Accountant, Accounts Receivable​/ Collections, Accounting & Finance

Accounting Associate

The Accountant is responsible for managing financial accounts and transactions for River City Community Church and its related organizations. This person is part of the Finance team that provides financial services to four faith-based non-profit entities.

The person in this position should view themselves as a steward of resources in support of the organization’s mission, vision, and priorities. This position calls for personal integrity and professionalism in accurately recording and reporting data, and for the proper handling and protection of sensitive information.

This person should be comfortable working with large amounts of data and navigating through data systems and financial systems. He/she should be detail oriented, yet capable of understanding the relationship of detail with strategic goals and priorities. He/she should be obsessed with accuracy and timeliness of recording and reporting data.

• Manage Accounts Receivable:
  Process cash and credit receipts and payments, create bank deposits, record revenue and receivables, maintain postings to general ledger.
• Manage customer invoicing:
  Create and distribute invoices receive and record payments against invoices.
• Manage donor records:
  Process receipt of donations, update donor records, publish donor contributions statements.
• Post journal entries to record adjustments, reclassifications, and internal fund transfers.
• Produce reports and assist with monthly closing process.
• Provide support to donors, clients, employees, and customers:
  Investigate, analyze, and resolve issues.
• Process payroll:
  Work with PEO to submit and validate payroll and benefits data and post to the accounting system.
• Lead volunteers:
  Engage, train, and guide volunteers to perform certain Finance functions, such as offerings/donations collections.

As part of the Finance team, this position will occasionally perform essential tasks for other team members when they are not available (e.g., vacation, illness, etc.). This includes but is not limited to the following:

• Manage Accounts Payable:
  Make payments to vendors, contractors, and employees.
• Reconcile monthly bank statements and accounts.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in accounting, business, or a related field
• 3 – 5 years of related accounting, management, or bookkeeping job experience.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements, and accounting systems.
• Proficiency in use of personal computers and productivity software, particularly the Office 365 suite of applications.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Able to work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Adept at efficient multi-tasking while maintaining a high-quality work product.
• Detail-oriented and able to prioritize.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience and familiarity with Sage Intacct accounting.
• Experience with managing payroll and working with payroll systems.
• Non-profit accounting experience.

Reports to Business Administration Pastor