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Are you looking for a vocation where your sense of calling and shared passion to serve God can be used for God's glory? Are you seeking to be part of a trusted team that helps our clients thrive as they proclaim the gospel in word and deed across the US? Auxilio, in Latin, means “to help, support, partner, remedy.” Auxilio exists to serve Christian churches and faith-based nonprofits by being a trusted business partner. Our work allows church leaders to focus on their mission.

About Auxilio Partners

Are you interested in joining a team that supports Christian churches and non-profits? Auxilio exists to serve these organizations as a trusted business partner, allowing ministry leaders and executive directors to focus on spreading the Christian gospel across the U.S. If this mission resonates with you, we would love to welcome you on board.

Auxilio is a Christian-owned business that fosters a connected culture. We hold weekly staff meetings for business updates, offer support to one another, and pray for our clients, all to build a strong community.

We're looking for candidates residing and working in CO, DC, FL, GA, KY, MA, MD, MO, NC, NJ, PA, SC, TN, TX, and VA. Please note that we can only consider applicants who live and work in the listed states. We also welcome military spouses outside these states as long as they are legal residents of one of the hiring states (as qualified by the MSRRA). For recruiters, Auxilio will not use for-hire recruitment for this position, and does not give permission to be contacted.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Special Projects & Supervision

• Supervises the Special Project Specialist, providing direction, support, and documentation on project work and findings.
• Oversees and conducts comprehensive reviews of historical bookkeeping records to identify errors, omissions, or inconsistencies.
• Collaborates with the internal team to identify, manage, and execute financial cleanup objectives.
• Directs and performs the cleanup of general ledger accounts, including reclassification of transactions, adjustment entries, and account reconciliations.
• Leads the reconstruction of financial statements and reports from incomplete or disorganized records.
• Ensures a clear audit trail is maintained for all changes made during the cleanup and forensic review processes.
• Provides oversight and support for complex month-end and year-end closing processes as needed.

Accounting Strategy & Support

• Training: Creates resources for other team members and leads training sessions (e.g., Payroll liabilities round table, Designated Funds resource, Balance Sheet cleanup training).
• Accounting Help Desk/Troubleshooting: Acts as a resource for other team members as questions and issues arise (e.g., Gusto and QuickBooks issues, payroll liabilities).
• Clean-up Accounting: Provides guidance and support to the client services teams when significant effort is required to prepare the client’s books for day-to-day operations.
• Internal Audit: Conducts annual reviews of each client, including accuracy of accounting processes, financial statements, and other metrics.
• Onboarding Review: Reviews client-provided financial statements to capture a greater understanding of their financial position, as well as the timeframe and effort required to prepare their books for day-to-day operations (including clean up, preparing the chart of accounts, importing historical data, etc.).
• Internal Hand-off Review: Builds and implements a checklist of financial/accounting items to be completed before the client moves to the client services team and/or is ready for day-to-day operations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.
• Three to five years of accounting experience required (church, ministry, or nonprofit experience is highly desirable).
• Certified Public Accountant certification (CPA) required.
• Experience with software in finance and accounting, payroll, invoice management, and church management (QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, Gusto, Planning Center, SubSplash, and Google Workspace preferred).

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Highly proficient with accounting software; QuickBooks Online is a plus.
• Ability to reconcile payroll or financial data between platforms or accounts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including consultation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft, Google Suite, or similar software.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

This job description for the Accounting and Special Projects Manager outlines the primary responsibilities and qualifications required for the role. The specific duties and requirements may vary depending on the organization and the complexity of the payroll and finance systems being implemented.