About the Department

The Financial & Development Associate is a professional-level, multi-functional position supporting Public Radio East’s financial operations, governance activities, and fundraising efforts. This role exercises discretion, independent judgment, and accountability across finance, board administration, donor services, and development communications. This position plays a key role in maintaining financial accuracy, donor confidence, and effective organizational governance.

Position Duties

• Serves as the primary member contact for incoming phone calls and emails for the membership department; answers live phone calls as they arrive and responds to phone and email messages promptly
• Receives and records all individual gifts made to Public Radio East via direct mail, e-mail, telephone, web, underwriting, personally solicited gifts and third-party vendors
• Produces donor acknowledgments, tax receipts, and stewardship communications
• Coordinates departmental calendars, meetings, and workflows to support operational priorities
• Drafts professional correspondence, agendas, and internal communications 
• Maintains organized electronic and physical records in accordance with retention and compliance requirements
• Maintains official Board of Directors records, including rosters, governance documents, attendance, disclosures, and approved actions
• Serves as the primary administrative liaison to the Board; coordinates meeting schedules, materials, logistics, and technology
• Prepares, finalizes, distributes, and archives board and committee minutes and tracks follow-up actions
• Performs assigned accounting and financial support functions, including accounts payable/receivable, deposits, reimbursements, and expense tracking
• Prepares and reconciles donation revenue to ensure alignment between finance and development records
• Maintains appropriate end of fiscal year reports as required by Craven Community College, auditors and station management
• Monitors all PRE budgets; processes requisition requests to order supplies and equipment
• Enters orders, maintains accounts, creates bills, and maintains logs for underwriting announcements in Visual Traffic software
• Supports annual appeals, fundraising campaigns, grants and special initiatives; assists with on-air membership campaigns
• Coordinates with volunteers for assistance with direct mail, office duties and on-air fund drives
• Assists with marketing efforts, including website updates, social media content, and event promotion
• Supports planning and execution of fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship events from logistics through follow-up
• Participates in appropriate committees and task forces as assigned
• Performs other job-related duties and projects as assigned in support of PRE’s and the college’s mission, core values and goals

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

Two (2) years’ professional experience in accounting, finance, administrative support, or development/fundraising.

Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.

Experience with Allegiance and Colleague.

Other Qualifications

Knowledge

• Intermediate knowledge of accounting principles, financial recordkeeping, and nonprofit financial operations
• Intermediate knowledge of administrative and clerical processes and data management
• Intermediateknowledge of report preparation
• Intermediate knowledge of record control and statistical record keeping
• Donor relations, fundraising operations, and donor communication standards
• Governance and board administrative processes

• Advanced computer skills and technical proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Effective verbal, listening and written communications skills
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Effective planning, coordination and organizational skills to meet work deadlines
• Interpersonal skills with proven ability to work in a team environment

• Ability to record and reconcile multiple financial and donor transactions accurately and timely
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Ability to display tact and poise at all times
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines
• Ability to handle confidential information with absolute discretion
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; demonstrated ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse workforces, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities, and socioeconomic levels

Benefits

Craven Community College offers a comprehensive benefit package to full-time employees including medical insurance, participation in the North Carolina State Retirement System, leave, paid holidays, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Account and various other benefits.

For more information, visit our benefits page.

Agency Information

Employer

Craven Community College

Address

800 College Court








New Bern, North Carolina, 28562

Phone

252-638-7335

Website

http://www.cravencc.edu