Valatam is hiring a
Finance Admin Assistant

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