Director of Accounting

Chapelwood United Methodist Church is seeking a Director of Accounting to supervise and manage day-to-day accounting activities and staff, and maintain systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting information.

Essential Functions:

• Managing and overseeing the daily operations of the accounting department including month and year-end processes, receipts, general ledger, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles.
• Preparation of periodic financial reports, financial forecasts, and annual budgets while ensuring the reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or financial reporting standards.
• Work with ministries training staff in the use of the accounting programs, and creation and interpreting reports.
• Review reconciliations.
• Back up accounting staff as needed.
• Communicate with and answer questions from church members and participants about donations and other payments and produce periodic contribution statements for donors.
• Ensure that the church complies with government regulations with respect to nonprofit organizations.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday, with flexible working hours but at least 75% must be worked in office between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.

The successful candidate will offer the best fit among our 3 c's of hiring: Competence, Character, and Culture.

COMPETENCE

Required Skills/Abilities:

Candidate should be skilled at:

• Experience making journal entries, printing general ledger reports and monthly financial statements, experience working in accounts payable, experience working with receivables and revenue collection, experience with reconciling bank accounts, experience with fixed asset activity.
• Strong Microsoft Excel Skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Ability to meet established timelines.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work independently.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• 10 years experience working as an accountant in the non-profit sector and knowledge of government rules concerning non-profit organizations.

Additional Useful Skills:

• Previous experience working with religious organizations.
• Experience working with staff located off-site and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience using Shelby Systems software.
• It is not required that this staff person join the church, but Chapelwood welcomes all staff to participate in church activities.

CHARACTER

1. Is a deeply committed Christian, who lives out his/her faith through actions and words.
2. Has a passion to grow in faith and for others to know Christ.
3. Is trustworthy, with the ability to create a safe place for others, and dependable.
4. Is teachable.
5. Is confident in beliefs and self.

CULTURE

1. Enjoys working as a self-motivated member of a dynamic and fast-paced creative team, with the ability to adapt well and handle constant change and challenges.
2. Is able to build strong relationships with others.
3. Fulfills the expectations of the staff outlined in the Chapelwood UMC "Staff Values Covenant" (expected behaviors) and the "Staff Responsibilities Covenant" (core responsibilities). This includes being able to demonstrate and communicate the vision of the church.
4. Values empowering and then working alongside lay core teams.