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Job Description
- Maintain records (physical and digital) and ledgers according to Church and statutory requirement
- Initiate general ledger file maintenance so that financial statement presentations will be accurate and meaningful.
- Reconcile accounts and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared
- Prepare journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors
- Review expenditures against budget and make necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries
- Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any differences that require investigation or further action.
- Review and monitor invoices submission and initiate payments
- Review project accounts for compliance with the Church financial standards and correspond with appropriate parties regarding the status of these projects
- Assist in banking, taxation and other government filings, and statutory audit
- Provide training to Church employees, volunteers, and leaders on financial policies, processes, and other operating procedures under the direction of the manager
- Collaborate with Area Finance team, other department employees, and Church leaders to implement new changes to policies and procedures
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
- A minimum of 4 years of professional accounting experience. Candidates with less experience will also be considered.
- Required languages: Proficiency in Englishand Khmer
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles preferred
- Under the direction of the Manager, be able to train and explain the approved Church financial policies, procedures, and the principles in the Church’s General Handbook of Instructions
- Good communication skills (writing and speaking)
- Very skilled using Microsoft Office Suite of applications, PCs, and networks
- Schedules and deadlines are expected to be met, and proficiency is demonstrated on required accounting systems
Key Behaviors:
- Strong customer-service orientation. Sees the impact of his/her work through the eyes of customers
- Ability to identify root causes of problems and then fix them within policies, not just process transactions
- Self-starter and self-directed, to prioritize competing work and deadlines
- Incumbents typically work under moderate supervision while they continue to gain experience in using Church accounting systems
- Accuracy is demonstrated in maintaining assigned ledgers, records, accounts, etc.
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.