Senior Accountant – Shared Services

Diocese of St. Augustine•Jacksonville, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Accountant – Shared Services will work under the direction of the Controller to provide accounting services to the Diocese of St. Augustine and its related entities and organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited university is required
Minimum three to five years’ experience working with financial statements
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills
Knowledge of Point of Sale programs
Knowledge of Accounting programs.
Familiarity with accounting practices for non-profits.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Nice To Haves

Proficient with ParishSoft accounting software helpful.
Proficient with 10-key adding – by touch
Planning and Organization skills are required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail
Initiative
Understanding of the Catholic faith, particularly with regard to fiscal matters, is a plus
Possess the ability to effectively relate and work with clergy, religious and laity of the Catholic Church
The ability to respect, promote, accommodate, and not be in conflict with the mission and teachings of the Catholic Church

Responsibilities

Supervise Accounting Clerks and/or a Junior Accountant in the execution of their duties.
Accurate and timely recordkeeping of all daily accounting transactions, including but not limited to cash receipts, accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll.
Track weekly packets to verify completion and transmission by the end of the business week following the transactional weeks.
Track clients’ records and documents to verify receipt by Wednesday of each week following the transactional weeks.
Track client accounts to verify closure by the 20th of each month following transactional months.
Update and maintain accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial business transactions in an accurate, organized manner within prescribed time frames.
Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting reports comparing to budget and prior year in a timely and accurate manner.
Responsible for accurate and timely preparation of cash position report.
Responsible for reconciliation of point-of-sale transactions.
Responsible for reconciling balance sheet accounts.
Track audit inventory cost calculations and inventory count completions.
Responsible for confirmation of the cost of sales.
Responsible for preparing monthly and quarterly tax reports accurately and within prescribed time frames.
Maintain internal controls for cash, checking accounts, vendor charge accounts, invoices, and purchase orders.
Development of forecasts and variance reports, as necessary.
Participate in finance council meetings and inform on financial trends and the achievement of budgets.
Develop and present ongoing training for Diocesan bookkeepers.
Respond to inquiries from parishes and schools not participating in the Shared Services program.
Maintain confidentiality.
Perform other duties as assigned.