Parish Accounting & Financial Analyst

Location: Detroit, MI

Job Summary

The Parish Accounting & Financial Analyst is the principal finance/accounting contact to Archdiocesan parishes, school, and other related entities. In addition to providing finance/accounting expertise, the analyst’s main role is to establish relationships with those entities that allows for open, accurate, and transparent information sharing between them and the Archdiocese; this will include the ability to train/coach users on best practices, as well as on Archdiocesan policies/procedures.

Essential Duties and Tasks

• Provide implementation, training, and full, ongoing support for Archdiocesan-approved accounting systems.
• Aid Archdiocesan entities in their understanding and proper implementation of financial and administrative polices, procedures, and governmental regulations; includes budget preparation and reporting, financial reporting, payroll processing, internal controls, benefit administration, and other related business operations.
• Assist the Regional Moderator and other Curia staff, regarding requests for updates on the financial status of entities within the region.
• Analyze submitted financials to identify trends, areas of concern, and performance enhancement opportunities.
• Create reports and tools that will aid in analyzing data, as well as presenting it to Archdiocesan entities in a clear and understandable format.
• Become a subject-matter expert in various Archdiocesan projects, so as to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness in completing said projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Ability to build relationships, establish trust and credibility, demonstrate competency, and maintain those relationships
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance (or a related field with an accounting minor)
• Three to five years of accounting experience, with a focus on budgeting and financial analysis
• Prior parish/school accounting or not-for-profit accounting experience is a plus
• Highly developed skills in the Microsoft Office Suite, with a focus on Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams; ability to create/manipulate data via programming means (i.e., macros) is highly desirable
• Experience with financial accounting software is required; knowledge of Sage Intacct is a plus
• Must be able to attend night/weekend meetings, when necessary
• Ability to travel throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit