Finance Manager

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.

Job Description

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. Reporting to a controller or director, this position is the second level financial manager position. In this position, an incumbent will typically manage a work group that will consist of financial industry professionals, such as Accountants, Financial Analysts, Finance Supervisors, and Accounting Clerks.

The incumbent is responsible for the quality and quantity of work in the unit including timely processing of accounting/financial documents, timely completion of reconciliations related to the unit's work, etc.

Responsibilities

Typically manages a work group that will consist of financial industry professionals, such as Accountants, Financial Analysts, Finance Supervisors, and Accounting Clerks. The mix of employees managed will depend on the department, the work group, and the nature of the specific assignments.

In this management role, the incumbent:

• Handles selection, staffing, performance, and discipline issues;
• Provides/arranges for employee training;
• Assigns work;
• Researches and solves problems unique to the unit; and
• Serves in special committees or participates in special projects as assigned

In addition to management duties, the incumbent may perform significant individual contributor functions.

This can include:

• Account reconciliations
• Developing financial reports for departments and senior leadership

Ensures that all reports and disclosures comply with applicable governmental regulations, professional standards, and organizational policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• CMA, CPA or MBA preferred
• Eight years of related professional work experience
• Working knowledge of PCs, networks, and basic software applications including spreadsheets and databases
• Working knowledge of the Church's general ledger accounting system and writing standard queries to generate reports
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Endowment qualification: Must be an endowed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a current temple recommend.