Junior Accountant - Engineering Ministries International
18 days ago
Colorado Springs
Job Description Junior Accountant - Engineering Ministries International LOCATION: EMI USA – Colorado Springs, CO, USA REPORTS TO: Accounting Manager SUPERVISES: N/A STATUS & CLASS: Full-time, Non-exempt, Resident Staff COMPENSATION: Centrally-funded; Salary Range: $3,200 – $6,000 per month DOE (with option to raise support to supplement salary) PURPOSE: Support ministry objectives by supporting the finance department in the USA Office and the finance staff in the overseas offices of EMI (Engineering Ministries International) PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: General Administration (5%) • General Admin - office activities and common employment admin duties, • Entering time in time-keeping system, • Processing reimbursements, • Time spent preparing for and meeting regarding Annual reviews, • Weekly check-in’s w/ supervisor, • Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ in one's personal life and through one's ministry with EMI., • Lead and manage the areas of responsibility and personnel under one's care such that they align and enhance EMI’s efforts in the development of people’s Christian faith and Christian practices., • Mentor in Christian faith EMI interns, fellow staff, and EMI constituents., • Regularly lead EMI in corporate prayer, devotion, and bible study through EMI Office Devotions, Days of Prayer, and other associated spiritual and pastoral activities., • Adheres to the Biblical standards of moral conduct, EMI’s Statement of faith, and EMI’s standards and policies., • Participate in Spiritual Development activities (e.g., EMI Days of Prayer, Intern Mentoring, Journey, etc.), • Review and post approved employee business expense reimbursements into accounting software, coding transactions to proper expense category and fund account, • Post credit card transactions to accounting software and reconcile to monthly statement; confirm automatic payment of statement balance by due date with interim payments as needed to assure adequate available credit, • Prepare payments to vendors by verifying documentation and preparing disbursements (wire, check, EFT); collect Forms W-9 from vendors as appropriate and prepare Forms 1099-MISC in January; resolve payment discrepancies and adequately document contacts, • Maintain electronic copy filing systems for financial transactions, • Prepare monthly financial reports assigned by collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information, • Posting overseas and/or partner office reports, wiring funds, reconciling account balances, • Reconcile payroll taxes to ADP, • Participate in annual audit preparation and gathering information for annual Form 990, • Special projects and process improvement projects as identified (e.g., assist with developing internal policies and procedures, training staff, preparing projections), • Help Donations Processor as needed, • Track accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding payments, • Schedule quarterly meetings with US project leaders Spiritual • Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and faithful fellowship with other believers in a local church, • Exhibits integrity and Christ-like behavior in private and professional life, • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Associate’s degree in Accounting with 2+ years’ experience in accounting tasks (accounts payable, account reconciliations, financial reporting, etc.), • Accounting experience and/or accounting internship preferred; other work experience demonstrating a strong work ethic will be considered, • Ability to utilize Sage Intacct easily including entering transactions and creating journal entries and reports, • Interest in developing nonprofit accounting skills encouraged, • Solid knowledge of double-entry general ledger accounting; familiarity with nonprofit accounting helpful, • Strong verbal and written communication skills; timely responses to requests, • Self-starter and ability to work independently while handling multiple tasks, • Good analytical and problem solving skills, • Expected to maintain an extremely high degree of accuracy, • Able to maintain confidentiality of financial records, • Desire to understand the reasons underlying a process or procedure in order to build conceptual knowledge of accounting best practices, • High degree of motivation, adaptability and flexibility, • Ability to communicate in non-English language such as Spanish or French a plus