Senior Accountant

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is the Catholic Church in Northeast Kansas: Growing as Disciples of Jesus; Making Disciples for Jesus. The Senior Accountant plays an important role in supporting the mission of the Church by serving as a subject matter expert in all areas of accounting to directly assist parishes supported by our Shared Business Services model.

This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, benefits eligible, and predominately onsite in the Chancery office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare, process and post payroll journal entries including donations, taxes and receipts, benefits, and month-end accrual entry for each payroll from GL detail and summary reports.
• Record investment income and fee transactions and reconcile investment accounts and statements to the general ledger.
• Reconcile all benefit activity through payroll to respective service providers’ database reports for contributions including 401k, 403b, and FSA accounts.
• Assist the accounting team with issue resolutions on entity invoicing, ACH payment processes, welfare premiums, and internal billings.
• Analyze balance sheet accounts and financial statements to identify and explain variances.
• Provide support for the annual audits of Archdiocesan entities.
• Prepare, analyze, reconcile and distribute monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Prepare monthly cash forecasts for entities and request sale/transfer of assets to ensure funding of cash accounts.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Earn others’ trust and respect through consistent honesty and professionalism in all interactions.
• Take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work, and acts with urgency to meet individual and organizational commitments.
• View service to internal or external constituents as a priority to continuously strive to meet and exceed needs, requests and expectations.
• Promote a sense of collaboration and teamwork; share information and learning; keep others informed to help promote Archdiocesan strategy and goals.
• Build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation and mutual respect.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; Graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum five years of accounting experience required; nonprofit or parish/church experience preferred.
• Experience maintaining accurate financial records and preparing clear and accurate reports for informational, auditing and operational use.
• Practicing Catholic in good standing is helpful and preferred.

Note: All employees are required to consent to a background check, commit to our Code of Conduct, Abuse Prevention Policy, and Statement of Foundational Principles as they Relate to Employment policies and complete Safe Environment training before hiring.

The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas offers a comprehensive health and welfare benefits plan including medical, dental and vision, a 401k plan that includes matching contributions, as well as generous paid time off policies such as vacation, sick leave and paid holidays.