When you work at Lautman Maska Neill & Company, you raise money for incredible causes AND work alongside some of the brightest minds in the fundraising business, who are committed to changing the world together.
As a leader in the nonprofit fundraising space, we are growing, and are looking for a Finance Operations Intern to join us for a minimum of three to six months.
About the Role:
As a Finance Operations Intern, you will work directly with the Senior Accountant of Operations to assist with processing Billing and Accounts Payable. Working as part of a 4-person team, you will work collaboratively with each team member to improve efficiencies and streamline processes. Finance Operations Intern is responsible for the timely and accurate processing of all incoming vendor invoices and billing of all services provided by Lautman Maska Neill & Company and external vendors, ensuring timely payments to vendors and prompt invoicing by Lautman. He/she will manage the transmission of both direct pay and passthrough invoices to clients under the supervision of the Senior Accountant of Operations.
About Your Responsibilities:
- Receives and internally routes all invoices (electronic and paper) related to client fund-raising campaigns through the approval process ensuring timeliness, thoroughness and accuracy.
- Maintains a tracking system that defines where an invoice is in the process from receipt through payment.
- Adheres to a predefined schedule for invoicing of all fees and services and ensures all SLAs (service level agreements) with regards to processing times are met or exceeded.
- Performs a daily audit of each vendor bill and system generated invoice.
- Ensures Accounts Payable transactions are processed timely and works with Senior Accountant to ensure payments are issued per terms.
- As a member of the Finance team, provides ongoing quality control to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
- Assists with scanning, copying, filing and other document preservation procedures to ensure proper document retention.
- Assists with a monthly audit of all invoices to ensure a full accounting of the month’s activities.
- Performs other tasks as needed.
To succeed in this position, candidates will have a minimum of two to three years office experience in a finance, billing or operations position and be able to take direction from multiple channels in a fast pace, high demand environment. The successful candidate must possess basic functional skills with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat. He/she must be a team player, highly organized, have a strong attention to detail and excellent oral and written communication skills. The selected candidate will be required to pass a background check.
Bonus Points: Quickbooks experience is a huge plus! Please let us know your background when you apply.
About The Physical Demands of The Role:
Ability to work in a standard office environment.
No travel required
About Our Location:
Lautman Maska Neill & Company values diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We know that our differences make us stronger.
- We are located south of Dupont Circle in Washington, DC.
- This is an in-office role. Remote employees will not be considered.
Lautman Maska Neill & Company values diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We know that our differences make us stronger.
