Financial Assistant (Part-Time)

The Baseball Assistance Team is a nonprofit organization that confidentially assists members of the Baseball Family in need of financial, medical and psychological assistance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for being B.A.T.’s secondary financial contact which includes reconciling records and handling payment inquiries
• Compile daily list of payment issues based on emails sent to BAT inbox and phone calls regarding payments
• Assist Senior Coordinator, Financial Operations with documenting items on Oracle/Payment Tracker on TrackVia
• Submit payments across all payment instruments (ACH, check, wire transfer, Western Union) to assist the Senior Coordinator of Financial Operations in management of payment volume
• Provide applicants with unique payment codes related to Western Union transfers
• Maintain record of Dominican Republic medical and prescription funds, preparing the necessary reimbursements on a bi-weekly basis
• Maintain and update monthly payment schedule to ensure timely payout of approved expenses
• Organize payment documents to be uploaded on TrackVia
• Print and compile invoice documents for checks later to be sent to the mailroom then filed away
• Provide support between B.A.T. and financial software platforms including Oracle, JPMorgan Access, and Western Union GlobalPay (Convera)
• Answer and direct calls from the B.A.T. hotline (7822) and respond to incoming and outgoing emails (in Spanish or English)
• Assist with on-going grant, scholarship, and crisis management tasks that includes conducting applicant screening and intake, preparing cases for the Grant Committee, and uploading files
• Serves as a Spanish translator (documents and emails) for the Executive Director & Director when needed
• Provide outreach on behalf of the department to the baseball community offering assistance
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Bi-lingual (Spanish, English) preferred
• 1-3 years business experience
• Interest or previous experience in working with nonprofit organizations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality while dealing with sensitive information
• Experience working with data entry, data analysis and general bookkeeping
• Professional demeanor, organized and detail oriented
• Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
  
  

Pay Range: $26.00 - $28.00 per hour

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

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