Part-time Financial Manager
A financial manager/accountant is needed to support the Village of Love and Resistance
(VOLAR). This is a part time position of approximately 6- 8 hours per week, all virtual.
VOLAR’s mission is to co-create a cooperative community in East Baltimore owned by Black and
Brown people. We seek to build this cooperative community through the reclamation of land,
healing, reconnecting and building a base of community power. VOLAR is a non-profit 501c3 tax exempt organization located in Baltimore, MD seeking to support local hiring. The anticipated
date for hire is October 15 2023.
Job responsibilities:
• manage and report monthly on all accounts payable and accounts receivable
• pay invoices or bills or otherwise manage VOLAR’s cash balances
• process payroll
• set up, install, or provide training for a bookkeeping system or software for VOLAR
• support a collective process of preparing an annual budget
• be responsible for establishing or monitoring VOLAR’s internal controls
• identifying or communicating significant deficiencies or weaknesses in VOLAR’s systems
and procedures for ensuring the integrity of financial and accounting information
• prepare tax returns or other tax reports (e.g. Form 990, Form 1099)
• prepare Forms W-2 or W3
• assist with audit or annual review as needed
• prepare reports for funding applications and reporting as needed
• present quarterly financial reports to Leadership Council and annual financial updates to
general membership
Required experience/qualifications:
• Commitment to VOLAR’s mission around building community rooted in healing and
wellness
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy and comfort working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
QuickBooks and other accounting software
• Ability to work some evenings and weekend hours
• Time management
• Written communication skills
• Diplomacy
• Willingness to engage in honest, constructive, mindful, and compassionate reciprocal
critique of self and work
Preferred experience/qualifications:
• Knowledge and/or experience in participatory budgeting
• Non-violent communication skills
• Telephone etiquette
• Attention to detail
• Experience and/or ability to approach problem-solving, and crisis intervention from a
“love” perspective Manage Google documents
• Creativity and sense of humor
• Knowledge of Baltimore communities, history, issues and organizations. [Baltimore
residents are strongly encouraged to apply and given strong preference.]
Accountability process:
Financial manager/accountant:
• will meet bi-weekly with members of the Finance Committee of VOLAR to develop work
plans
• update progress and obstacles and adjustments in work plan
• be supported in their growth initiatives
VOLAR respects hiring people who are Black, Indigenous, person of color, LGBTQIA+