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

Job Description

• A position has opened in the Africa South Area that requires an individual to help mission leaders follow policy consistently, understand operating statements, stay within budget, and reduce defalcation risk. Mission accountants report into the Controllership function.

Responsibilities

• Performs moderately complex accounting functions in a variety of different settings throughout the Church.
• Initiate general ledger and related sub-ledger file maintenance so that financial statement presentations will be accurate and meaningful.
• Reconcile accounts, review reconciliations, and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared.
• Prepare special studies and reports for departments and organizations as required.
• Prepare journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors.
• Analyze budget requests and explain any budgetary changes resulting from increased costs or changes in programs.
• Consolidate accounting information for use in accounting statements and summaries.
• Review expenditures against budget and make necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries.
• Assist in preparing various financial estimates and expense reports.
• Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any differences that require investigation or further action.
• Review and monitor invoices submitted for payment which exceed certain dollar amounts as defined by policy.
• Review project accounts for compliance to policy and correspond with appropriate parties regarding the status of these projects.
• Review & process invoices and other related payables submitted for payment in accordance with internal policies
• In general, they work on more complex accounting activities and projects than an area accountant

Responsibilities may also include:

• Tax payments and government reports
• Monitor bank balance and forecast cash need
• Assist in banking, taxation, and other government filings in the absence of accounting clerks
• Maintain records (physical and digital) and ledgers according to company and statutory requirement
• Perform local unit operations as directed by the manager.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current / valid Temple recommend
• 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.