Overview
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Staff Accountant at Saint Bartholomew’s Church is a vital member of the Finance Team, contributing significantly at the transaction level of operations. Their contributions are key to sound and timely financial reporting to management.
Responsibilities:
• Manage all cash receipts transactions for St. Bartholomew’s Church and related entities
• Monthly reconciliation of donations received via e-commerce platforms
• Monthly reconciliation of donations between Development department and Finance
• Point of contact for online giving platform as well as all online billing and payment inquiries
• Perform full-charge bookkeeping work for related entities
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of general ledger accounts as part of the month end close including, but not limited to, prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, and employee credit card statements
• As part of month end close, calculate, and prepare allocations for fringe benefits and other overhead allocations
• Oversee work of Accounts Payable clerk as needed
• Assist with maintaining accounts payable vendor listing and vendor files
• Responsible for preparing and filing all 1099s; verify and confirm that all vendor file data are up to date in order to produce timely and accurate 1099s for vendors
• Responsible for scanning and filing of documents in a timely manner
• Assist with audit requests
• Perform ad-hoc duties as required or assigned
• Contribute to the success of the Finance department as a team player who can joyfully pivot from various tasks to meet deadlines.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related discipline with a minimum of 5 years of accounting and accounts payable experience
• Knowledge of accounts payable processing and GAAP accounting
• Experience with Authorize.net, Raisers Edge, Sage 50 and Sage Fund Accounting preferred
• Ability to work independently with a high level of accuracy and the ability to meet concurrent deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate financial information to senior management and external clients; exceptional attention to detail
• Respect for confidentiality and absolute discretion are compulsory