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Our Ed-Tech company, is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Finance Operations Associate to support our Finance & Accounting team. This is a part-time, contract role, remote but based in the New York City area, ideal for someone looking to contribute to a fast-moving finance function while maintaining a flexible schedule. This role reports to the VP of Finance and Accounting. Key responsibilities include processing and coding vendor bills and transactions using Ramp, monitoring approval workflows to ensure timely payments, and working with internal stakeholders to resolve invoice or payment issues. The associate will also assist with month-end close activities, including reconciling financial data from Stripe and other systems, exporting reports from tools like Sigma, preparing and posting journal entries in NetSuite, and organizing supporting documentation for both internal and external accounting teams. The role includes banking and cash monitoring tasks, such as reviewing daily bank activity to identify discrepancies and maintaining spreadsheets to track balances across accounts. The associate will help format and clean data in Excel to support financial reporting, update models and internal presentations, and provide light FP&A support, including variance tracking and forecast updates. Additional responsibilities include managing finance-related inbox workflows, responding to inquiries, retrieving documents for external accountants, and handling special projects related to finance operations as needed. Qualified candidates will have a BA or BS in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. A CPA or bookkeeping certification is a plus. Candidates should have experience using multi-entity NetSuite, as well as Ramp or similar platforms like QuickBooks, Expensify, or Bill.com. Strong proficiency in Excel and Google Workspace is required, including knowledge of pivot tables and VLOOKUPs. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 3 years of experience in finance operations, accounting, or accounts payable, with startup experience considered a plus. A strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to work independently with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset are essential. Excellent communication skills and comfort working with both internal stakeholders and external accountants are also key to success in this role.