Accountant 2| Europe Central Area | Permanent (Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week) - #2773202

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Accountant 2| Europe Central Area | Permanent (Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week)

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (Híbrido)

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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. Incumbents typically work under moderate supervision while they continue to gain experience in using Church accounting systems. This position is an intermediate-level professional accounting position in which the incumbent is responsible for moderately complex accounting activities related to maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and the resulting management reports and financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Performs moderately complex accounting functions in a variety of different settings throughout the Church.
• Initiate general ledger and related sub-ledger file maintenance so that financial statement presentations will be accurate and meaningful.
• Reconcile accounts, review reconciliations, and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared.
• Prepare special studies and reports for departments and organizations as required.
• Prepare journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors.
• Analyze budget requests and explain any budgetary changes resulting from increased costs or changes in programs.
• Consolidate accounting information for use in accounting statements and summaries.
• Review expenditures against budget and make necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries.
• Assist in preparing various financial estimates and expense reports.
• Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any differences that require investigation or further action.
• Review and monitor invoices submitted for payment which exceed certain dollar amounts as defined by policy.
• Review project accounts for compliance to policy and correspond with appropriate parties regarding the status of these projects.
• Review & process invoices and other related payables submitted for payment in accordance with internal policies
• In general, they work on more complex accounting activities and projects than an area accountant
• Responsibilities may also include:
• Tax payments and government reports
• Monitor bank balance and forecast cash need
• Assist in banking, taxation, and other government filings in the absence of accounting clerks
• Maintain records (physical and digital) and ledgers according to company and statutory requirement
• Perform local unit operations as directed by the manager.
  

Qualifications

Required:

• 8 years of any combination of related experience or progress towards or completion of a relevant university (post-secondary) degree or an industry-recognized certification. A minimum of 2 years of professional accounting experiences using enterprise accounting systems (e.g. ERP platforms). A graduate degree in accounting or finance, MBA, or CPA, may be considered an equivalent of one year of this experience.
• Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting principles.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use a personal computer operating in a network environment with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and automated accounting and reporting software.
  
  

Preferred

• MBA.
• Familiarity with Church accounting systems.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA).
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
• Experience with Church accounting systems.
• Job Identification 378980
• Job Category FA - Finance & Accounting
• Posting Date 11/06/2026, 02:16 PM
• Locations Berner Strasse 119, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, 60437, DE (Híbrido)
• Apply Before 11/15/2026, 12:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings 1
• Minimum Salary 4,755.83 Euro
• Maximum Salary 6,097.19 Euro
• Anúncio/Mais informações Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.
  
  

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