International Financial Accountant

Position Summary

The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) is seeking an International Financial Accountant. This is a full-time position located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This position works under the direction of Director for Envision and is responsible for providing accounting support to Envision sites. In the performance of these duties, this position will support the overall mission of the C&MA as described below.

Specific Duties:

• Reports to Director of Envision for matters pertaining to financial resource allocation, Envision strategy, personnel issues related to finances, and all other administrative items
• Reports to C&MA Director of International Accounting and Lead International Financial Accountant for matters pertaining to financial policy, process and procedure
• Provides financial oversight, management, strategy and fiscal control of assigned Alliance Mission Structural (Fund) within general ledger and supporting systems
• Supervises, trains and develops Regional Bookkeeper
• Oversees Regional Bookkeeper’s workflow including accounting, review and posting of Cash Sheets, reimbursements, journal entries, budgeting, and use of multiple foreign currencies
• Manages Alliance Mission Structural receipt and disbursement processing
• Reviews, approves, and processes bank wires and foreign exchange purchases for teams and fields
• Serves as primary liaison with Donor Services and provides guidance on International Worker and project funding
• Serves as the liaison between International Accounting and the Envision office, site coordinators, site associates, Envision workers, and Envision participants by responding to financial questions, providing training, feedback, and financial oversight
• Assists in the continued development and maintenance of the field audit program by developing procedures, researching best-practices, and by designing audit tools, training programs, schedules, and strategies
• Serves Alliance Missions, International Accounting, workers, and constituency by responding to financial questions, feedback and Envision financial oversight
• Exercises independent discretion and judgment involving financial matters
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and decision-making in a fast-paced, constantly changing international missional environment
• Conducts worker training in accounting, cash sheet management, computer-related financial/operational systems and C&MA/Alliance Missions policies and procedures
• Provides accounting support including facilitation of: general ledger journal entries, account reconciliations, disbursement of funds, receipt of revenues, financial research, budget reporting, individual worker accounts, expense reimbursements, purchase-card reconciliations, maintenance of general ledger and financial reporting systems
• Receives cash sheet and other electronic data files from sites; reviews monthly entries prepared by Regional Bookkeeper; generates and reviews financial reports as required by Director for Envision and Director for International Accounting
• Enhances and oversees the electronic transmission of financial reports to International Workers, sites, Envision Office and C&MA National Office
• Designs specialized financial reports for sites, Envision leadership, and C&MA National Office
• Supports and assists with development of technological systems
• Troubleshoots financial and operational system problems
• Managing finances for Envision short term participants, including interns and residents
• Manages the annual budgeting process for Envision by:
  • Working with and developing site coordinators to create and implement budgets
  • Providing oversight, strategy and accountability for sites finances
  • Ensuring that appropriate financial record keeping is being done at all site locations, including site trips
  • Reviewing Envision site financial policies and procedu