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. Incumbents typically work under moderate supervision while they continue to gain experience in using Church accounting systems. This position is an intermediate-level professional accounting position in which the incumbent is responsible for moderately complex accounting activities related to maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and the resulting management reports and financial statements.
Required:
- 8 years of any combination of related experience or progress towards or completion of a relevant university (post-secondary) degree or an industry-recognized certification. A minimum of 2 years of professional accounting experiences using enterprise accounting systems (e.g. ERP platforms). A graduate degree in accounting or finance, MBA, or CPA, may be considered an equivalent of one year of this experience.
- Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting principles.
- 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.
Preferred:
- MBA.
- Familiarity with Church accounting systems.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA).
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
- Experience with Church accounting systems.