Job Description

Job Summary: The parish Accountant, in concert with the pastor/administrator, is responsible assisting the church in carrying out its mission by implementing and executing effective fiscal processes to achieve its Gospel-based goals. This role is primarily responsible for the execution of the bookkeeping and accounting functions and will provide financial management.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities :

Knowledge

• Education or equivalent experience in business, accounting, management or related field
• Must have a minimum of three years of experience in accounting
• MUST have a strong knowledge in finance with experience working with a significant non-profit budget
• Excellent proficiency with cloud-based technology, including accounting software (QuickBooks), ECatholic ChMS census software and Microsoft suite of tools

Skills & Abilities

• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Strong interpersonal/people skills
• Integrity and ability to adhere to strict confidentiality
• Must be able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions
• Maintain a cooperative, collaborative and delegative team spirit with staff, volunteers and community

Duties and Responsibilities:

Bookkeeping

• Weekly Collections
  • Post EFT/Automatic payments
• Accounts Payable
• A/P checks and balance with supporting documentation to coordinate check signing and mailing
• Bank statement reconciliations/CC reconciliations
• Book monthly recurring payments and journal entries
• Create and book shared expenses journal entry
• Review transaction journal for missing or reclassification of entries
• Reconcile accounts
• Book EFT's for parishioner contributions
• $CRIP and After Care accounting and invoicing

Financials

• Quarterly and annual giving statements
• Facilitate outsourced payroll
• Review financials once all reconciliations are completed and shared expenses journal entry is completed.
• Provide monthly financials statements and balance sheets to pastor and all Finance Council members.
• Monitor budget for variances and/or trends
• Budget
  • Create/manage/review/collect input/adopt
  • Ongoing monitoring and reporting
• 1099's
  • Use Efile1099now software to file 1099's
  • Verify W-9's on file
• AFI (Annual Financial Information) report for Diocese

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