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Summary: 

The National Art Education Association (NAEA) is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and multi-skilled individual to serve as our Finance and Board Manager. The ideal candidate has experience in handling a range of accounting and financial tasks in an association/nonprofit or related environment. Additionally, the Finance and Board Manager will work under the direction of the NAEA Leadership Team to support the work of the Board of Directors and other association leaders, to help ensure smooth communication, meeting logistics, documentation support, governance, and a range of open calls. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Finance-related Duties: 

• Invoice Processing: Assist in receiving, processing, and recording invoices and payments. 
• Expense Management: Reconcile receipts, track organization expenses, and generate reports. 
• Payroll Assistance: Assist in the payroll process by collecting timesheets, calculating hours, and issuing checks. 
• Bank Reconciliation: Assist in reconciling bank statements to ensure accurate financial reporting. 
• Budget Tracking: Work closely with the finance team to track and update the organization's budget. 
• Financial Reports: Assist in generating monthly and annual financial reports, as directed. 

Board-related Duties: 

• Communication: Support the Executive Director in all communications between the board of directors and staff. 
• Meeting Coordination: Organize, schedule, and prepare materials for board meetings and committee meetings. 
• Documentation: Accurately record and distribute meeting minutes, agendas, and other documents as required. 
• Policy Maintenance: Keep board policies and documents up-to-date and easily accessible. 
• Compliance: Assist the board in following proper governance procedures, compliance issues, and documentation requirements. 
• Board Orientation: Facilitate orientation for new board members and offer ongoing support. 
• Calls, Awards, Nominations: Lead the planning and execution of association’s calls, awards, and nominations to ensure timely, equitable, and informed processes. 

Performs other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications: 

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. 
• At least 2-3 years of experience working in a similar role, ideally in a nonprofit setting. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and accounting software like QuickBooks. 
• Strong attention to detail, multitasking skills, and organizational capabilities. 
• CAE preferred  

About National Art Education Association

The National Art Education Association (NAEA) is a nonprofit, 501c3 membership organization and is the leading professional organization exclusive to visual arts, media arts, and design educators. NAEA champions creative growth and innovation by equitably advancing the tools and resources for a high-quality visual arts, design, and media arts education throughout diverse populations and communities of practice. Members include elementary, middle and high school visual arts educators, college and university professors, researchers and scholars, teaching artists, administrators and supervisors, and art museum educators, as well as more than 59,000 students who are members of the National Art Honor Society or are university students preparing to be art educators. NAEA harnesses the power of the visual arts, design, and media arts to educate and enrich the lives of all learners and communities, especially those who are members of historically marginalized groups, and serves as a catalyst for developing creative and culturally competent future generations.

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