Accounting Associate

Overview

Grace Church - Eden Prairie

Full-time - 40 hours/week

Pay: $50,000 - $60,000/year

Salary - Exempt

The Accounting Assistant will organize, enter, and reconcile donations, assist donors with contribution-related issues, and maintain the church database to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the information.

• Drive the collection, organizing, entering, reconciling and reporting of weekly donations across multiple giving platforms.
• Produce weekly donation reports.
• Manage and record program transactions.
• Interface with donors and resolve contribution questions.
• Weekly monitoring and reconciling of company credit cards.
• Manage and execute annual giving statement process.
• Manage, analyze and report special gifts.
• Maintain donor database, including updates of addresses and merging of duplicate files, and assisting attendees with password questions.
• Filing of accounts payable vouchers and invoices.
• Other duties as assigned by Finance Manager, including team task cross-training.

• Educational requirements:
  
  Associate’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or other relevant field.
• Fund accounting and non-profit experience a plus.
• Working knowledge of accounting systems, standards and software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Accounts Receivable and Payable experience a plus.
• Innate problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to perceive, propose and implement process improvements.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Exhibits a meaningful and growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior as evidenced by the manifestation of the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
• Has a commitment to personal and active participation in the fulfillment of the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 18-20).
• Exhibits a lifestyle appropriate to a person in public Christian ministry by conducting life with the utmost integrity in all situations.
• Consistent attendance and participation in Grace Church and involvement in the life of the church.