Junior Accountant

LOCATION:               EMI USA – Colorado Springs, CO, USA

REPORTS TO:           Accounting Manager

SUPERVISES:            N/A

STATUS & CLASS:   Full-time, Non-exempt, Resident Staff

COMPENSATION:    Centrally-funded; Salary Range: $3,200 – $6,000 per month DOE (with option to raise support to supplement salary)

Please visit our website to learn about EMI and read our Statement of Faith, which all staff accept and adhere to:  https://emiworld.org/us/about

PURPOSE:                  Support ministry objectives by supporting the finance department in the USA Office and the finance staff in the overseas offices of EMI (Engineering Ministries International)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

General Administration (5%)

• General Admin - office activities and common employment admin duties
• Entering time in time-keeping system
• Processing reimbursements
• Time spent preparing for and meeting regarding Annual reviews
• Weekly check-in’s w/ supervisor
• Office-Wide Activities (i.e., CEO Updates, celebrations, general staff meetings, etc.)

Discipleship and Spiritual Leadership (10%)

• Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ in your personal life and through your ministry with EMI.
• Lead and manage your areas of responsibility and personnel under your care such that they align and enhance EMI’s efforts in the development of people’s Christian faith and Christian practices. 
• Mentor in Christian faith EMI interns, fellow staff, and EMI constituents.
• Regularly lead EMI in corporate prayer, devotion, and bible study through EMI Office Devotions, Days of Prayer, and other associated spiritual and pastoral activities.
• Adheres to the Biblical standards of moral conduct, EMI’s Statement of faith, and EMI’s standards and policies.
• Participate in Spiritual Development activities (e.g., EMI Days of Prayer, Intern Mentoring, Journey, etc.)
• Optionally pursue Professional Development activities related to core work of role (e.g., re-certification, non-EMI training seminars, etc.)

Financial Administration (85%)

• Review and post approved employee business expense reimbursements into accounting software, coding transactions to proper expense category and fund account
• Post credit card transactions to accounting software and reconcile to monthly statement; confirm automatic payment of statement balance by due date with interim payments as needed to assure adequate available credit
• Prepare payments to vendors by verifying documentation and preparing disbursements (wire, check, EFT); collect Forms W-9 from vendors as appropriate and prepare Forms 1099-MISC in January; resolve payment discrepancies and adequately document contacts
• Maintain electronic copy filing systems for financial transactions
• Prepare monthly financial reports assigned by collecting, analyzing and summarizing account information
• Posting overseas and/or partner office reports, wiring funds, reconciling account balances
• Reconcile payroll taxes to ADP
• Participate in annual audit preparation and gathering information for annual Form 990
• Special projects and process improvement projects as identified (e.g., assist with developing internal policies and procedures, training staff, preparing projections)
• Help Donations Processor as needed
• Track accounts receivable and follow up on outstanding payments
• Schedule quarterly meetings with US project leaders
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Spiritual

• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and faithful fellowship with other believers in a local church
• Exhibits integrity and Christ-like behavior in private and professional life
• Is in agreement with EMI’s statement of faith and mission

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Associate’s degree in Accounting with 2+ years’ experience in accounting tasks (accounts payable, account reconciliations, financial reporting, etc.)
• Accounting experience and/or accounting internship preferred; other work experience demonstrating a strong work ethic will be considered
• Ability to utilize Sage Intacct easily including entering transactions and creating journal entries and reports
• Experience working with standard office equipment such as computer, copier, fax, phones, software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Interest in developing nonprofit accounting skills encouraged
• Solid knowledge of double-entry general ledger accounting; familiarity with nonprofit accounting helpful
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; timely responses to requests
• Self-starter and ability to work independently while handling multiple tasks
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Expected to maintain an extremely high degree of accuracy
• Able to maintain confidentiality of financial records
• Desire to understand the reasons underlying a process or procedure in order to build conceptual knowledge of accounting best practices
• High degree of motivation, adaptability and flexibility
• Ability to communicate in non-English language such as Spanish or French a plus