Reporting to the Accounts Payable & Procurement Manager the Financial Associate will provide overall financial support for purchasing and procurement activities in the content division. The Associate will work closely with the Accounts Payable department and vendors to facilitate payment.
The Financial Associate is responsible for providing a variety of services that support the assigned departments in a timely and professional manner. The Financial Associate will be expected to handle confidential data securely and with discretion.
KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity equity and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.
We value the contributions of marginalized people in society including Black Indigenous and all people of color people with disabilities and LGBTQIA people and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.
Support the procurement process for assigned departments. Activities include but not limited:
Create purchase requisitions as needed
Send approved Purchase Orders including Terms and Conditions to vendors
Collect documentation for received goods and services (e.g. packing slip bill of lading receiving log)
Perform receipt of goods and services within the purchasing system ZIP
Process invoices by ensuring invoices are mathematically correct and approved by the responsible managers and ensure sales/use tax is properly accounted for
Prepare monthly reconciliation of American Express corporate card for various cardholders
Collect receipts for transactions from cardholders
Ensure proper coding of expenses and compliance with company policy and grant funding requirements
Source and purchase necessary production/office supplies and manage news and software subscriptions.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Direct Travel/Concur. Assist clients with expense reports and travel arrangements and event registration as needed.
Coordinate with Independent Contractors on material releases and facilitating payments.
Assist Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team and Accounts Payable team with ad hoc analysis and reporting.
Assist the FP&A team with month end accruals for respective departments.
Complete monthly journal entries as necessary
Review employee expense reports and adjust coding as needed.
Maintain all records in a secure neat and easily accessible manner.
Perform other essential duties as assigned.
Candidate qualifications:
At least 23 years relevant experience in accounts payable accounting or general finance
Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner both in oral and written form
Ability to interact and collaborate with crossfunctional departments with a customer service orientation
Highly organized and strong attention to detail
Operates with a sense of urgency
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook Excel Word) Google (Sheets Docs) and Adobe Acrobat
Previous experience with financial systems and / or procure to pay systems in a mid or large size organization
General understanding of budgets and a good aptitude with numbers
Strong initiative with an ability to work independently and prioritize to meet deadlines
Experience with Sage Intacct Zip and Concur is a plus
Physical Demands:
Ability to lift a minimum of fifteen 15 pounds;
Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift push pull or carry;
Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles over time without fatigue;
Ability to stand and/or sit for extended periods;
Ability to bend stoop stretch twist sit and reach;
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