Senior Accountant

Archdiocese of Kansas City•Kansas City, KS

35d•Onsite

About The Position

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is seeking to hire a Senior Accountant. This position plays an important role in supporting the mission of the Church by serving as a subject matter expert in all areas of accounting to directly assist parishes supported by our Shared Business Services model. This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, benefits eligible, and predominately onsite in the Chancery office.

Requirements

Earn others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work, and acts with urgency to meet individual and organizational commitments.
View service to internal or external constituents as a priority to continuously strive to meet and exceed needs, requests and expectations.
Promote a sense of collaboration and teamwork; share information and learning; keep others informed to help promote Archdiocesan strategy and goals.
Build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation and mutual respect.
Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
Minimum five years of accounting experience required.
Experience maintaining accurate financial records and preparing clear and accurate reports for informational, auditing and operational use.
All employees are required to consent to a background check, commit to our Code of Conduct, Abuse Prevention Policy, and Statement of Foundational Principles as they Relate to Employment policies and complete Safe Environment training before hiring.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree preferred.
nonprofit or parish/church experience preferred.
Practicing Catholic in good standing is helpful and preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare, process and post payroll journal entries including donations, taxes and receipts, benefits, and month-end accrual entry for each payroll from GL detail and summary reports.
Record investment income and fee transactions and reconcile investment accounts and statements to the general ledger.
Reconcile all benefit activity through payroll to respective service providers’ database reports for contributions including 401k, 403b, and FSA accounts.
Assist the accounting team with issue resolutions on entity invoicing, ACH payment processes, welfare premiums, and internal billings.
Analyze balance sheet accounts and financial statements to identify and explain variances.
Provide support for the annual audits of Archdiocesan entities.
Prepare, analyze, reconcile and distribute monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
Prepare monthly cash forecasts for entities and request sale/transfer of assets to ensure funding of cash accounts.