Finance Assistant

Join Michigan’s State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) as a full-time Finance Assistant at our Detroit office. Salary will depend on experience and qualifications. The salary range is $44,432 to $58,401 with annual pay increases to the top of the range for satisfactory performance. Our office follows a hybrid workplace model that mixes in-office and remote work to offer flexibility and support to staff.

As a Finance Assistant, you will perform a wide variety of assignments to assist the Budget and Finance Administrator with financial and accounting administrative work, including but not limited to the following:

• Processing and reconciling a variety of accounting documents such as invoices, employee expense reimbursements, and vendor payments;
• Assisting and training employees on expense regulations;
• Vendor management;
• Inventory management including procuring supplies, tracking supply inventory levels, and maintaining internal capital and fixed assets equipment inventory list;
• Maintaining the fund balances on postage accounts;
• Assisting management to create and maintain contracts for services;
• Managing deposits including credit card transactions and physical deposits;
• Updating and maintaining grant files and accounts;
• Preparing reports as needed and maintaining up-to-date and accurate records; and
• Assisting with timesheet approvals.

Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401k plan with up to a 9% employer contribution
• 13 paid holidays per year
• 3 weeks of paid vacation in year one
• Paid sick time and, for eligible employees, paid parental leave
• Long-term disability insurance
• Hybrid work environment (remote/office)
• Paid training opportunities