Project Overview:
Asian American Organizing Project (AAOP) was established from a community grassroots organizing movement. Beginning 2016, AAOP is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded to empower young Asian Minnesotans prioritizing LGBTQ+ and women/femme identified to create systems change for an equitable, conscious, and just society. Through a gender justice and critical cultural lens, AAOP addresses issues impacting our young Asian Minnesotan communities through youth participatory action research, grassroots organizing and canvassing, and narrative shift to co-create community change. AAOP engages with local and national partners on issues that affect our community, such as reproductive and climate justice, voting rights, and civic engagement.
Objective:
AAOP would like to hire a part-time, 10-15 hours/month bookkeeper to help manage our annual finances, reconcile all accounts, and put in place best practices by creating a financial policies and procedures manual. Our annual budget for 2024 was $750K+ and projected at $800K in 2025.
Budget:
Hourly rate: $26.92 – $29.81
Submission Guidelines:
Please submit your cover letter, proposal and resume to jobs@aaopmn.org by 12 AM on March 31, 2025.
- Please include the following in your cover letter – Introduce yourself and your interest in the project and the organization.
- Your preference and mode of communication; experience auditing and producing financial reports; experience in Quickbooks and how you see implementing in the practices. Our challenges have been inefficient production of work, or more work for AAOP, and delayed turnaround; how will you mitigate our Organization running into these issues? Budget and fee structure include payment terms.
- Relevant Experience – Highlight similar projects and past clients.
- References – Provide at least two professional references.
Contact Information:
Zong Vue jobs@aaopmn.org or 651-493-6493
Scope of Work:
The bookkeeper will manage our annual revenue in Quickbooks and process bi-wekly payroll. Reconcile all accounts (ex: bank, cc, review reports, revenue/expense reports, balance sheets (showing liabilities and assets) every end of the month. We have two major online fundraising events; one in May and in November – it would be important for the bookkeeper/accountant to maintain all donations raised during these two events. Produce quarterly and annual reports for stakeholders and funders to help increase our Organization development. If certified Accountant, they will also file our annual 501c3 taxes and perform all other duties outlined. The expectations of the work setting would be hybrid and in-person meetings with the Executive Director at our St. Paul Office: 540 Fairview Avenue North, Suite #209, St. Paul, MN 55104 once a month.
Timeline:
Please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@aaopmn.org by 12 AM on March 31, 2025.
Evaluation Criteria:
The Executive Director will work closely with the Bookkeeper on a weekly to monthly basis based on needs. Our annual budget will be in review by the Executive leadership team along with Board of Directors approval. The Bookkeeper will need to pull financial reports to the Executive Leadership team on a monthly to quarterly basis, as needed to have clean books.
Appendix:
Upon request Financial Reports from Zong Vue at jobs@aaopmn.org
Important Notes: We strongly encourage individuals who identify as or businesses led by Asian & Pacific Islanders, Black, indigenous, people of color, disabled, queer, trans and women to submit a proposal. AAOP is unable to provide VISA sponsorship at this time.