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.
In this advanced professional role, the person will coordinate and review the preparation and analysis of consolidated department budgets and financial statements, prepare management reports, help train personnel as assigned in financial principles and department procedures, prepare polices and procedures impacting the entire department, and perform and coordinate internal control reviews and some accounting functions.
Required:
- Completion of a university (post-secondary) degree in accounting, finance or related field.
- 7 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.
- This position usually reports to a finance manager or controller.
- This is the most senior skill level without direct supervisory responsibility.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to train, influence, and motivate others.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- May also require: Strong knowledge of tax, labor and legal issues.
- Proficiency in PBI, Tableau or similar.
- Fluency in English.
Preferred:
- MBA
- CMA
- CIMA, or
- CPA
- ICAG,
- ACCA,
- Familiarity with Church accounting systems