Parish Business Accountant II

Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas • Kansas City, KS

1h • Onsite

About The Position

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is the Catholic Church in Northeast Kansas: Growing as Disciples of Jesus; Making Disciples for Jesus. The Parish Business Accountant II is responsible for all aspects of the accounting for Parish and School business: monthly accounting processing, including accounts payable, payroll, and reconciling balance sheet accounts. This position is full-time, and will average 40 hours per week. This position is onsite with work completed in the Chancery office, with some remote work at the parish or school if needed.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently and as part of the team.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with both internal and external audiences.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to identify problems and bring viable solutions to the supervisor and create efficiencies using systems and process implementation.
• Working knowledge of federal and state payroll regulations and requirements.
• Must have a working knowledge of accounting procedures and principles with an emphasis on Accounts Payable, Payroll, Accounts Receivable and internal controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in accounts payable, bookkeeping, and/or church accounting is required.
• Proficiency using the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Word and Excel and other accounting software platforms; standard office equipment such as 10-key, copiers, phones, fax machines and other equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with payroll software systems such as Paylocity, online accounting software QBO, and bill paying or expense reimbursement systems is a plus.
• Practicing Catholic in good standing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify invoices and check requests and ensure proper approvals, including W-9 management.
• Verify and upload invoices into the accounting systems, track expenses and process expense reports.
• Prepare and process electronic transfers, payments, perform check runs and positive pay uploads to the bank.
• Recording revenue transactions, post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records and reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare an analysis of accounts, monitor to ensure payments are up to date, and research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues.
• Month-end closing: produce monthly reports and provide support to Finance Councils.
• Collect, compile and enter payroll data in the appropriate software, review and verify source documents, calculate and post payroll deductions and process paychecks by the established deadlines.

Benefits

• The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas offers a comprehensive health and welfare benefits plan including medical, dental and vision, a 401k plan that includes matching contributions, as well as generous paid time off policies such as vacation, sick leave and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level