Summary
The job description is for a bilingual administrative and finance assistant position at Valatam, a company that builds remote teams in Latin America. The role involves financial tasks and requires C1/C2 English and Spanish skills, work experience as a Finance Assistant or similar role, advanced MS Excel skills, familiarity with accounting software like QuickBooks, organizational and time-management skills, attention to detail, a BSc degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics, ability to work 40 hours per week Monday-Friday in US time zones, and have necessary equipment and stable internet. The pay rate is $4/hr with benefits such as paid time off, medical insurance stipend, birthday/anniversary bonuses, gym/wellness allowance, unlimited online fitness classes, invites to annual Christmas parties, and paid training opportunities.
Requirements
- C1/C2 English and Spanish writing and speaking skills
- Work experience as a Finance Assistant or similar role
- Good knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures
- Advanced MS Excel skills (creating spreadsheets and using financial functions)
- Familiarity with accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks)
- Organizational and time-management skills
- Attention to detail, with an ability to spot numerical errors
- BSc degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
- Graduated (or soon to graduate) with a college degree
- Able to work 40 hours per week Monday-Friday in US time zones
- A quiet home office with a desk and office chair
- Stable internet with at least 10 MBPS download & 2 MBPS upload speed
- A laptop/desktop with 8GB RAM, a 1.6GHz processor, and 50GB of free hard-drive space, a headset, and a smartphone
Responsibilities
- Update financial spreadsheets with daily transactions
- Prepare balance sheets
- Track and reconcile bank statements
- Create cost analysis reports (fixed and variable costs)
- Process tax payments
- Support monthly payroll and keep organized records
- Record accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Process invoices and follow up with clients, suppliers, and partners as needed
- Provide administrative support during budget preparation
- Participate in quarterly and annual audits
Benefits
- Most US federal holidays as paid time off
- 4 days paid time off (most of our clients provide even more PTO days)
- Monthly stipend for medical insurance (after an induction period)
- Birthday/Anniversary bonuses
- Gym/Wellness allowance
- Unlimited online fitness classes with our online personal training partner
- Invites to our annual Christmas parties and other in-person or online gatherings
- Paid training opportunities and gain experience in a new industry
