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Finance Assistant

National Legal Aid & Defender Association
Detroit, MI Contractor
POSTED ON 11/27/2025 CLOSED ON 12/28/2025

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Position Description

Join Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) as a full-time Finance Assistant at our Detroit office. The Finance Assistant performs a wide variety of assignments to assist the Budget and Finance Administrator with financial and accounting administrative work. The position pays $45,768 to $63,579, depending on experience. Our office follows a hybrid workplace model that mixes in-office and remote work to offer flexibility and support to staff.

Job Responsibilities

  • Processing and reconciling a variety of accounting documents such as invoices, employee expense reimbursements, and vendor payments;
  • Assisting and training employees on expense regulations;
  • Vendor management;
  • Inventory management including procuring supplies, tracking supply inventory levels, and maintaining internal capital and fixed assets equipment inventory list;
  • Maintaining the fund balances on postage accounts;
  • Assisting management to create and maintain contracts for services;
  • Managing deposits including credit card transactions and physical deposits;
  • Updating and maintaining grant files and accounts;
  • Preparing reports as needed and maintaining up-to-date and accurate records; and
  • Assisting with timesheet approvals.

Salary : $45,768 - $63,579

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