Camp Accounting Manager

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Because of Young Life’s exclusive Christian purposes of evangelism and discipleship as set forth in its Articles of Incorporation and in these Bylaws, and to reflect what has always been and will continue to be the position of Young Life, specifically the Christian belief that each and every employee and volunteer of the corporation should minister as a servant of God with the primary responsibility of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ and, as such, is an integral part of the Christian mission and ministry of the corporation,
Young Life shall only employ individuals or enlist volunteer leaders who: (a) profess a belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord; and (b) subscribe to the statements and policies required of all Young Life staff, including the Young Life Statement of Faith. Therefore, employees and volunteers of Young Life, during working and nonworking hours, shall: (i) be ready, willing and able to fulfill such ministry functions as may be required by the organization; (ii) refrain from conduct and statements that detract from the biblical standards taught and supported by Young Life, and (iii) abide by all policies and practices of Young Life including, without limitation, those related to religious belief or ministry activities.

At Young Life, our mission is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. We invite you to join us in this life-changing work, building relationships and creating spaces where young people feel seen, known, and loved.

Essential Duties:

Management

• Supervise Camp Accountant(s) and Bookkeeper Supervisor ensuring they are equipped for success through the provision of knowledge, training and guidance. Remove obstacles that prevent staff from accomplishing tasks
• Conduct annual performance evaluations and present new opportunities to develop and challenge staff.
• Review and approve staff journal entries to ensure all transactions are accurate, supported and recorded timely
• Oversee camp accounting operations to ensure that core responsibilities are completed consistently and timely: Capital and Major Maintenance CARs are approved, AP edits are worked, US Foods wire is made timely
• Take responsibility for generating monthly financial reports that are consistently accurate and timely (e.g. Monthly Financial Report (MFR) analysis, ad-hoc management reporting and analysis, etc.)
• Answer inquiries from CLT and Camp Managers and customers, as needed
• Review key work performed by camp accountant(s): JE’s, Capital Reports, Fixed Asset adjustments, etc.
• Review key work performed by camp bookkeeper(s): Retail/FS entries, CIP/MM funding, balance sheet reconciliations and US Foods reconciliations.
• Utilize creative problem-solving in identifying and implementing new process enhancements and better financial reporting, so as to keep Young Life ‘cutting-edge’ in these areas.

Camp Accounting

• Complete and review various monthly capital camp accounting reports.
• Prepare capital related monthly journal entries.
• Review bank and other balance sheet account reconciliations prepared by bookkeepers to ensure accuracy.
• Serve as point of contact to address camp leadership inquiries and prepare ad-hoc analysis and reporting, with exceptional turn-around time (e.g. requests often come up with short notice, which require a thorough and quick response).
• Provide accounting assistance to camp leadership (managers and coordinators), camping services, camp construction and development leadership.
• Send out approved Capital Authorization Requests and ensure they are set up properly in Lawson and reflected on the Capital Reports.
• Review Malibu Club ministry affiliates transactions to ensure gifts are properly reported in Young Life.
• Address unique International camp accounting and reporting needs and develop best practices for this business segment, accordingly.
• Maintain engagement with Retail, Camp Admins and Bookkeeping to ensure roles and interdependencies are clearly identified and are functioning.

Development Leadership Support

• Effectively present complex subject matter to development leadership.
• Develop clear meaningful reports and executive summaries as requested by development leadership.
• Work cl