| California Common Cause Seeks Sacramento Volunteers California Common Cause Seeks Sacramento Volunteers Got a special talent you'd like to share? California Common Cause needs some talented people to help in our Sacramento office. Perhaps you are retired and have some special training you'd like to continue using? Or maybe you are underemployed? At the present, we need a professional to help with light bookkeeping. The application is below. Look forward to hearing from YOU! EMPLOYER: California Common Cause 1005 12th Street Suite C Sacramento, CA 95814 REPORTS TO: Associate Director JoAnn Fuller POSITION AVAILABLE: Accountant SALARY & BENEFITS: None. This is a volunteer, administrative position TIME COMMITMENT: Approximately 10 hours per week ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The accountant will process incoming contributions from California Common Cause members and prepare transmittals of those contributions to the national office. S/he will also monitor and track spending identified with specific projects and assist in the preparation of reports to the California Common Cause Governing Board. The accountant will verify the accuracy of income and expense data with the national office and may also be asked to provide general office assistance with files, mail, telephone and correspondence and assist with other projects, as needed. QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of accounting or bookkeeping experience; Associate’s degree in accounting or two years towards Bachelor’s degree in accounting desirable; excellent oral communication skills; good customer service skills, well-organized and detail-oriented; demonstrated ability to work well with others; ability to manage frequent deadlines and competing priorities; familiarity with computerized accounting systems Excel and MSWord; some data entry experience; non-profit accounting experience or interest desirable. TO APPLY: Please submit resume and cover letter to JoAnn Fuller, Associate Director at jfuller@commoncause.org and include Staff Accountant in the subject line or mail to the address above. No phone calls please. About Common Cause: Common Cause is a nonpartisan nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1970 by John Gardner as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest. Now with nearly 300,000 members and supporters and 36 state organizations, Common Cause remains committed to honest, open and accountable government, as well as encouraging citizen participation in democracy. Common Cause is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, party or political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any illegal or prohibited factor. Help us be high flyers! Support Common Cause with your extra frequent flyer miles! Our staff can use your extra miles, especially if they are on a California carrier with routes between Los Angeles and Sacramento or other Californian destinations. Sometimes we need to go further-if you'd like to donate, contact JoAnn Fuller by email at jfuller@commoncause.org or give a call to 916 443 1792 extension 11. |