What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accountant--Meetinghouse Facilities--Grade 90 position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
The Meetinghouse Facilities Accountant 1 helps Church employees and external vendors provide dignified facilities where members can meet to focus on the Savior. This individual will be working on a team of nine and within a larger team of twenty-five that is directly involved with Meetinghouse Facility expenses domestically in the U.S. and internationally in Canada. This is an hourly position which is generally 40 hr./wk., 8 hrs. per day. The position presently includes a hybrid work arrangement which is currently two days/week remote work (Thursday and Friday) and three days/week on-site work (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) in the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City. Work could also be performed 100% in the Church Office Building if desired.
We are looking for someone who wants to experience the use of Microsoft Power BI in a data rich environment, is self-motivated, loves continuous improvement and learning, and seeks to develop their professional skills through working with and being mentored by experienced professionals. This individual must be comfortable working in a tight-knit team environment, digging into details, and providing support so the team can succeed.
The Meetinghouse Facilities Accountant 1 can expect to:
- Receive competitive pay.
- Receive benefits that include company retirement benefits, health insurance (PPO and HSA), on-site wellness benefits (gym, employee health clinic, health rewards program), flexible spending accounts, discounted transportation benefits, employee discounts, sick time, disability benefits, and paid vacation time.
- Experience first-hand how Power BI is used with large amounts of data to streamline day-to-day operations, perform data analysis, and conduct audits.
- Be mentored by experienced professionals.
- Have access to LinkedIn Learning, Church-sponsored continuing education seminars, and professional certification opportunities.
- Work in an environment where employees are valued.
- Be an accounts payable subject matter expert.
- Provide ongoing training and support to interns who process most payments.
- Be involved with and support day-to-day operations:
- Review, correct, and post large amounts of transactions to the general ledger.
- Audit.
- Make correcting journal entries.
- Process risk transactions.
- Troubleshoot.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Finance or Accounting bachelor’s degree. No post graduate professional accounting experience required.
- Proven success in a team environment.
- Excel skills and knowledge (e.g., X-Lookups, V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, formulas).
- If working remotely, must have an environment where productivity can be maintained, Church equipment can be kept safe, and work can be kept confidential.