Job Description
Overall Responsibility:
The Accountant is responsible for supporting parish financial operations by providing accounting support and financial analysis, advice and expertise to ensure the financial health of the parish.
Reports to: Pastor Classification: Non-exempt
Position Summary:
- Attend Parish Finance Council meetings in person quarterly to provide analysis of financial data to the Pastor and Finance Council.
- Accounting Support
- Process cash receipts and cash disbursements in accounting software.
- Maintain all bank accounts & Parish and School Revolving Fund Loan accounts.
Includes managing Positive Pay/ACH Block
- Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation.
- Assist Pastor and Parish Finance Council with preparing and monitoring the annual budget.
- Prepare all monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for the parish and auxiliary organizations.
- Provide analysis of financial data to the Pastor and Finance Council.
- Implement and maintain internal controls.
- Assist with all external auditors.
- General Excise Tax preparation.
- Annual 1099 preparation.
- Attend required Diocesan training regarding business and finance updates.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting; or Business Degree or Associate Degree in Accounting with 3 years of accounting experience; or 10 years accounting experience
- Quickbooks experience preferred
- Must successfully complete Diocesan accounting assessment
- Intermediate level of Microsoft applications required
Other Job Requirements:
Physical requirements
- Bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling and moving items.
Scheduling requirements
- Entails periodic evening and weekend work and travel approximately once a month