Sr. Accountant

Essential Functions

• Ensures that the activities of the position are consistent with the mission,

vision, and values of Catholic Charities, Diocese of

• Cleveland.
• Maintains assigned areas of the general ledger and records financial

• transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
• (GAAP), organizational policies, and established internal controls.

• Prepares, reviews, and posts complex journal entries, including recurring

• entries, accruals, allocations, and adjustments, and owns assigned components
• of the month-end and year-end close processes.

• Prepares and reviews monthly balance sheet reconciliations; researches and

• resolves reconciling items, errors, and unusual activity; and prepares
• necessary adjusting entries.

• Performs monthly bank reconciliations and reconciles credit card activity,

• employee reimbursements, payroll-related accounts, and other assigned general
• ledger accounts to supporting documentation.

• Prepares payroll journal entries and reconciliations and verifies the

accuracy of labor cost allocations.

• Prepares and analyzes monthly financial statements, schedules, and management

• reports; investigates significant variances and communicates findings and
• recommendations to the Controller.

• Performs trend, budget-to-actual, and account-level variance analyses to

• identify errors, emerging issues, and opportunities to improve financial
• performance and reporting.

• Records and reconciles net asset activity, including donor-restricted funds;

• maintains supporting schedules; and ensures restrictions, releases,
• classifications, and financial statement presentation are accurate.

• Maintains the fixed asset schedule, including recording acquisitions,

• transfers, disposals, and depreciation and reconciling fixed asset balances
• to the general ledger.

• Supports the annual budget and periodic forecasting processes by preparing

• schedules, analyzing historical results, and collaborating with departments,
• as assigned.

• Prepares schedules and supporting documentation for the annual financial

• audit and IRS Form 990 and coordinates assigned requests with internal staff
• and external auditors.

• Maintains accounting procedures, documentation, and internal controls and

• recommends improvements that strengthen accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and
• safeguarding of organizational assets.

• Serves as a technical accounting resource to finance team members and program

• personnel and provides guidance regarding accounting procedures, coding,
• documentation, and internal controls.

• Reviews designated accounting work for accuracy, completeness, adequate

support, and compliance with established procedures.

• Provides support to Accounts Payable, including invoice coding and payment

• processing, and serves as backup to the Controller for designated accounting
• and financial responsibilities.

• Participates in required training, meetings, and professional development

activities.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• This position primarily operates in a professional office environment and

• routinely uses standard office equipment, including a computer, telephone,
• and multifunction devices.

• The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position,

with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Occasional travel to agency locations, meetings, training sessions, or other

business-related events may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible accounting experience,

• including general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end
• close, and financial reporting.

• Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP and internal accounting controls.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP or

VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data validation, and analysis of large data sets.

• Experience using accounting or enterprise resource planning systems.
• Experience in nonprofit, healthcare, human services, grant-funded, or

similarly complex accounting environments.

• Experience with nonprofit financial reporting, functional expense

• allocations, grants or contracts, audit schedules, and Form 990 supporting
• documentation.

• Ability to independently research and resolve complex accounting

discrepancies and apply sound professional judgment.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills, with the

ability to manage concurrent priorities and meet recurring deadlines.

• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, confidentiality, and

accountability.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to

explain financial information to nonfinancial stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively and to build effective

• working relationships with employees, leaders, auditors, vendors, and
• community partners.

• Commitment to continuous improvement, professional development, and the

mission of Catholic Charities, Diocese of

• Cleveland.

Pay Range: 56,849.15 - 73,193.28

Benefits

• Health Insurance starting on your first day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K plan including employer match
• Competitive time off benefits
• Career planning and development
• And more!!