Parish Bookkeeper - Archdiocese of Washington

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