The Baseball Assistance Team is a nonprofit organization that confidentially assists members of the Baseball Family in need of financial, medical and psychological assistance.
Responsibilities
- Assist with on-going grant, scholarship, and crisis management tasks that includes conducting applicant
- Screening and intake, preparing cases for Grant Committee, and uploading files
- Serves as a Spanish translator (documents and emails) for the Executive Director & Director when needed
- Answer and direct calls from the B.A.T. hotline (7822) and respond to incoming and outgoing emails (in Spanish or English)
- Provide outreach on behalf of the department to the baseball community offering assistance
- Assist Senior Coordinator, Financial Operations with documenting items on Oracle/Payment Tracker on Track Via
- Submit payments across all payment instruments (ACH, check, wire transfer, Western Union) to assist the Senior Coordinator of Financial Operations in management of payment volume
- Provide applicants with unique payment codes related to Western Union transfers
- Maintain record of Dominican Republic medical and prescription funds, preparing the necessary reimbursements on a bi-weekly basis
- Maintain and update monthly payment schedule to ensure timely payout of approved expenses
- Organize payment documents to be uploaded on TrackVia
- Print and compile invoice documents for checks later to be sent to the mailroom then filed away
- Responsible for relationship and development of B.A.T.’s financial software platforms including Oracle, JPMorgan Access, and Western Union GlobalPay.
- Compile daily list of payment issues based on emails sent to BAT inbox and phone calls regarding payments
- Responsible for being B.A.T.’s secondary financial contact which includes reconciling records and handling payment inquiries
- Oversee outreach and research quality of life improvement projects for Spanish speaking applicants based in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Latin America.
- Collaborate with MLB Finance Department regarding reconciliation pertaining to financial audits
Qualifications
- Bi-lingual (Spanish, English) required
- 1-3 years business experience
- Ability to maintain confidentiality while dealing with sensitive information
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Professional demeanor, organized and detail oriented
- Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
Pay Rate: $27.00 per hour
The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision.
Why MLB?
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.
MLB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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