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ACCOUNTING CAPACITY BUILDING AMERICORPS VISTA

Reading Partners is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping children become lifelong readers by connecting them with community volunteers and evidence-based literacy support. For more than 25 years, Reading Partners has worked alongside schools, families, and communities to expand access to high-quality literacy resources for students in historically underserved communities. As an Accounting and Financial Systems Capacity Building VISTA, you will help strengthen the financial infrastructure that supports Reading Partners' mission. You will improve financial workflows, document accounting processes, develop internal control resources, create reporting tools, and build systems that make financial information more consistent, accessible, and useful for organizational decision-making. Your work will create sustainable infrastructure that can benefit Reading Partners long after your service term ends. We are looking for a detail-oriented, curious, and collaborative individual who enjoys solving problems and improving systems. Strong candidates will have an interest in accounting, nonprofit finance, financial operations, data management, or process improvement, along with strong organizational and analytical skills. Experience with accounting software, spreadsheets, financial reporting, documentation, or process improvement is a plus. During your service, you will gain experience in nonprofit accounting, financial systems, internal controls, data management, financial reporting, process improvement, and organizational operations. You will work with Reading Partners' Accounting team and organizational stakeholders while building practical skills and a portfolio of systems, tools, and resources that contribute to the financial sustainability of a national education nonprofit.

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Member Duties : As an Accounting Capacity Building VISTA, you will review and document financial workflows across Salesforce, Sage Intacct, Concur, and Google Sheets; identify opportunities to improve data consistency, efficiency, and coordination; develop standardized process guides for recurring accounting activities; strengthen documentation of internal controls, policies, and procedures; organize financial resources into accessible systems; research leadership reporting needs and develop standardized financial reporting templates and dashboard prototypes; support the organization and reconciliation of financial data used for reporting; create staff training and reference materials; and document recommendations to streamline accounting workflows and support continued improvement.

Program Benefits : Training , Health Coverage* , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorpsvista.imglobal.com/.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development .

Skills : Communications , Computers/Technology .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
ACCOUNTING CAPACITY BUILDING AMERICORPS VISTA

Program Start/End Date
11/16/2026 - 11/15/2027

Work Schedule	Full Time

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	CALIFORNIA San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose

Accepting Applications
From 09/10/2026 To 10/30/2026

Contact	Tyler Aitken
638 3rd St
Oakland CA 94607
510-444-9800
americorps@readingpartners.org

Listing ID	130934


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