Finance Assistant

Former Congressman Tom Perriello seeks Finance Assistants in his race to bring principled leadership back to VA-05 and secure a Democratic majority in the US House. This role is a part-time, hybrid-friendly opportunity to gain fundraising experience, a core skill for both political campaigns and non-profit management.

Finance Assistants work closely with the Finance Director to:

• maintain financial records
• produce fundraising reports
• assist with donor research and correspondence
• build fundraising events through phone and email outreach
• staff fundraising events and meetings
• create digital fundraising content
• prepare thank you notes

• strong proofreading and professional correspondence skills
• sound data management skills
• comfort with timely remote collaboration via email and Slack
• ability to learn new software tools quickly
• professional integrity and discretion
• warmth and kindness in connecting with a wide range of campaign supporters
• ability to work non-traditional hours to staff events

• prior experience working on political campaigns
• prior experience with NGP or another customer relationship management (CRM) database
• some lightweight graphic design skills for making invitations and promotional materials

• Most work can be done remotely. Preference will be given to applicants who can join our Charlottesville-based team for occasional in-person meetings and fundraising events.
• Finance Assistants should commit to working at least 10-20 hours per week.
• Start and end dates are flexible. Preference will be given to applicants who can start in January 2026.

Pay starts at $25/hour. Additional compensation commensurate with experience.

This role has the potential to grow into a full-time position with the campaign – either in fundraising or another department.

We especially encourage candidates looking for full-time employment starting in summer 2026 to consider starting in this part-time role this spring.

A brief initial application can be found here. Strong applicants will be invited to complete a short practical exercise and interview. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.