Amideast

About the organization

Established in 1951, Amideast is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to creating hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the Middle East, North Africa, and United States through life-changing opportunities for education and cultural exchanges. Working with local, regional, and international partners, we provide programs and services that improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study, empower youth and women, strengthen local institutions, and develop language and professional skills for success in the global economy. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Amideast operates offices in 11 countries in the MENA region. For more information, visit us at www.amideast.org.

Duties

• Monitor, track, and create payment vouchers for scholarship students, universities, and alumni grant recipients
• Liaise with university billing contacts to troubleshoot student account issues
• Review recurring student monthly allowance payments for errors and liaise with Accounting regarding delays, holds and other payment issues
• Coordinate with Accounting to set up new student IDs and project numbers
• Maintain a calendar year workplan and timeline of the student tax process in collaboration with the student tax services provider (Sprintax) and Amideast Accounting
• Serve as point of contact for Sprintax, program participants, and other partners in student tax-related matters
• Understand the student general tax preparation process and communicate it to staff and program participants
• Collect and process participant SSNs, ITINs, W-8BEN, and power of attorney forms as necessary
• Process participant tax refund checks and eligible state tax reimbursements
• Reconcile credit card logs and ensure the completeness and correctness of log information
• Assist Director in reviewing financial reports as needed
• Assist Director in creating and reviewing ad-hoc and client quarterly financial reports
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required
• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 2 years related experience
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive, resourceful, and collaborate in a team environment
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially in Excel and Word
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred
• Experience using Deltek Costpoint or similar accounting software

Application instructions

Contact email: [email protected]

Please include a CV and Cover Letter.

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