Senior Accountant

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• A minimum of 4 years of professional accounting experience.
• Required languages: Proficiency in English
• 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
• Serve as a key point of contact for finance matters in India, providing support and guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze issues and recommend practical and compliance solutions.
• 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.