Accountant

About Lifeline:

In 1997, a group of volunteers with a heart for human flourishing founded what is now known as Lifeline. Did they have any idea how that vision would take root in Kirksville and reach its branches across Northeast Missouri? Lifeline currently serves over 350 clients and 9,000 public school students a year. Our mission is to compassionately cultivate life through tangible support, relationship skills, and education. From pregnancy tests and ultrasounds to abuse prevention education programs reaching thousands of teens, Lifeline extends numerous opportunities for all to experience abundant life. 

We exist to save and change lives. Want to come along for the ride? We’d love to have you aboard our mission to bring hope to families all over Northeast Missouri.

Job Description:

The Lifeline Accountant is responsible for oversight of all accounts payables and receivables (including donation processing) for Lifeline. He or she is responsible for ensuring that financial transactions are recorded accurately and that all record keeping conforms to best practices in financial management. This position is responsible for making certain that expenditures using grant money are in compliance with all grant policies. This individual will provide information and support required for reporting and to provide information that promotes continuous quality improvement (CQI). 

Key Responsibilities:
• Develops and monitors budgets with other members of the Lifeline leadership team.
• Manages records and receipts.
• Reconciles daily, monthly, and yearly transactions.
• Oversees cash flow management and invoice processing and tracks expenses.
• Creates monthly reports and analysis of trends in spending and accounts receivables.
• Provides analysis of costs for current and future programming.
• Ensures that all financial operations comply with internal controls, federal, and state laws.
• Prepares and distributes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to Project Director, Project Manager, and board of directors.
• Coordinates financial compliance and operational audit activities.
• Supervises spending to ensure financial procedures are implemented as intended by the board of directors and that they are in compliance with all state, federal, and foundation grant requirements.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree, master’s preferred, in appropriate fields such as finance, accounting, business or business administration, economics, or mathematics. (CPA license preferred)
• At least two years of work experience, with knowledge about data analysis, risk management, and forecasting methods
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills; accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to share financial information with others in the finance field, with audiences who are not familiar with financial terms and processes, and to respond to inquiries.
• Ability to work effectively in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Adobe Acrobat as well as QuickBooks
• Ability to extract, analyze, and present financial data
• Knowledge of grant requirements or willingness to learn
• Hands-on experience with accounting and financial management software 
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to explain financial terms in simple language

• Must be a committed Christian demonstrating a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and faithfully attend church
• Agreement with Lifeline’s Statement of Faith and Statement of Principle
• A criminal fingerprinting background check before employment

Benefits:

• Paid vacation days
• Paid personal/sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holiday time & extended Christmas break
• Employer-sponsored retirement match
• Health reimbursement plan
• Cell phone stipend
• Tuition discount for staff/spouse at partner universities
• Four-day work week
• Paid certifications, professional development, and training
• Staff prayer and mentoring program
• Collaborative supportive environment
• Mission-driven work
  

What Our Staff Say:

“Lifeline is a positive, Christ-centered, mission-driven workplace that is always seeking to grow in quality and in reach. Lifeline values its employees and contributes generously to their growth. Prayer is at the center of everything we do, which makes it easy to trust as an employer.”

“Lifeline offers a caring supportive environment for people to grow and flourish. Lifeline’s mission and vision are exciting to be working toward and it is encouraging to work in an organization that is led by prayer and genuine faith."