The Village of Love and Resistance (VOLAR) seeks a part-time Financial Manager to manage all accounting aspects of our small ( and growing! ) nonprofit organization. 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 nonprofit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization located in Baltimore, MD, seeking to support local hiring.
The anticipated start date is March 1 2026.
Key Position Responsibilities
This is a representative list of responsibilities
• Manage the preparation, accuracy, relevance and timely distribution of financial reports, presentations and financial information, including monthly status reports.
• Manage the quality and timeliness of reporting to various grantor entities.
• Lead all aspects of AP, AR, and payroll ensuring transaction accuracy.
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, including bank reconciliations.
• Create journal entries.
• Balance and verify general ledger accounts associated with Cash Management operations.
• Support a collective process of preparing an annual budget and forecasting.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP.
• Establish, monitor and/or strengthen VOLAR’s internal controls system. Identify, communicate and make suggestions to improve significant deficiencies or weaknesses in VOLAR’s systems and procedures to maintain the integrity of financial information.
• Prepare an annual Form 990 and all reports for the State of Maryland’s Charitable Organizations Division.
• Process Forms W-2, 1099 and other forms relevant to the organization.
• Support the organization’s president on HR issues and actively take part in on-boarding of new hires.
• Maintain complete and accurate vendor, customer and staff records.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in accounting with financial management-related work experience
Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in non-profit sector
Required experience/qualifications
• • Commitment to VOLAR’s mission around building community rooted in healing and wellness
• Effective verbal and written skills with strong interpersonal competencies
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Computer proficiency and experience working with QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs and other relevant software
• Ability to work some evenings and weekend hours
• Time management
• Diplomacy
• Willingness to engage in honest, constructive, mindful, and compassionate reciprocal critique of self and work
Preferred experience/qualifications
• • Non-violent communication skills
• Telephone etiquette
• Experience and/or ability to approach problem-solving, and crisis intervention from a “love” perspective
• Creativity and sense of humor
• Knowledge of Baltimore communities, history, issues and organizations. [Baltimore residents are strongly encouraged to apply and are given strong preference.]
VOLAR respects hiring people who are Black, Indigenous, person of color, LGBTQIA+ ; preference for people living in Baltimore.
$50.00 per HOUR Employment Type: Part-Time,CONTRACTOR