Parish Bookkeeper - Archdiocese of Washington
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington · Hyattsville, MD · 3 mo ago
On-siteAccountingFull-time
Duties and Responsibilities
- Understand and determine compliance with archdiocese requirements for parish accounting and internal controls
- Troubleshoot issues at a parish via inquiry, analysis, and research
- Provide consulting and assistance on accounting procedures to Pastors
- Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reporting of parish financial results and various issues for the Pastor and Manager
- Proactively identify changes to accounting policy and procedures to mitigate risk
- Process accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
- Produce monthly and annual financial statements and manage financial operations and internal controls
Qualifications
- Full understanding and appreciation of the mission of the Catholic Church
- Accrual accounting and internal accounting controls
- Organizational skills and capacity to learn and recall business and accounting issues across multiple parish entities
- Professional poise and judgment to raise and discuss issues, as necessary, with the Manager and various parish personnel (Pastor, business manager)
- Collaborative and friendly work style to interact with other archdiocesan groups, e.g., internal audit, Catholic Schools Office
- Bachelor of Science in Business, Accounting, or related field is strongly preferred, but not required
- Experience in Accounting or Bookkeeping role in a professional office setting
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience in Accounting software and ability to learn new technologies
- Experience in preparation of financial reporting and analysis for discussion and decision making
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word
- Computer aptitude to learn the parish accounting systems, CMS and Microsoft Dynamics GP