Church Employee Job Opening

Church Employee Job Opening

We have some job openings available now. For more details, please look below.

Area Finance Manager
Finance & Record Department, Asia North Area

Responsibilities:

  • Manages a work group consisting of financial industry professionals, such as Accountants, Financial Analysts, Finance Supervisors, and Accounting Clerks

  • Ensures that all reports and disclosures comply with applicable governmental regulations, professional standards, and organizational policies

  • Assists in the direction and administration of the organization's financial operations

  • May manage the preparation and review of budgets, and various other financial operating reports

  • Handles selection, staffing, performance management, and discipline issues

  • Provides or arranges for employee training

  • Researches and solves problems unique to the unit

  • Serves in special committees or participates in special projects as assigned

  • In addition to management duties, performs significant individual contributor functions as needed

Qualifications:

  • Hold a valid temple recommend

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (CMA, CPA or MBA preferred)

  • Ten years or more of related professional work experience

  • Working knowledge of PCs, networks, and basic software applications including spreadsheets and databases

  • Working knowledge of the Church's general ledger accounting system, international accounting systems, and ability to write standard queries to generate reports

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Fluency in English, both spoken and written, with the ability to communicate effectively

* Applicants may be accepted even if they do not meet all of the aforementioned qualifications.

JobInformation:

  • Job type: Full-time

  • Location: Tokyo, Japan

  • Salary: Based on Church policies and procedures

  • Deadline: December 27, 2024 (candidates may be interviewed or hired prior to the deadline)

  • Starting date: January 2025 (Negotiable)

For more details, download the PDF

Application:

Local Unit Analyst / Accountant
Finance and Record Department, Asia North Area, Guam

Responsibilities:

  • Provide onsite training to priesthood leaders in Guam and Micronesia by reviewing financial and membership records and recommending corrective actions.

  • Analyze audit results of financial and membership records, assist in the resolution of audit findings.

  • Ensure accurate maintenance of financial and membership records while providing relevant information to Church headquarters and the Area Presidency.

  • Assess unit situations, propose solutions, and implement appropriate actions to address identified issues.

  • Support priesthood leaders in preparing and submitting applications related to Church organizations..

  • Communicate with local banks for payment-related matters.

  • Record financial transactions accurately by creating journal entries in the financial system.

  • Assist the Area Finance team with various regulatory reporting requirements.

Qualifications:

  • Hold a current temple recommend (required)

  • Familiarity with Church financial record principles and procedures, as well as membership record-keeping processes

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business management, or a related field

  • 6+ years of experience in accounting, finance, auditing, business management, or a similar discipline

  • Strong communication and customer service skills

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) at an intermediate or advanced level.

  • Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to identify core issues and recommend operational improvements and efficiencies

* Applicants may be accepted even if they do not meet all of the aforementioned qualifications.

JobInformation:

  • Job type: Full-time

  • Location: Barrigada, Guam

  • Salary: Based on Church policies and procedures

  • Deadline: December 15, 2024 (candidates may be interviewed or hired prior to the deadline)

  • Starting date: January 2025(Negotiable)

For more details, download the PDF

Application:

Area Controller
Finance & Record Department, Asia North Area

Responsibilities:

  • Ensures compliance with Church financial policies and procedures through active controllership involvement in all financial decisions

  • Ensures that all reports and disclosures comply with applicable governmental regulations, professional standards, and organizational policies

  • Manages the preparation of accurate and timely financial, accounting, and statistical reports for all operations

  • Manages the preparation of financial statements according to policy and accounting standards

  • Reviews operations for internal controls (administrative and accounting), gives direction for changes to designated personnel, and maintains the integrity of these controls

  • Ensures a high level of financial and management expertise by providing financial training and motivation to employees

  • Manages the analysis of financial reports identifying key trends in the business or through subsidiaries

  • Creates presentations for Managing Director, Director for Temporal Affairs, Executive Councils and/or Area Presidency

  • Advises senior management on new financial reporting requirements

  • Safeguards Church financial assets by establishing and monitoring expenditures against these budgets

Qualifications:

  • Hold a valid temple recommend

  • Bachelor's degree in business management, accounting, finance, or related field

  • CPA (or equivalent) and/or CMA, MBA preferred

  • Twelve or more years of business administration and financial operations experience related to the broad requirements of this position

  • Proven managerial and interpersonal skills

  • Good judgment and problem-solving abilities

  • Excellent organizational, presentation, writing, planning, and computer skills

  • Knowledge of establishing, forecasting, and controlling of Church operating and projects budgets

  • In-depth knowledge of Church financial standards, local rules, and practices

  • Excellent understanding of both U.S. and international accounting principles

  • Fluency in English, both spoken and written, with the ability to communicate effectively

* Applicants may be accepted even if they do not meet all of the aforementioned qualifications.

JobInformation:

  • Job type: Full-time

  • Location: Tokyo, Japan

  • Salary: Based on Church policies and procedures

  • Deadline: November 24, 2024 (candidates may be interviewed or hired prior to the deadline)

  • Starting date: December 2024 (Negotiable)

For more details, download the PDF

Application:

Area Planning Manager
Area Planning Department, Asia North Area

Responsibilities:

  • Prepares and reviews presentations for General Authorities and Church committees

  • Supports the Area Presidency in identifying area priorities, preparing for needs, opportunities, and improvements to fulfill the ecclesiastical vision and priorities

  • Provides quality information in a timely manner to assist management and governing councils in their decisionmaking

  • Conducts research or partners with the Correlation Department to perform needed research related to projects and requests

  • Provides high-level analysis and justified recommendations on issues of high sensitivity

  • Provides critical review of annual plans and projects, ensuring compliance to policies, processes, and guidelines

  • Coordinates the development of the Area Functional Plan (AFP) under the direction of the Director for Temporal Affairs and Area Presidency, in collaboration with departments, and provides feedback to ensure plans are strong strategic documents focused on area priorities

  • Ensures the implementation of AFPs in the area, including tracking, consulting, etc.

  • Manages relationships and resolves complex issues in an appropriate way by understanding operational functions at all levels and how various functions interact with each other

  • Coordinate with managers to hold a monthly Area Coordination Meeting to foster collaboration between the Temporal Affairs and Ecclesiastical departments

Qualifications:

  • Hold a valid temple recommend

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience or master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience

  • A proactive, self-starter mindset to manage multiple projects simultaneously

  • Proven ability to work as part of a team, collaborating with colleagues across departments to achieve project objectives

  • Experience presenting to executives

  • Excellent verbal communication skills in both the local language (if applicable) and English, and diplomacy to deal with challenging issues

  • Strong writing skills with the ability to take complex issues and present them in a simple and clear manner, especially through PowerPoint

  • The ability to grasp complex and interrelated details and look ahead to find solutions for current and future issues

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other technology tools; familiarity with analytical software (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI) is beneficial

  • Experience with a strategy consulting firm or internal strategy group preferred

* Applicants may be accepted even if they do not meet all of the aforementioned qualifications.

JobInformation:

  • Job type: Full-time

  • Location: Tokyo, Japan

  • Salary: Based on Church policies and procedures

  • Deadline: November 22, 2024 (candidates may be interviewed or hired prior to the deadline)

  • Starting date: December 2024 or January 2025 (Negotiable)

For more details, download the PDF

Application:

Language Supervisor/Coordinator (Guam)
Asia North Area

Responsibilities:

  • Recruit translators and interpreters from the ranks of local, active Church members and train them in the Church translation process

  • Assigns and monitors all translation work for Micronesian languages by matching project complexity with the ability and workload of individual translators, and by providing direction to see that projects are completed in a timely manner

  • Oversees translation, review, and proofread of all materials to be translated by assigning work among translators and by personally completing various translation projects, as appropriate

  • Determines the acceptability of translation, interpretation, and recording completed by translators by reviewing, proofreading, evaluating, and correcting the work

  • Maycoordinateinterpretation ofGeneral Conference sessions, seminars, interviews, phone calls, etc. by listening in one language, while simultaneously rendering what has been said into another language

  • Controls the quality and acceptability of non-English Church publications by proofreading text and reviewing typesetting, layout, and artwork

Qualifications:

  • Current temple-recommend (Required)

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in translation, linguistics or related field

  • Broad experience in making literary and technical translation and interpretation on a variety of levels

  • Supervisory or managerial experiences preferred

  • Knowledge of Church doctrine, policies, and organization

  • Experience of project and resource management

  • Excellent understanding of how translation and interpretation work

  • Effective research and problem-solving skills

  • Good communication and people skills

  • Good computer skills (Trados, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)

* Applicants may be accepted even if they do not meet all of the aforementioned qualifications.

JobInformation:

  • Job type: Full-time

  • Location: A Church office in Guam

  • Salary: Based on Church policies and procedures

  • Deadline: November 18, 2024(candidates may be interviewed or hired prior to the deadline)

  • Starting date: January 2025 (Negotiable)

For more details, download the PDF

Application: