Accountant 2 (Full time) - Special Projects Department

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (On-site)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.

This position is an intermediate-level professional accounting position in which the incumbent is responsible for moderately complex accounting activities related to maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and the resulting management reports and financial statements.

An Accountant 2 performs moderately complex accounting functions in a variety of different settings throughout the Church. In general, incumbents in this position perform the following types of functions:

• Initiate general ledger file maintenance so that financial statement presentations will be accurate and meaningful.
• Reconcile accounts, review reconciliations, and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared.
• 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 any budgetary changes resulting from increased costs or changes in programs.
• Consolidate accounting information for use in accounting statements and summaries.
• Review expenditures against budget and make necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries.
• Assist in preparing various financial estimates and expense reports.
• Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any differences that require investigation or further action.
• Review and monitor invoices submitted for payment which exceed certain dollar amounts as defined by policy.
• Audit project accounts for compliance to policy and correspond with appropriate parties regarding the status of these projects.

In general, the Accountant 2 will work on more complex accounting activities and projects than an Accountant 1

Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or Finance or Business Management) is required. CMA, CPA or MBA preferred

Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting principles preferred.

A minimum of two to Four years of professional accounting experience is required for this position. Familiarity with Church accounting systems is preferred. A graduate degree in Accounting or Finance, MBA, or CPA, may be considered an equivalent of one year of this experience.

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.

They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, 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 for employment 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.

• Job Identification 376818
• Job Category FA - Finance & Accounting
• Posting Date 07/30/2026, 05:37 PM
• Locations 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, US (On-site)
• Apply Before 08/14/2026, 05:55 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Worthiness Qualification Endowment Must be an endowed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a current temple recommend.
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