Treasury & Compliance Accountant at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Job Description

This position is primarily for educational or religious support purposes and will be used to provide the incumbent with valuable educational and practical experiences. This position will provide the Intern an opportunity to see how principles and practices learned in their educational institutions are formerly applied in the actual work environment. The intern will closely work with the Treasury and Compliance Manager for a 12-month fixed-term period.

Responsibilities

Typical Treasury & Compliance Intern duties would be the following:

• Assist in Providing timely and accurate disbursements by managing accounts payable processes in the Africa Central Area.
• Assist with financial expertise, tools, and business support to the finance department by updating and closing compliance events. 
• Oversees banking, cash management, funding, and foreign exchange services in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Provide treasury, banking services, tax advice and other compliance matters to Church departments, local units, ecclesiastical leaders to accomplish the mission of the Church.
• Ensure that the church operations follow legal and local tax laws in the countries in the area.
• Prepare Monthly working fund and Bank balance reports.
• Prepare and send out delinquent church credit card reports to all cardholders and follow up with non-compliant cardholders promptly
• Work with the Treasury Manager in ensuring that employees and volunteers issued with Church cards are properly managed
• Perform any other assignment as and when required to do so

Qualifications

·Must be worthy of a Temple Recommend

• Bachelor's degree in Banking, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA, ACCA, or CIMA  student or an equivalent local designation is preferable
• Exposure to a multicultural setup will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrate understanding of Current banking and tax compliance emerging trends.
• Must have excellent computing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Must be innovative and willing to learn new software and other computer applications.
• Must have strong report-writing skills.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• Must be self-driven, innovative, and willing to work under minimal supervision.