About Tara Mandala
Tara Mandala is a vibrant international Buddhist Community with groups around the world. It was established in 1993 by Lama Tsultrim Allione and her late husband, David Petit, to foster the development of innate wisdom for the benefit of all beings. The hub of the Tara Mandala community is the 700-acre dharma center in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Through the center and the Satellite Sanghas, Tara Mandala offers a complete path of meditation practice, study, and deep retreat in the tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism. Tara Mandala is dedicated to bringing people to realization through Buddhist teachings. Tara Mandala is committed to fostering a welcoming atmosphere for all people to explore the teachings of the Buddha, and we are committed to cultivating a community that values diversity and inclusion.
“Tara Mandala was created to bring people together to support each other, practice, and do retreat to reach realization. The second purpose of Tara Mandala is to be a temenos for the emergence of the sacred feminine, through the lens of Vajrayana, leading to the balance of genuine partnership between the masculine and feminine in our world.” – Lama Tsultrim Allione
Tara Mandala seeks candidates who are familiar with and live by Buddhist principles, including the five precepts and the 10 virtuous actions. We strive to have an open heart, cultivate compassion and empathy for others whether co-workers, visitors, or retreatants. We are here to serve the Dharma first and foremost. Tara Mandala runs a predominantly organic vegetarian kitchen. Tara Mandala Leadership Values can be reviewed here.
This is a Part-Time role (averaging 20 hours weekly). It could be a remote position, with the opportunity to attend retreats at Tara Mandala. Or an on-site position at Tara Mandala in Pagosa Springs, Colorado which could include room and board.
Job Summary
- The Accounts Receivable Clerk is responsible for the transactional records for all Tara Mandala retreatants and donors. This involves the timely maintenance in QuickBooks, Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net and Retreat Guru. This role involves recording payments, entering & editing invoices, collections, customer service, and additional duties as required. This position works closely with the Finance Director and Bookkeeper. There will be some customer service and interaction with customers. This role is expected to average 20 hours per week. The job may be performed remotely or on-site.
Required skills, competencies and duties:
- Entering and coding one-time and recurring invoices into QuickBooks
- Entering daily payments received via Shopify, Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.net
- Maintaining payment changes and customer contact information
- Processing credits and refunds
- Detecting discrepancies and resolving payment issues
- Updating expired or declined credit cards
- Keeping customer balances current and performing collections
- Protecting Tara Mandala’s integrity by keeping information confidential
- Help to check team email (accounts@taramandala.org) communication while responding in a timely manner
- Attends weekly finance meetings and monthly staff meetings
- Maintains customer account details
- May assist with fundraising events
- May assist with various reporting
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Education and Experience:
- An undergraduate degree from an accredited university is preferred.
- 2 to 4 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Three quality references; please provide position, person’s role in position, relation to your work, name, email and phone; company or job.
- This position requires experience in QuickBooks Desktop and Excel.
- Detail orientation and strong organization skills are imperative.
- The candidate must be flexible and agile in learning new systems and platforms.
- Accounting and quantitative skills are necessary.
- Strong accounts receivable background is a plus.
- Strong written and oral communication skills are necessary.
- Deadline oriented & self-starter.
Personal Characteristics
- Organized
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Independent, responsible and problem solving
- Holds confidentiality, integrity, honesty is trustworthy
- Dependable and flexible
Other Duties: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time as needed by the organization.
Tara Mandala is an equal opportunity employer and seeks diversity with respect to race, religion, ethnicity, culture, gender, age, sexual orientation, and physical abilities.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: Up to $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Please describe your interest in working for Tara Mandala and any previous experience you have had with Buddhism. We are a non-profit religious organization and do not discriminate against any candidate regardless of religious affiliation. It is not a requirement to practice Buddhism in order to be employed by Tara Mandala.
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (Preferred)
- Microsoft Excel: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
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