Accounting and Special Projects Manager

Crosswalk.com, Ltd.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Auxilio Partners seeks an Accounting and Special Projects Manager to provide strategic accounting guidance, oversee internal audits and cleanup projects, and lead the special projects staff for nonprofit clients.

The role focuses on restoring financial integrity and transparent reporting, supervising the Special Projects Specialist, and ensuring accurate month-end close and audit readiness across client accounts.

Qualifications

• CPA certification is required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Three to five years of accounting experience; nonprofit experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Special Projects Specialist and provides direction.
• Oversees reviews of historical bookkeeping records for errors and inconsistencies.
• Leads financial cleanup objectives and reclassifications in general ledger.
• Directs reconstruction of financial statements from disorganized records.
• Ensures audit trail and compliance for month-end and year-end closings.

Skills

CPA certification

Financial analysis

Auditing

Internal controls

Month-end close

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Gusto

Bill.com

Planning Center

SubSplash

Google Workspace

Job description

This role requires a Certified Public Accountant certification (CPA). Candidates without a CPA will not be considered.

Overview The Accounting and Special Projects Manager provides strategic accounting guidance, oversees internal audits and clean‑up projects, and provides leadership to the special project staff. This position plays a critical role in maintaining and restoring financial integrity for our clients. Our goal is to provide accurate and transparent financial reporting that supports informed business decisions. This position also oversees and executes specialised financial structuring, restructuring, and cleanup objectives. The Accounting and Special Projects Manager supervises the Special Projects Specialist.

Description 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).

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.

Other Duties

• 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.