Finance Assistant

Job Description

Title: Finance Assistant

Location: Missoula, MT

Compensation: $18/hour

Benefits: Paid holidays, paid time off, employee discounts

Start Date: Immediate

This position is part-time, approximately 20 hours per week. Approximately half of the duties can be performed remotely on a flexible schedule, and half must be performed on-site at specified times of the month or week. The primary focus of this position is accounts receivable, data entry, and bookkeeping. A successful applicant must have excellent written and oral communication skills, keen attention to detail, and a group-first attitude. Experience in accounts receivable and customer relations is required. Strong computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, database) are a must, experience with QuickBooks is preferred. Successful applicants should have a strong desire to promote local food and community-based food systems.

Job Duties include

• Receiving payments
• Reconciling deposits
• Issuing statements and credits when necessary
• Monitoring unpaid invoices and working with customers to collect payment
• Resolving customer account issues with tact and conferring with Financial Manager when applicable
• Submitting industry sales reports
• Entering and issuing vendor payments
• Receiving CSA share payments and generating reports
• Maintaining paper invoice copies and proofs of delivery and researching when necessary
• Coordinating with Operations and Sales team members to resolve account issues

Required Skills and Education

• Applicant must be self-motivated and have a strong desire to improve local food systems.
• Applicant must be willing to work through ambiguity and be adaptable to a changing work environment.
• Applicant must be willing and able to work remotely and self-manage time and priorities.
• Strong written and oral communication skills are paramount
• Must maintain a clean, professional appearance and present a positive personal and company image to the public.
• Experience with A/R, A/P, or other bookkeeping skills
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, database and CRM software, inventory management systems, QuickBooks, or other accounting software.
• WMGC is a small company, and successful employees must be willing to assist in jobs other than their own. A team-first attitude is a must.

General Guidelines

As an employee of Western Montana Growers Cooperative, you should:

• Keep the co-op’s mission in mind:

Our mission as members or employees of Western Montana Growers Cooperative is to provide people within our region with fresh, quality products from our members' farms; to build a stable company based on cooperative principles and personal relationships which delivers quality to our customers and provides improved economic return for our members. Within this mission, the cooperative shall whenever possible work to support small-scale, family-run, and regionally-based sustainable farms and encourage cooperation and mutual aid among farmers.

• Perform your tasks with accuracy, efficiency, and professionalism.
• Be sensitive to how your work affects the work of your fellow employees.
• Approach your work with creativity, offering suggestions for improvements.
• Attempt to evaluate your work from a financial perspective, considering how your actions impact the co-op’s sales and profitability.
• Keep confidential any information you receive about customer sales, purchases from growers, and overall co-op financial performance.
• Treat your fellow employees, customers, and producers with fairness, courtesy, and respect. Practice honesty and tact.
• Communicate any significant problems to your supervisor or GM in a timely fashion.
• Expect an evaluation from your supervisor or GM annually, and ask for one to be scheduled if necessary.
• Provide constructive feedback to Management with ideas to improve the business.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Experience:

• Accounts Receivable: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Missoula, MT 59802 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Missoula, MT 59802

Salary : $18