Job Opportunity: Finance Associate

Overview:

Centrum is seeking a Finance Associate, a key member of their compact finance department, responsible for a broad range of financial tasks. This role includes processing deposits, managing accounts payable and receivable (including donations), handling time sheets, and executing bi-monthly payroll processing through Paycor, with an expectation of experience in using multiple payroll platforms. Additionally, the position offers record-keeping support to Human Resources. The ideal candidate should possess skills such as foresight, effective planning, clear and tactful communication, and thorough follow-through. The ability to be adept, efficient, and professional in completing tasks and representing Centrum is essential. This is a full-time exempt position, located in beautiful Port Townsend, WA. The hourly pay range for this position is $22 – $28, depending on experience. For the full job description click here.

Benefits (Eligible if working 30 hours)

Centrum offers a generous benefits package that includes health insurance, paid holiday, sick and vacation leave, and flexible work arrangements. Staff and members of their immediate family may participate in Centrum workshops free of charge.

About Centrum

In partnership with Fort Worden State Park, Centrum, nestled in the historic army base of Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington, stands as a unique crossroads of natural beauty and history. It’s a haven for artists, innovators, students of diverse backgrounds, and those in pursuit of unparalleled cultural growth. For close to fifty years, Centrum has attracted a vast array of creative minds, making Fort Worden a revered epicenter of transformative learning and engagement. Through it all, our mission remains: to foster life-altering creative experiences.

Centrum is committed to bolstering its endowment fund, enhancing its balance sheet, and augmenting the annual fund. Before the pandemic, the organization managed an annual budget of $4 million, with 60% originating from contributed income. Operating without any debt, Centrum maintains a three-month cash reserve alongside a $1 million endowment. The organization boasts considerable stability in its staff and board and is presently embarking on the creation of a new five-year strategic plan to steer its post-COVID growth and evolution. Guided by creative aspiration, Centrum’s future is anchored in a growing commitment to community building. This commitment underscores our enduring legacy marked by multi-generational workshops and artist residencies, reflecting our core values and unwavering dedication to lifelong learning.

To Apply

Submit your letter of interest along with your resume to hr@centrum.org

Centrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Centrum is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.