Self-Help Job Openings

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Original message from: Ashley.Pickell@self-help.org

Hello all,



Self-Help in Durham, NC has an opening for a Controller and an
Accountant. Both job descriptions are below. If you are interested,
please send your resume and cover letter to hiringmanager@self-help.org
with the position title in the subject.



Thank you!





Position: Controller



The Organization:



Self-Help is a community development lender founded in 1980 that creates
and protects ownership and economic opportunity for minority,
women-headed, rural and low-wealth families through home and small
business lending. It has provided over $5 billion in financing to help
more than 55,000 low-wealth borrowers buy homes, start and build
businesses, and strengthen community resources across the country.
Self-Help's affiliate, the Center for Responsible Lending, researches
and advocates for state and national legislation to address predatory
lending practices and policies.



Self-Help and the Center for Responsible Lending are national
organizations based out of Durham, North Carolina with 10 regional
offices in North Carolina, Washington DC, and California. Nationally and
internationally recognized as a leader in community development lending,
Self-Help is one of twelve nonprofits featured in Forces for Good: The
Six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits.



Position Description:



Direct the accounting affairs of the organization and supervise the
production of financial statements and reports.



Principal Responsibilities:



* Ensure that all monthly financial statements are prepared on a
timely and accurate basis for all Self-Help entities, including five
primary corporations and 30 subsidiaries.
* Update, develop and maintain accounting practices and policies,
and financial controls.
* Serve as lead contact with outside auditors and accountants in
the preparation of annual financial statements, with supporting
schedules and tax filings.
* Work with Chief Financial Officer, other senior management,
financial management and accounting staff to ensure that financial
practices are up to date and relevant. Perform other tasks as
designated by CFO.



Required Qualifications:



CPA and a minimum of 5 years of accounting experience, preferably in a
financial institution, in either a senior level or in progressively
senior positions. The candidate needs to have excellent accounting and
organizational skills, and strong spreadsheet skills. The candidate
should be a well-organized self-starter with strong communications
skills. Teamwork and sensitivity to issues of low-wealth borrowers and
a desire to work in a racially and socially diverse organization are
essential Self-Help values.



Desired Qualifications:



Personnel management, financial management, and/or an advanced degree in
a relevant field, such as a MAC or MBA. Experience in not-for-profit
accounting.



Compensation:



Competitive nonprofit salary, based on experience, plus a generous
benefits package that includes health, dental, and life insurance,
flexible spending plan, retirement plan, paid parental leave, domestic
partners policy, and a personal technology supplement.



Application:



To apply, please send resume and cover letter to
hiringmanager@self-help.org. Please include position title as subject
of email.



Self-Help is an equal opportunity employer.

Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.





Position: Accountant



The Organization:



Self-Help is a community development lender founded in 1980 that creates
and protects ownership and economic opportunity for minority,
women-headed, rural and low-wealth families through home and small
business lending. It has provided over $5 billion in financing to help
more than 55,000 low-wealth borrowers buy homes, start and build
businesses, and strengthen community resources across the country.
Self-Help's affiliate, the Center for Responsible Lending, researches
and advocates for state and national legislation to address predatory
lending practices and policies.



Self-Help and the Center for Responsible Lending are national
organizations based out of Durham, North Carolina with 10 regional
offices in North Carolina, Washington DC, and California. Nationally and
internationally recognized as a leader in community development lending,
Self-Help is one of twelve nonprofits featured in Forces for Good: The
Six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits.



Position Description:



The accountant will be responsible for the complete preparation and
closing of the financial statements of Self-Help Federal Credit Union, a
two-state, multi-branch credit union.



Principal Responsibilities:



* Ensure that all monthly financial statements are prepared on a
timely and accurate basis.
* Create and post general journal entries, and reconcile bank
statements and other key accounts.
* Reconcile major subledgers to each other and general ledger.
* Produce and file quarterly regulatory financial filings with
federal regulatory agency.
* Respond to various requests for information, from both internal
and external sources.



Required Qualifications:



Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience, preferably in a financial
institution, in progressively senior positions. The candidate needs to
have excellent accounting and organizational skills, and strong
spreadsheet skills. The candidate should be a well-organized
self-starter with strong communications skills. Teamwork and
sensitivity to issues of low-wealth borrowers and a desire to work in a
racially and socially diverse organization are essential Self-Help
values.



Desired Qualifications:



CPA and/or MAC



Compensation:



Competitive nonprofit salary, based on experience, plus a generous
benefits package that includes health, dental, and life insurance,
flexible spending plan, retirement plan, paid parental leave, domestic
partners policy, and a personal technology supplement.



Application:



To apply, please send resume and cover letter to
hiringmanager@self-help.org. Please include position title as subject
of email.



Self-Help is an equal opportunity employer.

Women and people of color are encouraged to apply.



Ashley Pickell

HR Associate

Self-Help

Phone: 919-956-4634

ashley.pickell@self-help.org