The Accountant is primarily responsible for facilitating and overseeing the organization-wide budgeting processes. This role involves guiding each central and campus team to ensure the optimal and responsible stewardship of resources. Additionally, the accountant will be responsible for preparing and analyzing organizational financial documents to ensure accuracy of records. This role will assist with financial entries, financial reconciliations, and support organizational procedures. The Accountant utilizes their skillset to deliver outcomes that align with the direction of their team to further Life.Church’s mission and to reach people for Christ.
At Life.Church, we exist to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. It’s been our mission since 1996 and has guided us every day. Leading people isn’t just an expectation; it’s a necessity. It’s a cornerstone of our culture. That's why we’re always seeking leaders—leaders like you—to bring your skills to life. We are one church meeting in multiple locations, and we want to help you become the person God made you to be.
The Finance Team partners with the organization to facilitate the financial reporting needs of Life.Church, including payroll, accounts payable, giving operations, accounting, forecasting, and data analytics. We equip the organization with the tools needed to plan for, understand, and steward the resources God has provided for our ministry.
What You’ll Do
- Facilitate the organizational budgeting process
- Communicate key budget dates and resources to all Central and Campus budget owners on an ongoing basis.
- Serve as a resource for any budget-related inquiries and provide support as needed.
- Facilitate reconciliations of operating budgets in the budgeting and accounting systems.
- Lead through the budget revision process.
- Lead monthly statement of activity analysis along with other financial statement analysis.
- Communicate with various teams to understand and explain budget variances.
- Act as a budget software administrator, ensuring the organization is aware of system usage and updates.
- Coordinate tasks for closing financial statements each month.
- Prepare and analyze various reconciliations and schedules monthly.
- Lead in preparing the organizational annual audit and quarterly published financial statements.
- Review peer reconciliations, financial statements, and other financial records to ensure accuracy.
Skills Needed to Succeed
- Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions and problem-solve with innovation.
- Effective at multi-tasking and time management to meet strict deadlines while remaining flexible and open to change.
- Excellent verbal, written, and oral communication skills to clearly explain complicated processes and foster partnerships.
- Effective at process and organizational management to coordinate, structure, and provide vision to projects.
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
- CPA eligibility preferred.
- 1 -3 years of related work experience.
Benefits We Offer
- Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.
- Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health.
- Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
- Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
- Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
- Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment!
-$160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
- Casual dress and work environment.
Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity
At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church.
Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church.
While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity,
visit our careers page.
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