Accounting and Special Projects Manager

Auxilio is a Christian-owned business dedicated to serving churches and faith-based nonprofits as a trusted business partner. The Accounting and Special Projects Manager provides strategic accounting guidance, oversees internal audits and clean-up projects, and leads the special project staff to ensure accurate financial reporting and integrity for clients.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Creates resources for other team members and leads training sessions (e.g., Payroll liabilities round table, Designated Funds resource, Balance Sheet cleanup training)
• Acts as a resource for other team members as questions and issues arise (e.g., Gusto and QuickBooks issues, payroll liabilities)
• 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
• Conducts annual reviews of each client, including accuracy of accounting processes, financial statements, and other metrics
• 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.)
• 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
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 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
• 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
• 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)