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Assistant Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant

Posted: 03/09/2023

Title:  Assistant Accounting Manager/Senior Accountant Status:  Exempt
Department:  Business Office Classification:  Full-time
Reports to:  Accounting Manager Date:  March 9, 2023

Position Summary
The Assistant Accounting Manager position is responsible for timely providing a variety of accounting and bookkeeping duties for Village Church and small associated organizations, including primary responsibility for all accounts payable processing.

Village Church
Village Presbyterian Church is a thoughtful, inclusive family of faith, where incarnation is experienced, relationships are shaped and cherished, mission is a way of life and justice is practiced. Village Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the country and a part of the Reformed tradition. All are welcome. All are included. All are loved.

Our vision statement:  Village Presbyterian Church is a family of faith actively shaped by the life of Christ to love one another, provide leadership for the transformation of our communities, and serve the world.

Terms of Employment

Annual Salary                                                                                                 $45,000 - $50,000
EPO Health Insurance, including VSP and prescription drug coverage         Fully paid by Village
Dental Insurance                                                                                            Fully paid by Village
Life and L-T Disability                                                                                     Fully paid by Village
403(b) Plan – 6% of salary                                                                             Fully paid by Village
PTO                                                                                                                 192 hrs. annually
Holidays                                                                                                           10 days annually
 
Optional employee benefits and family coverages are available through payroll deduction.  Commencement dates and other terms of benefits are set forth in employee handbook and other Village policies.

Essential Job Functions
  • Manage all accounts payable functions, including receiving invoices and internal check requests, recording transactions into Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains financial information system, processing and mailing checks, and making online payments
  • Scan all donations and other receipts to bank and donor database, record deposits into financial information system, and reconcile records entered
  • Manage credit cards issued to Village personnel, including paying invoices and recording payment into financial information system
  • Assist with general ledger journal entries
  • Assist with month-end and year-end closings of Village’s financial books
  • Prepare monthly and annual financial reports for associated organizations
  • Lead month-end and year-end closings of financial books of associated organizations
  • Assist with annual audit of Village and lead annual audit of associated organizations
  • File annual vendor 1099 forms
  • Maintain accounting filing system
  • Work on special projects as assigned
  • Assist Accounting Manager and Senior Director of Business Operations as needed
Competencies
  • Perform accounting and bookkeeping tasks in a manner consistent with best practices
  • Ability to perform work with strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Willingness to accept tasks and responsibilities beyond regular duties to help the Business Office get its work done on time and in a professional manner
  • Ability and willingness to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and efficiently
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
  • Excellent people skills
  • Ability to maintain the confidentiality of all information
Working conditions
This job operates in a professional office environment and requires the routine use of computers, printers, and other standard office equipment.

Physical Demands
The physical functions required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position include the following:
  • Talk and hear
  • Sit for extended periods of time working at a computer
  • Frequently stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and reach with hands and arms
Supervisory Responsibility
None

Hours and Location of Work
This is a full-time, 40 hour per week, position. Work is performed Monday through Friday at Village’s main campus at 6641 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS during the Business Office normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  The employee and supervisor will agree on the actual scheduled work hours.  Periodic remote work is a possibility.

Required Education and Experience
  • Minimum of two years of accounts payable and other accounting and bookkeeping experience including general ledger and month end and year-end reporting
  • Minimum of two years of experience with computer-based financial information systems
Preferred Education and Experience
  • AA or BS degree in accounting
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains
  • Experience with non-profit accounting
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None.

Other Duties
The duties, responsibilities and requirements of this position set forth herein are not all inclusive and those included may be changed at any time. 

AAP/EEO Statement
Village Presbyterian Church is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Village prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, religion in non-ordained positions, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Village conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
 

Salary Range: $30,000 - 49,999