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Accountant
Salt Lake City, UT, United States (No Local)
To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
Job Description
Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.
This position is an entry level professional accounting position in which the incumbent applies accounting principles in working with specialized accounting records and reports and is responsible for assisting in the day to day maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and in preparing basic financial reports.
Responsibilities
Success is typically measured by the degree to which accuracy is demonstrated in maintaining assigned ledgers, records, accounts, etc. Schedules and deadlines are expected to be met, and proficiency is demonstrated on required accounting systems.
An Accountant 1 Performs Accounting Functions In a Variety Of Different Settings Throughout The Church. In General, Incumbents In This Position Perform The Following Types Of Functions
Required:
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
Calgary, AB, Canada (On-site) Posted on 19/03/2026
Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.
Tonga (On-site) Posted on 06/04/2026
The Pacific Area Finance and Records Department is seeking to appoint a dedicated Accountant. This is a permanent full-time position based at Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The successful candidate will be required to work on-site and will report to the Finance Manager. The Accountant role involves safeguarding sacred funds donated confidentially for the Church's religious mission, under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders. The Accountant will provide professional accounting expertise, ensuring the application of appropriate accounting principles to analyze financial operations, administrative costs, and obligations. The accountant is also responsible for more complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and developing financial statements and reports.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (On-site) Posted on 09/04/2026
Accountant
Salt Lake City, UT, United States (No Local)
To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.
Job Description
Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.
This position is an entry level professional accounting position in which the incumbent applies accounting principles in working with specialized accounting records and reports and is responsible for assisting in the day to day maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger and in preparing basic financial reports.
Responsibilities
Success is typically measured by the degree to which accuracy is demonstrated in maintaining assigned ledgers, records, accounts, etc. Schedules and deadlines are expected to be met, and proficiency is demonstrated on required accounting systems.
An Accountant 1 Performs Accounting Functions In a Variety Of Different Settings Throughout The Church. In General, Incumbents In This Position Perform The Following Types Of Functions
- Initiate general ledger file maintenance so that financial statement presentations will be accurate and meaningful.
- Reconcile accounts, review reconciliations, and make sure that all outstanding items are properly cleared.
- Prepare special studies and reports for departments and organizations as required.
- Prepare journal entries and other adjustments to correct errors.
- Analyze budget requests and explain any budgetary changes resulting from increased costs or changes in programs.
- Consolidate accounting information for use in accounting statements and summaries.
- Review expenditures against budget and make necessary reconciliations, investigations, and correcting entries.
- Assist in preparing various financial estimates and expense reports.
- Draft correspondence to appropriate parties regarding any differences that require investigation or further action.
- Review and monitor invoices submitted for payment which exceed certain dollar amounts as defined by policy.
- Audit project accounts for compliance to policy and correspond with appropriate parties regarding the status of these projects.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or Finance or Business Management). No post graduate professional accounting experience is required for this position. Incumbents must demonstrate a well-grounded knowledge of financial and accounting theory.
- A knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
- Incumbents will demonstrate courtesy, tact and effectiveness in dealing with others in everyday working relationships, including contacts with others to request or provide information.
- Incumbents will apply college-level theoretical knowledge they have acquired as they gain an understanding of Church accounting systems, and policies and procedures.
- Any decision outside of well-defined guidelines and policies are referred to the supervisor or to a more senior level accountant.
- Incumbents typically work under close supervision while gaining an understanding of Church accounting systems.
- Incumbents work within a firm set of guidelines and policies.
- Incumbents make appropriate decisions using generally accepted accounting principles regarding transactions affecting assigned organizations.
- Incumbents are responsible for appropriate approval of payments.
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
- Job Identification 374287
- Job Category FA - Finance & Accounting
- Posting Date 04/10/2026, 04:30 PM
- Locations 385 S 5200 W, Salt Lake City, UT, 84104, US (No Local)
- Apply Before 04/25/2026, 05:55 AM
- Job Schedule Full time
- Regular or Temporary Regular
- Worker Type Employee
- Number of Openings 1
- Qualificação de dignidade Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.
- Anúncio/Mais informações Please note that this job posting may close at any time without prior notice. Find out more about the many benefits of Church Employment at https://careers.churchofjesuschrist.org.
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Calgary, AB, Canada (On-site) Posted on 19/03/2026
Finance employees receive, account for, monitor, and design internal controls to safeguard sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.
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Tonga (On-site) Posted on 06/04/2026
The Pacific Area Finance and Records Department is seeking to appoint a dedicated Accountant. This is a permanent full-time position based at Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The successful candidate will be required to work on-site and will report to the Finance Manager. The Accountant role involves safeguarding sacred funds donated confidentially for the Church's religious mission, under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders. The Accountant will provide professional accounting expertise, ensuring the application of appropriate accounting principles to analyze financial operations, administrative costs, and obligations. The accountant is also responsible for more complex activities associated with maintaining ledger accounts and developing financial statements and reports.
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (On-site) Posted on 09/04/2026