Finance & Accounting Clerk

Colorado Gives Found • Arvada, CO • 4h ago

Who is Colorado Gives Foundation?

Colorado Gives Foundation connects people, ideas and Colorado nonprofits to make good happen. We are a Jefferson County grantmaker and statewide, we invest to build the capacity of nonprofits and donors through ColoradoGives.org, nonprofit endowments and donor services. We make it easy for people to donate to the causes they care about, enabling meaningful change to help our neighbors thrive. Colorado Gives Foundation is where donors find and discover the community impact that matters most to them, which is good for everyone.

About the Position

The Finance and Accounting Clerk is responsible for accurately maintaining and evaluating invoices ensuring timely payment, tracking organizational transactions, depositing cash receipts, managing vendor records, and supporting a variety of accounting projects and processes with efficiency and attention to detail.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cash Receipts

Ensure accurate, timely, and efficient AP/AR and cash-receipt processes.

Monitor workflows and recommend process improvements as needed.

Code, file, and enter invoices, ensuring they are paid on time.

Proactively prepare and issue AR invoices and manage payments.

Deposit cash receipts.

Expense Reports and Invoicing

Review employee expense reports, corporate credit card statements, and invoices with accuracy and efficiency.

Ensure all submissions are processed promptly and in accordance with policy.

Vendor Management

Proactively review, update, and maintain complete and accurate vendor records.

Manage required documentation, including banking details and W-9 forms.

General Accounting Support

Assist the accounting team to ensure timely and accurate financial statements for the foundation and its fund holders.

Monitor cash balances and update cash schedules.

Upload cleared checks from the bank into the finance database.

Prepare, enter, and file select monthly journal entries.

Assist with preparation for the annual audit

Maintain document-retention processes for the accounting department and coordinate the annual transfer to offsite storage.

Maintain certificates of insurance.

Customer Service

Provide exceptional service to employees, vendors, donors, and nonprofit partners.

Deliver timely and accurate information to internal and external stakeholders, including audit confirmation requests and vendor onboarding/offboarding support.

Model organizational values and contribute positively to workplace culture.

Maintain Asana shared tasks in collaboration with other departments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to communicate with the team and different departments in a simple, clear, concise manner that promotes good working relationships.

Highly organized with attention to detail and timeliness.

Self-reliant, results-oriented, and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, collaborate, and develop consensus with peers.

Skilled in technology and computers.

Ability to think analytically on a wide range of problems and ability to deal with difficult situations in an innovative way.

Education, Experience, and Certificates**

High School diploma or Graduate Equivalency degree.

Minimum of 2 years of experience required.

Benefits, Perks, and the Fun Stuff

We value our employees' time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by competitive compensation of $54,000-$59,000 annually and an extensive benefits package, including dental, vision, retirement, and 100% employer-paid medical coverage. All employees are eligible for an annual bonus, professional development education, and flexible work schedules. We are also conveniently located on the G-line in Old Town Arvada. Oh, and we're pretty fun, so we think you'll like working with us.

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