Part-time contractor responsible for database maintenance, advanced Excel data manipulation and reporting, CRM management, KPI development, data visualization, and consulting with executives to improve processes and present findings.
Accordus exists to support growing nonprofit and mission driven for-profit organizations. As organizations grow and accomplish their mission, they reach a critical point when much of their time is focused on doing the office work rather than accomplishing the mission. Accordus handles accounting, HR, donor management systems, and other industry-specific technical systems so the organization can focus on the mission, not the systems. Learn more at Accordus.com.
JOB TITLE: Database Administrator
REPORTS TO: Director of Operations
SCOPE OF POSITION:A Database Administrator is a part-time, contractor role within the Accordus team. This team member fills critical database maintenance functions for Accordus clients, including data manipulation, running reports, processing receipts, and general CRM management. This position is heavily focused in Excel. The hours for this role will be 10-15 hours (minimum) per week.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Advanced use of Excel (pivot tables, combination of formulas to accomplish goals)
- Build reports and manipulate data in Excel
- Consulting with executives to identify improvement opportunities
- Creating reports for internal teams and clients
- Collaborating with team members to collect and analyze data
- Visualizing data with graphs, infographics and other methods
- Establishing KPIs to measure the effectiveness of business decisions
- Structuring large data sets to find usable information
- Processing information with a team of analysts and other associates
- Crafting presentations and reports based on recommendations and findings
QUALIFICATIONS:
All applicants must have
- High attention to detail and concern for accuracy (an eagle-eye for anomalies)
- Day-time Availability
- Advanced Excel skills
- Ability to work independently
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to think systemically
- Microsoft Excel Subscription - required at your own expense
- Must be quick to use resources - we are looking for people who are quick to start a support chat or read a knowledge base article after 15 minutes of attempting something new
- Logical thinker / thinks in query statements (if then else, and/or, exclusions, etc). Habitually checking data to prove queries or imports are correct
- Prior experience with CRM systems such as Little Green Light, eTapestry, Raiser's Edge and DonorPerfect preferred
WE ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE ACCORDUS.COM. You will only hear from our HR team using the accordus.com email domain.
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