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Human Resources and Finance Assistant
Full-Time /Non-Exempt

An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and AAM accredited, the Japanese American National Museum (www.janm.org) is recognized as one of the nation’s premier cultural museums. The National Museum is based in historic Little Tokyo neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles.

The HR and Finance Assistant provides support to the Human Resources & Volunteer Services Office and Finance department to securely maintain various personnel and finance files, volunteer records and documents of the institution. Assist with files, database management, recruitment activities, payroll, accounts receivables, benefits administration, worker’s compensation and other administrative tasks to support the departments.
Requires familiarity with online recruitment platforms, full cycle recruitment activities, benefits enrollment, Federal and CA Labor laws, and dealing with confidential matters. Assist with processing payroll and updating employee information in third party software, accounts receivable and banking activities. Assist with updating volunteer records and database. Must be able to work cross-departmentally with confidential materials.
Bachelors in Human Resources, Business Management, Finance or Accounting & Payroll or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience as a HR generalist/administration or with Finance and payroll. Prior work in a museum or non-profit highly desired. Ability to multi-task and prioritize. Familiarity with volunteer management and Experience working in a diverse, multi-cultural environment preferable. Proficiency with MS Office, familiarity with databases, payroll software, and Gmail preferred. Requires some evening and/or weekend hours. Must be able to work with visitors of all ages to support museum sponsored events. Criminal background and credit check is required. Requires full vaccination for COVID-19 and bivalent booster dose. $ 17-20/hour DOE. Visit http://www.janm.org/jobs/ for full job description and employment application form. EOE.

Benefits: EE Medical, Dental, Life Insurance, ERISA 403(b), FSA, 17 paid holidays, sick and vacation time; contributing level membership, free on-site parking, discounts in museum store and on-site Chado tea room.

Submit: Cover Letter, application and resume with references
Japanese American National Museum
Attn: Human Resources
Re: HR and Finance Assistant
100 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: hr@janm.org
No Phone Calls Please