Finance Assistant

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a Finance Assistant

Location: Auburn, NY

Pay: $22.00/hour

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have 22 locations across 8 states and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

About the Program and Position:

Our Finance Department supports all of our service programs, support departments, leadership and Board of Trustees by maintaining accounting records and analyzing the financial health of the organization. This makes a difference because our financial sustainability is critical for us to serve our communities and the role that you play in all of this is maintaining and administering purchasing tasks for all locations within the agency to ensure appropriate use of resources.

Under the supervision of the Manager of Purchasing and in cooperation with all other agency personnel, a Finance Assistant - Purchasing will maintain and administer purchasing tasks for all locations within the agency.

How you get to use your skills…

• Maintain and administer purchase requests

• Provide customer service to program staff for purchase requests

• Assist in the booking of travel arrangements for agency personnel and clients

• With the direction of the Purchasing Manager, coordinates the use of agency credit cards

• Maintains monthly credit card files

• Enter data in Quickbooks

• Assist with monthly credit card reconciliation

• Process vendor Medicaid exclusion checks

Schedule: Non-Exempt

• Regular hours entail 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday

• Must be flexible to meet program needs

• Associate Degree in Accounting or related area

• Proven experience with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets

• Advanced word processing skills and general knowledge of personal computers

• Good office organization skills and ability to handle numerous tasks

• Ability to work effectively in a team context

• Valid NYS Driver's License

• Ability to travel to all agency locations as required

Why Cayuga Centers?

• Certified Great Place to Work ®

• Workplace Wellness Award Finalist

• Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited

• Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions

• Committed to employee professional development and advancement

• We embrace change, innovation and opportunities

• Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect

• Large and growing national footprint

• 120 hours of Vacation Time, 12 sick days per year

• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Pet and Legal insurance plans available

• Employee Assistance Program

• FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts

• Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with contribution match after one year

• Corporate Discounts Program

• Sick Leave Pool

• Identity Protection available