GSD Accountant,Sr

GSD Accountant, Sr

Riverton, UT, United States (Híbrido)

The Global Services Department’s purpose is to help others come unto Christ by serving members, leaders, and employees globally in a simple and efficient way. Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds for the Church’s religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.

• Initiate general ledger file maintenance to ensure accurate financial statement presentations.
• Reconcile accounts, review reconciliations, and clear outstanding items.
• Prepare special studies and reports for departments and organizations as required.
• Prepare journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors.
• Analyze budget requests and explain budgetary changes caused by increased costs or program changes.
• Consolidate accounting information for use in accounting statements and summaries.
• Review expenditures against budget and perform necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries.
• Assist in preparing various financial estimates and expense reports.
• Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding differences requiring investigation or further action.
• Review and monitor invoices submitted for payment that exceed certain dollar amounts as defined by policy.
• Audit project accounts for compliance with policy and correspond with appropriate parties regarding project status.
• Assist in evaluating and motivating employees under the direction of a supervisor.
• Coordinate accounting matters with other departments, locations, and divisions.

Act as a resource for Accountant 1 and Accountant 2 incumbents being trained in Church accounting systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management is required.
• CMA, CPA, or MBA preferred. Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles is preferred.
• Minimum of 4 to 5 years of professional accounting experience required.
• Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish and English required.
• Familiarity with Church accounting systems preferred.
• A graduate degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA, or CPA may be considered an equivalent of one year of experience.
• Ability to analyze complex accounting problems and propose changes to the accounting system.
• Conversant with various standard Church accounting reports.
• Good understanding of Church financial policies and procedures.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. The Church is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church.

The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.