Chief Accountant
St. Joseph in Kennewick is looking for a Chief Accountant, 30 to 40
hours per week. The job of Chief
Accountant encompasses a variety of accounting responsibilities ranging from
routine month-end reporting and answering accounting inquiries to the more
complex financial administrative duties associated with large capital
fundraising campaigns. This position
performs the accounting and bookkeeping duties for St.
Joseph ’s entire Parish which includes the Church, School
(pre-school through 8th Grade), Children’s Day Care, Dillon Hall,
Parish Office, and other miscellaneous Parish groups as directed. This position is somewhat self-reliant and
requires performing a wide-array of tasks with little or no supervision. This position reports to the Pastor. No supervisory duties are involved, though
this position will be asked to take the lead in financial tasks in
general. Must have minimum of 3 years of
Quick Books experience. Tasks include,
but are not limited to:
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Ensuring the quality and accuracy of the Parish’s
accounting and financial records
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Compiling and processing payroll
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Manage the Benefits and Retirement elections;
process monthly payments to the Diocese
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Processing request for background checks
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Processing and printing W-2s, compiling and
preparing labor and industry and 941 reports, etc.
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Posting deposits and processing accounts payable
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Leading and/or assisting in budget formulations
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Monthly preparation and reporting on the
financial performance of the church, the school and the children’s center including
a comprehensive variance analysis
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Perform month end close out activities including
general ledger journal entries
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Reconciling financial data (e.g., bank
statements and credit card statements)
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Reconciling ACH and Bank Card transactions
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Attending a multitude of meetings (e.g., Staff,
Finance Board, etc.) during the day or evenings dependent on the group
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Monitoring, reporting, and bookkeeping for
Parish special events (e.g., Fundraisers)
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Generating general and specific financial
information that supports decisions regarding allocation of resources
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Perform Human Resource and Contract functions as
required
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Manage the bulletin advertising process
Salary depends upon experience and
education. Medical benefits
provided. Please send resume to parish.office@stjoseph-kennewick.org or by fax to 509-586-3558
