Manager of Accounting

Description

About the ELCA

The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 3 million members in more than 8,700 worshipping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands). With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving, and connected church that introduces people to Jesus so they can discover community, justice, and love.

The Lutheran Center (national office) is located in Chicago, Illinois. A staff of 400, under the leadership of the Presiding Bishop, serve as administrators, advisors, conveners, partners, and resource people for the ELCA and its ministries. Staff lead the work of national, domestic, and global ministries and programs including Lutheran Disaster Response, ELCA World Hunger, Service & Justice, Christian Community and Leadership, and Innovation. We are also home to five of our separately incorporated ministries: The Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA, Women of the ELCA, Lutheran Men in Mission, the ELCA Foundation and the ELCA Federal Credit Union.

About the Mission Investment Fund

The Mission Investment Fund (MIF), a financial ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, supports the establishment and growth of ELCA congregations, synods, and affiliated ministries by providing loans for capital projects for congregations and ministries. To fund these loans, MIF offers a variety of investments to ELCA members, congregations, and ministries.

The ELCA Federal Credit Union, a financial ministry partner of the Mission Investment Fund, offers financial products and services to members, pastors, congregations, synods, affiliated ministries, and their employees. The portfolio of products includes low-cost loans, deposit accounts, credit cards, and other solutions within a not-for-profit, cooperative structure.

Values - MIF's values are rooted in Christian faith, Lutheran traditions, and our identity as a ministry of the ELCA; Integrity, Customer Focus, Inclusion and Diversity, Faithful Stewardship, Courage and Openness to Change.

About the Position

The Manager of Accounting is responsible for accounting operations and staff in processing financial transactions, maintaining financial records, and reporting financial results to internal and external stakeholders. This role is a key contributor to ensuring timeliness, completeness, accuracy and validity of financial assets, records and reports. This position also supports related financial processes, including liquidity management, budgeting, forecasting, data modeling, and asset valuation.

This is a full-time, regular, exempt (salaried), Chicago-based hybrid position. This position has responsibilities that will require being in the office on a weekly basis. This could mean 2-3 days most weeks and possibly more days when meetings and other events are happening that this position supports.

The eligibility of a candidate for remote or hybrid positions may depend on the residency of the candidate, and the budget for the role, including salary or pay, insurance coverage, and/or tax burden. Candidates for this position must reside within the fifty United States or the District of Columbia and be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

1. Manage period-end financial close processes. Approve journal entries, standard transactions and reconciliations. Complete general ledger maintenance tasks, as required.

2. Manage accounts payable processes. Manage fixed assets processes. Review and approve transactions within stated limits and for appropriate accounting treatment.

3. Assist in cash, operating and capital budget development. Facilitate monitoring processes to address material variances, update forecasts and process corrections, as needed.

4. Review and/or prepare financial statements, management and regulatory reports, and other periodic reporting for internal and external use. Respond to inquiries.

5. Implement accounting controls, including maintaining and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures. Coordinate preparation and submission of internal and external audit requests and schedules. Assess impact of new accounting standards and operationalize required changes.

6. Supervise and coach team members, including building teamwork, allocating resources, problem solving, training and development