Senior Accountant, Mount Pleasant Campus

Seacoast Church; Mount Pleasant (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Seacoast Church seeks a Senior Accountant to manage monthly close, support annual audits, and assist in budget processes. You will oversee accounting practices, review journal entries, and ensure GAAP compliance across locations.

The role reports to the Managing Director of Finance/Controller and requires strong integrity and communication skills. The ideal candidate has at least three years in core accounting or auditing, a degree in accounting, and CPA preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years core accounting or auditing experience.
• Degree in Accounting required.
• CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month end closing and accounting practices under Controller.
• Prepare monthly adjusting journal entries and review team postings.
• Reconcile bank statements and balance sheet accounts; GAAP compliance.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and support audit requests.
• Support budget processes and variance analysis by department/location.
• Train staff on procedures and accounting software updates.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasker

Top Notch Communicator

Trustworthy with sensitive information

Effective administrator

Education

Accounting degree

CPA preferred

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Location: Mount Pleasant, SC
Hours: Full Time, 40 hours weekly
This position reports to: Managing Director of Finance/Controller
The mission: Seacoast Church goes all out in our mission to help others Find God, Grow their Faith, Discover their Purpose, and Make a Difference. With a staff of 300+ dedicated to our mission, the Senior Accountant is a highly motivated and experienced individual who uses accounting and analytical skills to manage financial reporting, prepares for annual audit, and assists in budget processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under leadership of Controller, oversees month end closing and accounting practices of the Accounting Team
  • Prepares monthly adjusting journal entries; examines journal entries of team members, reviews for accuracy and approval for posting
  • Reviews expense accounts for coding discrepancies and reconcile differences
  • Reconciles bank statements and balance sheet accounts
  • Ensures all church receipts and expenses are reviewed, flagging concerns or questions to the Controller
  • Reconciles General Ledger to Contributions System
• Assists counting and processing tithe income for all organizational locations
• Guides the activities of personnel engaged in recording and transmitting financial records
• Prepares and records fixed asset transactions and depreciation
• Assists controller with monthly reports. Inform management regarding the finances of Seacoast
• Assists controller with review of budget numbers versus actuals costs by department and locations
• Develop or modify personal desk procedures to ensure changes in our record keeping policies, accounting systems or other current computer technology stay up-to-date and are maintained on our accounting directory
• Assists with contribution inquiries from donors
• Prepares checklist items for annual audit under guidance of Controller. Provides external auditors’ information as requested
• Ensures integrity of financial data
• Protects the accuracy and integrity of financial data by reviewing accounting records, financial statements, and reports for completeness and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and our procedures
• Manage corporate credit card accounting and settings: supports the card software, handles credit limit increase requests, answers coding and policy questions from cardholders, reconciles transactions to statements, and uploads final transactions to accounting software
• Reconciles credit card transactions monthly
• Partners with the Controller to train new staff in procedures, software, account codes, etc.

• Team Player
  • Actively participates in weekly team meetings; attend all 1-on-1 meetings with leader; and attend monthly All-Staff meetings
  • Supports the goals of the Business Office by demonstrating teamwork and performing other duties as requested with excellence

Job Essentials:

• Christ Follower (Seacoast Church makes hiring decisions aligned with our religious faith and beliefs)
• Minimum three years core accounting or auditing experience is required. Degree in Accounting Required. CPA preferred.
• Intermediate computer skills are necessary along with willingness to learn additional software as needed
• Trustworthy with sensitive and confidential information to maintain high level of personal and professional integrity and to protect church credibility and assets
• Effective administrator, multi-tasker, detail-oriented and time manager who upholds policies and procedures
• Top Notch Communicator who can explain complicated processes and concepts clearly
• Live and drive Seacoast cultural values to Love God. Love People. Make it Better. And Have a Good Attitude.

Seacoast Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer. While we make employment decisions that are aligned to our faith and beliefs, we do not discriminate based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.