Staff Accountant
@ Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bachelor's Degree
Entry Level (0-2 years)
Hours Per Week: 40 Hours; Hybrid-schedule; Mon.-Fri.
Position Summary:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh is seeking a Staff Accountant to join the finance team. The Staff Accountant will work in a financial support role for The Foundation, Diocese, and Catholic Community Deposit and Loan.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare month end journal entries for prepaids, accruals and cash for the Diocese and The Foundation.
- Prepare quarterly sales tax and use refund returns for the Diocese and The Foundation. Prepare monthly remittances for special collections.
- Process check run and deposits for The Foundation on a weekly basis.
- Record deposits in Financial Edge accounting system for The Foundation.
- Prepare monthly deposits to and from endowments for The Foundation.
- Enter cash management activity in Financial Edge accounting system for Diocese, Catholic Community Deposit and Loan, and Foundation.
- Manage credit card activity and receipts for Diocese and Foundation. Organize and prepare for submission to accounting system.
- Review endowment withdrawal requests in accordance with endowment agreement and distribution spreadsheet.
- Update Master Endowment Sheet of over 100 endowments, including purpose, beneficiary and unusual restrictions on a regular basis.
- Reconcile Foundation’s balance sheet accounts, excluding investments and cash.
- Assist in implementation of Payer Express system for parish deposits into The Foundation.
- Create accounting practice regarding unrealized bequest tracking and recording.
- Other analysis as needed.
Minimum Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to work with confidential information and maintain confidentiality.
- Good time management and task prioritization skills.
- Must satisfactorily complete the required criminal background and reference checks.
- Must complete Diocese-sponsored Safe Environment Training.
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience with Blackbaud Financial Edge is preferred.