About this role
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 career professional role helps prepare, analyze, and review financial statements and budgets. It will also prepare management reports, train personnel in financial principles, help prepare policies and procedures, and perform internal reviews and some accounting functions. Customers of the role, including operational and financial managers and supervisors, will receive information that will help them conduct the business and financial affairs of a large, complex unit or division in a legal and professional manner.
Required:
- Completion of a university (post-secondary) degree in Accounting (or Finance or Business Management).
- 4 years of relevant experience in accounting, auditing, business management, or related field.
- Demonstrate understanding of accounting principles and Church accounting systems.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use a personal computer operating in a network environment with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and automated accounting and reporting software.
- Must be able to learn new software.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to train, influence, and motivate others.
- Good verbal and written communication skills including
- May also require: Strong knowledge of tax, labor and legal issues.
- Fluency in EnglishProficiency in PBI, Tableau or similar
Preferred:
- MBA
- Familiarity with Church accounting systems
- Country-specific Preferred Qualifications:
- ICAG,
- ACCA,
- CIMA, or
- CPA.