Finance Assistant

Finance AssistantThe Finance Assistant provides administrative support to the Finance Department and Chief Financial Officer and assists with the day-to-day tasks of the Finance Department. This may include, but is not limited to composing, editing, and proofreading documents and correspondence for accuracy, relaying and/or resolving routine inquiries or escalating to the appropriate party and processing various forms. The Finance Assistant also performs data entry, schedules meetings as well as establishes and maintains various records. This role requires an understanding of simple mathematical calculations.Essential functions include maintaining and distributing a variety of financial reports and documents, coordinating departmental meetings, preparing and distributing firm-wide communications, maintaining employee records, working with the Collections and Accounts Receivable Manager, preparing month end documentation, preparing a wide variety of memos/letters, sorting and distributing mail, drafting or preparing responses to routine inquiries, preparing, maintaining, processing, and updating files, records, tax certificates, vendor requests and/or other documents, acting as a liaison between Finance and other firm departments, and assisting in a variety of functions necessary to maintain smooth departmental operation.Qualifications include a bachelor's degree and minimum of two years of work experience in the field of administrative support, proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Adobe Acrobat and Excel, exceptional oral and written communication skills, strong time management, prioritization, problem-solving, and organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, flexibility and capacity to respond calmly, efficiently, and effectively in stressful situations, punctuality and reliability, and ability to maintain confidential information and other firm business information.