Senior Accountant

As the official insurance and risk management company for the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adventist Risk Management®, Inc. (ARM) is devoted to finding Adventist professionals who are committed to the success of our clients and our organization.

Joining ARM allows you to be part of a team of professionals committed to extraordinary customer service, a culture of diversity and inclusion, while working in a Seventh-day Adventist Christian environment. You are encouraged to visit our website www.adventistrisk.org to learn more about ARM. We don’t view what we do as just a business; our ministry is to protect the ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Senior Accountant leads the accounting system implementation and department support for Sage Intacct, assists with external audit readiness, owns assigned monthly accounting activities and reviews entries posted by a Staff Accountant. The role works with Accounting, IT, banking partners, entity accountants and external auditors. Audit responsibilities concern coordination and evidence readiness, not independent internal auditing. Hybrid opportunities are available for this position from Silver Spring, MD.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Own monthly accounts payable accruals, expense cutoff schedules, reversals and subsequent invoice clearing; develop documented procedures for management approval.
• Serve as the annual Risk Management Conference accountant.
• Oversee self-insured fund monthly accounting, reconciliations and reporting.
• Lead accounting requirements, chart-of-accounts mapping, migration tie-outs, testing, cutover support and user training for accounting system implementation.
• Coordinate ongoing accounting system support, interface exceptions, reporting changes, documented procedures and journal approval routing with IT.
• Assists with external audit requests, evidence readiness, confirmation information, schedules and corrective-action follow-up.
• Prepare and review assigned close entries and reconciliations; assume selected bank or investment reconciliations only after approved training and access.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/CREDENTIALS

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field required. Five or more years of progressive accounting experience with specific experience implementing accounting systems is preferred. CPA or equivalent professional accounting credentials are preferred but not required. Candidates without prior insurance experience will be expected to complete introductory insurance education through The Institutes during their first year of employment. Continuing professional education is supported and encouraged.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, month-end close and reconciliation controls.
• Ability to coordinate audit evidence and maintain a complete request tracker.
• Experience translating accounting needs into ERP requirements and testing.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, reporting and data-analysis skills.
• Ability to review staff work effectively.
• Strong documentation, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify control issues and escalate significant decisions.
• Good working knowledge of denominational organizational structure and culture preferred.

Adventist Risk Management, Inc (ARM) is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit corporation based in Maryland. ARM is an equal opportunity employer.