Finance Director, Nicolas Molina

Voces de la Frontera is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.