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Position Title: Staff Accountant
Reports To: Accounting Manager
Type: Full-time
Location: Remote; flexible within the U.S.
ABOUT CATF
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is a nonprofit organization working to safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid global development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies. This is accomplished through research and analysis, public advocacy leadership, and partnership with the private sector. CATF is highly respected for its deep expertise and research on energy and industrial systems and potential strategies, technologies, and policies that can radically shrink their impact on the planet's atmosphere. Our team of 100+ experts and advocates (and global network of subject matter experts and civil society partners) put this research and knowledge into action by designing and enacting public policies that drive toward zero emissions. We also support policies and work directly with private industry to innovate in technology to make the path to zero emissions swift and affordable. CATF is headquartered in Boston, and has offices in Washington D.C. and Brussels with staff working virtually around world.
ROLE
CATF is rapidly growing and needs to increase capacity to support the administrative needs for our global and growing organization. This position will play an important role to assist with purchasing, on-boarding new employees to ensure home offices are set up, maintaining equipment life cycles, and various other purchasing such as marketing materials and Amazon purchases.
This position requires an entrepreneurial approach, superb problem-solving skills, and the ability to anticipate needs by frequently engaging with all members of the organization. The ideal candidate must have the initiative to move tasks forward independently, keeping track of external or self-imposed deadlines, clearly communicating needs or assignment to others, circling back with reminders, and engaging in closed loop communications when a task is completed.
Key Functions and Responsibilities:
- Purchasing computer and office equipment for new employees
- Work with the IT team to maintain equipment life cycle/replacement schedule and ensure current employees computer needs are met
- Oversee the Verizon phone ordering and cell phone account
- Oversee the Amazon account, employee orders, and approve purchases
- Ability to research the best equipment/supplies that falls within the budget and needs for the organization
- Effectively communicate, establish, maintain, and develop productive working relationships with all teams in the organization
- Ability to maintain relationships with outside vendors and represent the organization in a professional manner
- Attention to detail
- Organized, problem-solver, detail-orientated, conscientious, superb communicator
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Complete special projects as needed
Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5-7 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures
- Expense knowledge and ability to train
- Knowledge in accounts payable and purchasing
- Excellent time management skills, deadline-oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail-oriented
- Excellent interpersonal and critical thinking skills
- Proficiency in the use of Office 365/Microsoft suite of applications, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and online document sharing and calendaring
- Ability to work independently and remotely in a global, fast-paced, organization
- Passion for CATF's mission
Compensation and Location:
This is a full-time, remote position, flexible within the U.S. CATF offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.
CATF provides equal employment opportunities.
