Senior Accountant

Company: Diocese of San Diego

Location: 3888 Paducah Dr, San Diego, CA 92117

Employment Type: Full Time, 35 hours/week onsite
FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Range: $70k. – $80k. / yr.
Reports to: CFO

Position Overview: The Senior Accountant is responsible for all accounting functions for all Diocesan entities. This includes responsibility of the general ledger, month-end and year-end closes, budget preparation, financial reporting and analysis, and audit preparation and support.

Responsibilities (include but not limited to)

• Management of cash including the completion and accuracy of bank and credit card reconciliations. Ensure all cash policies and processes are adhered to.
• Lead month-end closing procedures, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Reconcile and prepare month-end entries
• Assist with various billings including monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Prepares and submits necessary periodic business filings
• Assist with internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation explanations of financial transactions.
• Maintain fixed assets and capital expenditures schedules and balance sheet workbook.
• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, enhance controls, and optimize financial reporting within Great Plains and Vena.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including finance operations, and administration, to ensure accurate financial information and efficient processes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, and regulatory changes to continually improve the accounting function.
• Supervise, mentor, and assist accounting staff.
• Assist in preparation of Board meeting presentation
• Coordinates with software vendors to maintain accounting software systems
• Performs projects and other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5 years of professional accounting and/or fiscal management experience
• Proficiency in Great Plains, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office Suite. Experience in Vena are a plus
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills, and administrative experience
• Ability to multi-task and self-motivated to learn new technology.
• Must be able to work independently, prioritizing and meeting multiple deadlines.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Non-profit industry experience is a plus

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to remain in an office at a computer workstation and access information from a computer and use a telephone. The employee is required to be mobile to, from, and within the office, as well as maneuver throughout the facility to attend meetings, briefings, and other work-related events. The employee may be required to conduct trips to, from, and within various city and county-wide locations to attend meetings or events. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The Diocese of San Diego is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.