Accountant II

Faith Comes By Hearing is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Accountant II to join our Accounting team. This position is ideal for an accounting professional who enjoys taking ownership of their work, solving discrepancies, maintaining accurate financial records, and finding better ways to accomplish accounting processes.

The Accountant II performs mid-level accounting functions within a high-volume, audit-sensitive environment. Depending on assigned responsibilities, this position may support accounts payable and payment processing, cash and banking activity, reconciliations, purchasing and vendor management, and month-end close.

We are looking for someone who combines strong accounting skills with sound judgment, accuracy, and a willingness to learn and use new technology—including AI-enabled tools and automation—to improve Accounting Department processes.

Responsibilities include:

Depending on assignment, an Accountant II's duties draw from the following functional areas:

Payables & Wire/Payment Processing

•     Serve as a key point of contact for payable requests originating across departments, evaluating documentation and approvals for compliance with internal policy prior to processing.

•     Establish and maintain the organization's accounts payable record of record in the ERP system, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of a high-volume, audit-sensitive transaction ledger.

•     Direct execution of complex bill payments in the ERP system — including full, partial, and multi-bill allocated payments — with full accountability for accurate payment type, amount, and account coding.

•     Execute and document domestic and international wire payments in both USD and foreign currency, analyzing and resolving currency variances within a high dollar-volume, audit-sensitive payment process.

Cash & Bank Management

•     Manage daily cash activity, including monitoring of all incoming fund avenues.

•     Research and resolve payment returns and related banking exceptions directly with the bank.

•     Maintain vendor and template setups within the ERP system and banking platform, ensuring accuracy for future payment processing.

Reconciliation

•     Reconcile daily revenue activity across all payment avenues against the organization's total reports, investigating and resolving variances to identify root cause.

•     Reconcile outgoing payment activity recorded in the ERP system against actual bank records, identifying and resolving discrepancies to ensure full accuracy prior to close.

•     Perform reconciliations for advances, expenses, travel, foreign currency, and departmental budgets.

Purchasing & Vendor/Billing Support

•     Receive purchase requests from departments and place orders with the appropriate vendor.

•     Manage day-to-day relationships with recurring vendors, including capital purchases as needed.

•     Track order status and delivery, verifying accurate receipt of items against what was ordered.

•     Receive and review vendor invoices for accuracy, and submit to Accounts Payable for payment processing with appropriate supporting documentation.

•     Serve as the primary point of contact for shipping carriers, managing invoice receipt, department approval, and tracking through submission to Accounts Payable

Month-End Close Support

•     Prepare and post assigned monthly closing entries (e.g., prepaids, accruals, adjustments, depreciation and amortization, deferred expenses, customer deposit reconciliation) accurately and on schedule.

•     Assist with monthly and annual financial close processes, including reconciliation of financial accounts and preparation of internal reports.

Across All Assignments

•     Independently review accounts payable transactions for GL and fund coding accuracy and compliance prior to finalization, applying sound judgment to resolve questions as they arise.

•     Maintain audit-ready documentation across all assigned processes in support of the organization's compliance and audit functions.

•     Serve as the primary liaison between Accounting and other departments on documentation, approvals, and payment or billing questions within the assigned functional area.

•     Proactively explore, evaluate, and help implement AI-enabled tools and process automation opportunities within assigned workflows, partnering with the Controller on adoption and rollout.

•     Serve as a resource for the Accounting team, providing mentorship and hands-on training to coworkers on payables, reconciliation, and other assigned processes, and partnering with the team to strengthen transactional controls and improve cross-functional processing workflows, including cross-training and backup coverage as assigned.

•    Resolve routine and moderately complex financial discrepancies directly, escalating only significant or policy-level issues to the Controller.

Qualifications include:

·         Associate's degree in Accounting or a related field required; Bachelor's degree preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.

·         Significant, hands-on experience in the assigned functional area(s) may substitute for formal education.

·         Minimum of 3 years of progressive accounting experience, with meaningful exposure to the assigned functional area (e.g., high-volume payables/wire processing, banking and reconciliation, or purchasing and close support).

·         Demonstrated ability to manage a high-volume, audit-sensitive process with sustained accuracy, exercising sound judgment with minimal oversight.

·         Advanced proficiency with an ERP system, strong Microsoft Excel skills, and comfort working in Adobe Acrobat Pro for managing and processing supporting documentation.

·         Experience with multi-currency payments and business banking platforms is a strong plus.

·         Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to research and resolve financial discrepancies across multiple systems.

·         Genuine curiosity and comfort exploring new technology — including AI-enabled tools — with an interest in discovering, piloting, and helping implement process efficiencies.

·         Strong written and verbal communication skills, including regular cross-departmental coordination on documentation and payment matters.

·         Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage deadline-driven daily and batch financial processes.

·         Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage deadline-driven daily and batch financial processes.