Finance Officer

Finance Officer for Fulbright & Exchange Programs

At AMIDEAST we pride ourselves in being a leading American non-profit organization engaged in international education, training and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa. We also pride ourselves in providing 40+ days of paid leave and a great 401k with 6% matching.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Student Taxes

• Overseeing international students tax process for all AMIDEAST students
• Working with Sprintax for determining students’ U.S. tax obligations and students’ completion of necessary tax returns
• Providing Non-Resident Alien tax guidance to AMIDEAST HQ and Field Office staff and students
• Reviewing IRS policies, tax treaties, forms, and procedures regularly and incorporating them in our internal Accounting processes
• Managing students’ W-7 Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) process for all students receiving non-qualified scholarship income in the U.S.
• Collecting Social Security Numbers, ITINs, and W-8BEN forms from incoming students
• Collecting Power of Attorney forms from departing students for authorization of deposits of IRS refund checks issued to students

Student Payments         

• Monitoring and processing student disbursements, monthly allowances, and advance requests
• Reviewing and approving weekly AP vouchers and non-recurring payments for allowable student expenses per program policies and grant awards
• Managing financial databases to include all student/university payments and refunds, university insurance requirements, and university contact information
• Monitoring university tuitions payments and ensuring on time payment
• Communicating with university billing offices regarding billing errors, student account problems, student financial awards, and university health insurance requirements
• Assisting Fulbright Director and Program Staff in monthly monitoring of project financial reports to check and correct coding errors and anomalies
• Liaising with the Accounting Department to set up new project numbers, resolve coding, and create new financial processes or other issues as needed
• Maintaining and monitoring accurate participant financial records and student cost reports as well as performing annual audit of active student project accounts
• Supervising Financial Assistant and assisting as necessary with preparation of wire transfers, voucher processing, monthly credit card bill reconciliations, and other duties
• Responding to student financial inquires and issues
• Assisting in training new staff on financial and tax processes
• Additional special activities and responsibilities from time-to-time

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 year of experience
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel
• Great research skills, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Interest in the Middle East & North Africa and/or International Education
• Experience working with students is a plus

Benefits:

       •      Competitive salary, generous paid leave, retirement plan, and tuition reimbursement

Please provide a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to http://jobs.amideast.org. 

AMIDEAST is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation