Finance Assistant

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.