Accounting & Finance Clerk

Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Metro Lutheran Ministry seeks a dynamic, detail-oriented Finance Clerk to support the finance and administration team. This part-time role handles daily accounting, payables, and ledger maintenance in a fast-paced nonprofit setting.

Ideal candidate has 3–5 years in accounts payable and GL with nonprofit exposure; proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required, plus familiarity with Financial Edge (Blackbaud) is a plus. Schedule is flexible with potential peak-season hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three to five years of experience with accounts payable, general ledger, bookkeeping, and month-end close duties.
• Experience with nonprofit accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Record all payables and revenue in Financial Edge.
• Prepare payables copies for filing.
• Process W-9 TIN verifications for vendor payments.
• Prepare bank reconciliations for all accounts.
• Prepare monthly journal entries related to payroll, benefits, depreciation, and other entries.
• Prepare & maintain monthly spreadsheets for depreciation, benefits, and allocations.
• Reconcile affordable housing rental payments between platform and general ledger.
• Prepare monthly income and expense reports for Leadership.
• Assist with annual audit & 990 preparations.
• Prepare weekly documentation for grant invoicing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Time management

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Accounting software

Financial Edge (Blackbaud)

Job description

Description

Metro Lutheran Ministry seeks a dynamic, detail-oriented individual team member to serve as Finance Clerk, supporting the finance and administration team. This role is responsible for performing accounting functions related to daily operations of the organization, payables, and maintenance of general ledger accounts. The ideal candidate is organized, accurate, and comfortable handling finance and administrative tasks in a fast-paced environment. This is a part-time position.

Job Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred

Experience: Three to five years of experience with accounts payable, general ledger, bookkeeping, and month-endclose duties. Experience with nonprofit accounting.

Skills: Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills. Attention to detail, ability to work with minimal supervision, abilityto work in a team setting. Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Word,Exceland general accounting software. Experience with Financial Edge (Blackbaud) is a plus. Cultural sensitivity and competency, supreme attention to confidentiality.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Record all payables and revenue in Financial Edge
• Prepare payables copies for filing
• Process W-9 TIN verifications for vendor payments
• Prepare bank reconciliations for all accounts
• Prepare semi-monthly and monthly journal entries related to payroll, benefits, depreciation, in‑kind inventory estimate, pre‑paids, and insurance allocations
• Prepare & maintain monthly spreadsheets related to depreciation, employee benefits, insurance allocations
• Maintain entries in affordable housing rental platform
• Reconcile affordable housing rental payments between rental platform and general ledger
• Prepare monthly income and expense reports as requested by Leadership
• Assist with preparation for annual audit & 990
• Prepare weekly documentation/make copies for grant invoicing from payables for Leadership
• 1099 preparation
• Perform other duties as assigned

Compensation & Schedule

This is a part‑time, non‑exempt, hourly position, compensated at a rate of $20-$30/hour, DOQ. Anticipated schedule is 20 hours per week, but with potential for increased hours during peak audit season. Schedule is flexible, ideally M/T/W or T/W/Th. Part‑time employees working 20 hours per week or more are eligible for employer paid short & long term disability and 10 hours per year accrued PTO.

Metro Lutheran Ministry is an equal opportunity employer.