Accountant,Sr - Part-time; Risk, Finance & Records Dept

Accountant, Sr - Part-time (Risk, Finance & Records Dept)

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (On-site)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The Risk Management Division provides integrated risk management services for the Church and its affiliated business enterprises. This position works closely with the Risk Finance team in providing financial processing and financial services support. Great effort is given to ensure payments are issued timely, contain the required document support, and recorded properly both in the CFIS general ledger, and in the claims system.

It is expected that this position will work 28 hours per week. This position is strictly in-office.

Other Customers Include:
Accounting professionals, claim managers and specialists, insurance professionals, safety and health professionals, attorney firms, third-party claim administers, other Church department and Church affiliate associates.

• This position performs work within the Church Financial Information System (CFIS) as well as other claims and reporting systems unique to claims processing and reporting.
• Enters payment requests and records journals allocations in Riskonnect.
• Prepares journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors.
• Requests new vendor setups; and has or will develop a proficient understanding of 1099 tax reporting requirements.
• Prepares travel expense reports and purchase card expenditure reports to allocate expenditures to claim files and record expenditures to the general ledger.
• Prepares bank reconciliations of claim payments made by third-party claim administrators to ensure claim payment bank transactions match claims transactions in the claims reporting system.
• Reconcile accounts, review reconciliations, and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared.
• Assists in preparing various financial estimates and expense reports.
• Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any transactional differences that require investigation or further action to resolve.
• Coordinate accounting matters within Risk Management, other Church departments, Church vendor providers, international areas.
• Assists with the preparation of monthly billings to Church affiliates for them to allocate expenditures to their various
• Provides backup support to other Risk Finance Team members
• Assists with filing and good document management.
• Codes and prepare deposits for restitution and subrogation checks.
• Fulfill other job duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or Finance or Business Management) is required. CMA, CPA or MBA preferred. Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting theory and a knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles preferred.

A minimum of four to five years of professional accounting experience is required for this position. Familiarity with Church accounting systems is preferred. A graduate degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA, or CPA, may be considered an equivalent of one year of this experience. Should have the ability to analyze complex accounting problems and propose changes in the accounting system. Should be conversant with and have a familiarity with various standard Church accounting reports.

Should have a good understanding of Church financial policies and procedures.

Other:

• The successful candidate will have keen sense to detail and have the ability and skill to review documents and accurately enter payment transactions and journals.
• Must be sensitive in handling confidential matters and maintain strict confidence.
• Accuracy, speed, and proficiency are expected as well as the ability of the incumbent to work with a variety of customers.

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.

They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.