Responsibilities

- Maintain records (physical and digital) and ledgers according to Church and statutory requirement
- Initiate general ledger file maintenance so that financial statement presentations will be accurate and meaningful.
- Reconcile accounts and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared
- Prepare journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors
- Review expenditures against budget and make necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries
- Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any differences that require investigation or further action.
- Review and monitor invoices submission and initiate payments
- Review project accounts for compliance with the Church financial standards and correspond with appropriate parties regarding the status of these projects
- Assist in banking, taxation and other government filings, and statutory audit
- Provide training to Church employees, volunteers, and leaders on financial policies, processes, and other operating procedures under the direction of the manager
- Collaborate with Area Finance team, other department employees, and Church leaders to implement new changes to policies and procedures

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
- A minimum of 4 years of skilled accounting experience.
- Required languages: Proficiency in English




- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles preferred
- Under the direction of the Manager, be able to train and explain the approved Church financial policies, procedures, and the principles in the Church’s General Handbook of Instructions
- Good communication skills (writing and speaking)
- Very skilled using Microsoft Office Suite of applications, PCs, and networks
- Schedules and deadlines are expected to be met, and proficiency is demonstrated on required accounting systems

Key behaviors

- Strong customer-service orientation. Sees the impact of his/her work through the eyes of customers
- Serve as a key point of contact for finance matters in India, providing support and guidance to internal stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze issues and recommend practical and compliance solutions.
- Ability to identify root causes of problems and then fix them within policies, not just process transactions
- Self-starter and self-directed, to prioritize competing work and deadlines
- Incumbents typically work under moderate supervision while they continue to gain experience in using Church accounting systems
- Accuracy is demonstrated in maintaining assigned ledgers, records, accounts, etc.

📌 Senior Accountant (India)
🏢 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
📍 India