Accountant at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Job Description

Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.

This position is an entry level professional accounting position in which the incumbent applies accounting principles in working with specialized accounting records and reports and is responsible for assisting in the day to day maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and in preparing basic financial reports.

Responsibilities

Success is typically measured by the degree to which accuracy is demonstrated in maintaining assigned ledgers, records, accounts, etc. Schedules and deadlines are expected to be met, and proficiency is demonstrated on required accounting systems.

An Accountant performs accounting functions in a variety of different settings throughout the Church. In general, incumbents in this position perform the following types of functions:

• Manage vendor invoice payments including cheques and wire/ACH payments.
• Reconcile accounts, bank statements, review reconciliations, and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared after each pay cycle.
• Oversee account payable, ensuring all processes are completed timely and accurately and have proper approvals.
• Assist with general treasury functions to ensure all bank accounts are fully funded.
• Assist with year-end closing and audit processes.
• Assist with setting up new bank accounts.
• Work closely with local unit teams to ensure timely and accurate update of local units’ bank operations.
• Work closely with other departments to create weekly and monthly cash forecasts and reports.
• Review monthly statement of operations and comparative support cost for assigned missions.
• Conduct regular financial training for mission presidents and financial secretaries.
• Perform banking and other payment operations, including vendor set-up, banking access management, transaction recording, processing, deposits, withdrawals, and cash management.
• Perform other accounting duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints  and worthy of a temple recommend.
• Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or Finance or Business Management). 
• Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting theory.
• Preferred:A knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or business management.
• A minimum of two (2) – four (4) years of professional accounting experience, including the use of accounting systems, is required for this position.
• ACCA, CA or CIMA designation (or partly qualified) is a plus.
• Demonstrate well-grounded knowledge and understanding of accounting theory, principles, and Church accounting systems.
• Must be able to operate a personal computer and have knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially word processing and spreadsheet programs.
• Must be able to learn new software.
• Excellent analytical, planning, and presentation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; fluency in French will be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate courtesy, diplomacy, tact, and effectiveness in dealing with others in everyday working relationship.
• Must be a member of the Church and worthy of a temple recommend.