Finance Coordinator (NYC)

[Kristina Sepulveda]

Finance Coordinator

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest democratic socialist organization in the United States and has experienced massive growth over the past two years. We now have 56,000+ members and over 200 groups in 50 states and the District of Columbia engaged in movement-building, public education, direct action, advocacy, and electoral politics. Our goal is to build multi-racial working class power and win transformative reforms like Medicare for All, protect programs like Medicaid expansion at the state level, support a stronger labor movement, and elect socialists to office, all while shifting the public framing around capitalism and democratic socialism.

This position will report to the Assistant to the National Director and work closely with other staff to develop and strengthen Democratic Socialists of America’s financial management.

Responsibilities

• Manage all bookkeeping functions and process all general ledger transactions in accordance with GAAP and DSA policies and procedures including recordkeeping for cash receipts, deposits, accts payable, accts receivable, petty cash and employee expense reporting. Work with Bookkeeper to maintain audit ready financial documentation.

• Support Compliance Manager in tracking and reporting c4 donations and expenditures

• Oversee Payroll Service. Track overtime and program hours.

• Review, track and process employee expense and trip reporting on a weekly basis; including submission and coordinating approvals for reimbursement

• Support annual audit preparation

• Prepare monthly financial reports for senior management and our board.

• Prepare annual report to membership

• Perform other duties which may arise based on the needs of the organization

Requirements

• One to two years professional administrative/financial support experience with a non-profit or advocacy group

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Quickbooks

• Exceptional listening, interpersonal, and general communication skills.

• A strong relationship-builder and team player

• Self starter that can efficiently manage multiple projects at once and use limited resources effectively

• Handles high pressure situations with positive attitude, tact and professionalism

• Commitment to democratic socialist, feminist, anti-racist, anti-heterosexist and pro-worker action and identify as a socialist and be grounded in democratic socialist politics; general agreement with the positions and perspectives of YDSA and DSA

Preferred

• Grassroots fundraising experience

• Experience with Credit Card payments and processors.

• Familiarity with Google Suite and Asana

• Popular or political education background

• Creativity

• Sense of humor

Reports to: Assistant to the National Director

Work Schedule: Full-time.

Salary: $42,500 to $47,500, non-exempt

Benefits: We offer employer paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their spouse/partner and/or dependent children, and three weeks of vacation in the first year of employment, then four weeks each year thereafter.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.

Application Deadline: Apply as soon as possible, as interviews begin immediately.

To Apply: Email the following documents to jobsw...@dsausa.org with the subject line: Finance Coordinator LAST NAME.

• Resume

• Cover letter with statement of your qualifications related to organizing, project management, and fundraising

• 3 references with direct supervisory knowledge of relevant work

No phone calls or recruiters, please.

Democratic Socialists of America is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a staff that reflects the working class. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, as well as members of the LGBTQ communities.