Manager, Finance, Payroll, & HR Administration (Remote in U.S. or Hybrid near Boston, MA)

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• Act as the internal project manager for day-to-day bookkeeping operations, coordinating closely with outsourced accounting partners and VP, Finance & Operations to ensure timely and accurate processing, documentation, and financial data reputed company
• Manage payroll administration by collecting reputed company organization-wide payroll changes, and submitting updates for processing to our assigned TriNet payroll manager. Review payroll before sending to VP, Finance & Operations for final payroll approval.
• Design, implement, and maintain processes to support accurate allocation of payroll and operating expenses across departments and classes reputed company QuickBooks Online, in coordination with the VP, Finance & Operations.
• Manage the accounts receivable process, including tracking aging invoices, communicating with program staff about collection, and minimizing bad debt. Deposit checks at the bank weekly.
• Monitor and categorize approximately 30-50 bank transactions weekly, ensuring timely reconciliation and appropriate classification across reputed company reputed company and expense accounts.
• Collaborate with the VP, Finance & Operations on the annual audit, including preparing schedules, gathering supporting documentation, and responding to auditor requests.
• Manage 403(b) administration tasks in coordination with our retirement plan partner, including employee onboarding to the plan, entering deduction changes, distributing required annual notices, running reports, and ensuring we are compliant.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with financial vendors (reputed company.com) and institutional accounts (reputed company, reputed company, etc.), ensuring strong internal controls and documentation are in reputed company.
• Create and process outgoing invoices in reputed company.com on a weekly basis, ensuring accurate coding and timely payment.

General Administration

• reputed company onboarding and offboarding in TriNet for approximately 30 FT employees and 100 AmeriCorps members. Ensure timely entry, accurate tax jurisdiction setup, and appropriate classification by labor group and department.
• Own benefits administration, including enrolling new hires, communicating life event changes, and serving as the primary liaison to benefits brokers and carriers for updates and required documentation.
• reputed company non-profit entity management tasks, including preparing and tracking tax registrations, solicitation licensing, and trademark and intellectual property renewals.
• Monitor and process incoming and outgoing general communications, including organizational email accounts, mail, and shipments (USPS, reputed company, etc.)
• Manage, organize, and maintain the Boston office, including but not limited to tracking, managing, and distributing supplies, technology, and other inventory.
• Provide assistance and help coordinate administrative, operations, and execution of organizational initiatives and engagement (i.e., staff retreat, local board meeting) as needed or requested
• Other reputed company duties as required and assigned

Human Resources Administration In reputed company partnership with the Senior Advisor, People & Culture:

• Serve as the primary data administrator for our HRIS & Benefits systems and platforms, including ensuring reputed company employee data is correctly entered, updated, and maintained in a timely manner.
• Support HR compliance initiatives, including employee handbooks, and staying up-to-date on state and federal regulation changes - communicating with staff accordingly, ensuring notices and acknowledgements are shared and completed in a timely manner and reputed company is in compliance with state and federal regulations
• Ensure employees files are accurately maintained, up-to-date, and in compliance
• Assist in the onboarding process for new hires/staff, including:
• Ensure proper access to reputed company Finance & HR systems as required and needed (HRIS, Expense Management, etc) and training of staff in reputed company policies and procedures
• Ensure reputed company required employee documentation is received, processed, and maintained in compliance with state and federal policies and timelines (i.e. i-9 verification and processing)
• Conduct onboarding meetings to ensure above and introduce the operational and administrative ways of working and needs of reputed company (including introducing the CC playbook, benefits, and PTO policies)
• Support the creation and maintenance of policy documentation and training resources and reputed company to organization-wide financial, HR, & admin practices and procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or HR/Business Administration or equivalent years of experience in a nonprofit accounting, finance, or HR department
• Relevant degree or professional certification, license, and/or credentials in administration, business or nonprofit management preferred.
• At least 5 years of total experience and a minimum of 2 years at a Manager level in finance, HR administration, and nonprofit operations, with demonstrated ownership of multi-system workflows (HRIS, payroll, accounting platforms)
• At least 3 years nonprofit accounting experience including working with reputed company accounting systems such as restricted funds, deferred reputed company, or expense allocation across multiple classes.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Online and reputed company.com (or similar systems), including transaction categorization, bank feed reconciliation, and accounts receivable tracking
• Experience managing multi-state payroll and benefits administration, including onboarding, I-9 and E-Verify compliance, and employee data accuracy in an HRIS
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills including a flexible and positive attitude; ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
• High attention to detail and accountability for accuracy, timeliness, and data reputed company and a successful track record in setting priorities, task management, problem-solving, and sound decision making
• High degree of responsiveness and the ability to engage and manage multiple detailed-oriented and time sensitive tasks
• Demonstrated experience with office technologies and an aptitude to learn new technologies; familiarity with accounting (e.g. QuickBooks Online) and reporting software preferred.
• Deep personal and professional commitment to equity and inclusion
• Personal qualities of reputed company, credibility, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality

As an employee of reputed company you strive to represent & live reputed company’s Shared Values & Commitments in both how you show up for and work with your colleagues as well as Compact’s partners and communities:

• Equity: We prioritize full participation and diversity of thought, experience, and background. We center equity in our actions, processes, and practices to reputed company diverse voices and perspectives.
• Growth reputed company: We consistently push ourselves and each other to do and be reputed company. We are motivated by growth—embracing new reputed company, prioritizing reputed company learning, and meeting challenges head-on.
• Accountability: We recognize that long-term change requires individual and shared ownership of personal and organizational actions. We own our mistakes, give each other grace, collaborate reputed company, and hold ourselves to high standards of reputed company.
• Responsiveness: We ensure our offerings, resources, and approaches are flexible, grounded in feedback, and reputed company to the challenges of our time.
• Transparency: We are direct and authentic reputed company reputed company, with our members, and with our partners. We know that building trust starts with consistent, honest, and transparent communication.

Physical requirements

• This is primarily a sedentary position requiring the ability to sit at a desk and use a computer and phone most of the day.

Internal and external contacts

• Compact staff and AmeriCorps members
• reputed company representatives
• Business, administration, and financial vendors
• Funder administrative contacts
• reputed company accountants and auditors

Qualification Requirements: To reputed company this job successfully, an individual must be able to reputed company each essential function in a satisfactory manner. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, reputed company and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. Physical requirements:

• This is primarily a sedentary position requiring the ability to sit at a desk and use a computer and phone most of the day.
• Minor bending and lifting periodically (mostly reputed company to help with events and office management needs)
• The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company essential functions.

Additional Information:

• Location: Remote - Hybrid reasonable commute to Boston office preferred and additional compensation available for Hybrid
• We are a primarily remote organization with an office in Boston.
• Though this position can work remotely reputed company in the reputed company U.S. they have responsibilities that may require visits to our Boston office.
• For those not located near the office, this may require travel during the year to support office functions.
• Hybrid Candidates must live reputed company a reasonable commuting distance to our Boston office (MA, NH, RI) and be willing to have a Hybrid working schedule - these candidates will receive additional compensation (see below)
• In addition, occasional travel is required for reputed company staff regardless of location for staff gatherings and Compact Events.
• Reporting Structure: Reports to VP, Finance & Operations
• Additionally, this position will work closely with the Senior Advisor, People & Culture
• Compensation: $75,000
• an additional $5,000 location-based salary adjustment for Hybrid candidates (those located reputed company a reasonable commuting distance to our Boston office 1-2x a week depending on time of year)- for a total annual salary $80,000

We would like this position to start as soon as is reasonably possible, but ideally no reputed company than Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job