Accountant I (Temporary)

What will you do?

• Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully uphold Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Act as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children.
• Understand Christ’s mandate to protect children.
• Commit to and prioritize child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry.
• Abside by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct.
• Report any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately support responses to incidents if they occur.
• Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.
• Participate in the monthly close processes, performing duties such as preparing professional documentation for audits.
• Prepare routine journal entries in Workday, primarily for banking.
• Collect and prepare supporting evidence for journal entries, including running reports and verifying their accuracy.
• Ensure accuracy of ledger entries, and reconcile the subledger to the general ledger.
• Prepare reconciliations for general ledger accounts, sub-ledger activity, and external statements.
• Stay up-to-date with any accounting policies or standards which are relevant to the role, including any changes or updates.

What do you bring?

• Previous accounting experience
• Experience with Workday