DescriptionFinance employees receive account for monitor and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to Gods commandments) for the Churchs religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.
The purpose of this position is to provide fixed asset accounting directive and services to all Church departments and international areas. The candidate will be expected to contribute to the implementation and use of Oracle and other system and process improvements.
Responsibilities- Process accounting information including monthly and year-end capitalization depreciation and retirement in an accurate and timely manner.
- Reconcile data from accounting systems and clear exceptions.
- Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles international accounting standards and Church financial standards and procedures.
- Improve accounting and work processes by identifying proposing and implementing solutions using electronic technology.
- Use electronic technology to extract data analyze data and create queries to extract system data.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technology and accounting issues that arise.
- Provide coaching training and support to lower-level employees departments and areas.
- Provide financial analysis reports charts graphs recommendations and alternatives to team management areas and departments.
- Must be proactive and willing to learn new skills.
Qualifications- Bachelors degree in accounting finance business management or related field. CMA CPA or MBA preferred.
- Five to eight (or more) years of professional experience in accounting finance auditing business management or related field. (Strong information systems experience preferred.)
- Advanced Excel skills and information database experience with PeopleSoft (CFIS) queries preferred. Must have a desire and aptitude to improve these skills.
- Strong systems skills and experience with Microsoft Outlook SharePoint Teams Word etc.
- Demonstrated ability to operate a computer in a network environment and strong analytical skills.
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and Church accounting systems.
- Ability to simplify and improve work processes using electronic technology.
- Proficient at speaking reading and writing in English with the ability to work effectively with others. Additional foreign language skills are beneficial.
Required Experience:
IC