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Published 7 days ago

Remote Volunteer Bookkeeper/Accountant — Believe in Me

Remote, Volunteer must be in United States
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  • Details

    Time Commitment:
    Flexible
    Commitment Details:
    Approximately 4–8 hours per month for at least six months, plus required onboarding and confidentiality commitments.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    2
    Cause Areas:
    Arts & Music, Children & Youth, Education, Housing & Homelessness, Hunger, Food Security
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    25+
    Other Requirements:
    Successful background, reference, and conflict checks plus confidentiality, restricted funds, internal controls, separation of duties, fraud escalation, retention, and access training.

    Description

    Help Believe in Me maintain accurate, timely financial records that support accountable programs for underserved youth and young people.

    The volunteer Bookkeeper/Accountant will perform approved accounting support under authorized financial oversight, with clear separation of duties and no independent control of funds.

    Responsibilities:

    • Record and categorize approved transactions using source documentation and the authorized chart of accounts
    • Reconcile approved bank, card, payment, donation, and vendor records
    • Maintain accounts payable, receivable, restricted-fund, grant, and reimbursement support schedules
    • Prepare draft monthly reports, variance notes, and audit or filing support
    • Identify missing documentation, duplicates, unusual items, coding questions, and control issues
    • Protect bank, tax, payroll, donor, vendor, and participant information
    • Follow approval, access, retention, backup, and separation-of-duties procedures
    • Never initiate payments, transfer funds, change bank access, sign returns, or approve personal work
    • Escalate suspected fraud, errors, conflicts, or policy exceptions promptly

    Qualifications:

    • Experience in bookkeeping, accounting, nonprofit finance, audit support, or financial administration
    • Strong reconciliations, documentation, spreadsheets, accounting systems, accuracy, and confidentiality
    • Knowledge of nonprofit accounting, restricted funds, and internal controls is helpful
    • At least 25 years old and willing to complete background, reference, and conflict checks
    • Ability to work within limited, approved system access

    This is a remote, recurring role available within the United States. Expect approximately 4–8 hours per month.

    Questions: volunteers@believeinme.org

    Believe in Me

    107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor

    Seattle, WA 98104

    (206) 414-8043

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer must be in United States
    Associated Location
    Seattle, WA, USA

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