Senior Accountant Jobs

Duties

Under the supervision of the Director of Accounting Services, support and implement the overall objectives of Accounting Services strategic plan. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Special Accounting and Finance projects as needed
• Maintaining and balancing subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies
• Preparing and recording asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information
• Supervise and review quarterly analysis of outstanding checks and potential escheatment
• Assist Accounting Services in upholding internal controls; communicate and enforce company policies and procedures as they relate to the AP process
• Assist Director of Accounting Services in developing a future centralized procurement process for JAF
• Ensure the successful creation of vendors, related holding taxes, use taxes, and sales taxes
• Provide management reporting on key metrics such as vendor spend, AP stats, and invoice processing
• Working closely with Director of Accounting Services to prepare Financial Statements, evaluate and improve key area process flows, and support the Accounting Services team and the organization in embracing new processes
• Helping complete implementation and refinement of paperless environment through banking and payment automation, approval workflow and invoice processing
• Coordinate and manage all AP-related audit requests
• Other projects and assignments as necessary to support the overall strategic plan of Joni and Friends

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of accounting experience in the relevant functions described above
• Demonstrated passion for continuous improvements toward process improvement and excellence
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and V-Lookups
• Must possess a vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and agree with the Joni and Friends statement of faith
• Demonstrated leadership skills and competencies
• Demonstrated ability to work with a sense of urgency without sacrificing quality and accuracy
• Desire to serve in a growing and dynamic Christian service ministry
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills including the ability to effectively prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of and ability to read financial reports and ability to help solve problems by processing adjustments to the genera ledger
• Profound knowledge of working with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Working knowledge of Financial Edge or related non-profit accounting platforms

Prior to applying for any position with Joni and Friends, all applicants must review our Statement of Faith (https://www.joniandfriends.org/about/what-we-believe/) and Mission Statement (below) and be in agreement with both.

Ministry Life

As a ministry, Joni and Friends strives to exemplify Jesus Christ and bring Glory to God in all we say and do. To that end, employment at Joni and Friends is to be taken seriously as one who is not simply considering employment, but committing to the core mission of the organization to fulfill the biblical mandate of inclusion of those with disabilities into the full-life of the church. All employees of Joni and Friends participate in its ministry wide prayer life, leadership training and other general staff training that may take place from time to time.

Below outlines the vision, mission, values and pillars of Joni and Friends:

VISION: “To accelerate Christian ministry in the disability community.”

MISSION: “To communicate the Gospel and equip Christ-churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disabilities.”

Values

• Maintain integrity and excellence in programs and services.
• Build relationships based on trust and respect.
• Honor God in everything we do.
• Practice responsible stewardship

FOUR PILLARS OF MINISTRY

• Lead Like Jesus is a course of study provided to all employees and is based on the book written by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges of the same name. The Lead Like Jesus course is the model which governs our ministry culture and contributes significantly to Joni and Friends maintaining its certification as a “Best Christian Workplace” according to surveys by the Best Christian Workplace Institute (BCWI).
• Excellence in area of expertise
• Integration
• Best Christian Workplace
• Lead Like Jesus*

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