Financial Office Assistant at Family Service Association - Fall River – Fall River, Massachusetts

***$1,000 sign on bonus & Benefits***

Family Service Association is seeking passionate Full Time Financial Office Assistant to join our incredible team in our Guardianship Department.

The Intake Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant is directly responsible for managing Family Resource Center referrals and provide personnel and administrative support to the FRC program and to assist the staff of the Family Resource Center in the daily operations of the program and provide clerical support and data entry.
This is a part time 32 hour/week position. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and hourly rate starts between $17 & $19 per hour (offer could increase based on bilingual capacity and experience.)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Respect the confidential nature of all program services and communications therewith.
• Assist with Representative Payee reports for Social Security Administration.
• Annual purging of client financial folders.
• Assist with MassHealth application of Redeterminations.
• Correspond with utility companies in connections with discharging service.
• Correspond with Social Security Office, pension companies, etc. at time of death,
• Assist with Fiduciary Report for Department of Veterans Affairs.
• General administrative and clerical duties.
• Assist with preparation of Court Accounts.
• Reconcile and file bank statements.
• Assist in answering client phone calls as needed.
• Assist with bank runs to ensure deposits are made timely.
• Respond to reasonable expectation of the Guardianship/Rep Payee Financial Supervisor, Program Director and/or Agency.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Skill set to work with numbers.
• Attention to detail and organizational skills a must.
• Familiarity with basic accounting skills and experience with Excel spreadsheets required.

*Must be able to successfully complete a MA State CORI check, CPS check.**

This is a benefits eligible position. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Long term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 403b pension plan
• Flexible spending account
• Three weeks paid vacation
• Twelve paid holidays
• Generous earned sick time

Bi-lingual English/Spanish and English/Portuguese speaking applicants are encouraged to apply.

Family Service Association is a comprehensive private, non-profit social service agency dedicated to the development and implementation of services designed to provide strength and support to individuals and families throughout southeastern Massachusetts. Headquartered in Fall River, Family Service Association strives to increase the capacity of individuals and families to cope with the stresses of family life and interpersonal relationships in a positive, productive and health-improving manner. This agency is a leading provider of professional social services in the South Coast region of Massachusetts, with a 135-year tradition of high quality.

Family Service Association is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.