• Functions as a strategic partner to the Chief Accounting Officer and Executive Leadership Team, ensuring financial frameworks remain meticulously aligned with overarching organizational objectives.
• Provides executive leadership or serves as a core participant in multifaceted, cross-functional workstreams to drive strategic goals into successful operational execution and high-impact decision-making.
• Acts as a transformative catalyst for the Accounting Center of Excellence, advocating for operational synergy and organizational evolution throughout the ministry.
• Serves as Executive Leader for defined teams within the direct reporting structure.

• Cultivates fiscal excellence by championing primary objectives and collaborating on the construction and refinement of robust accounting infrastructures.
• Ensures high-level guidance for operational transparency and the standardization of accounting practices across the entity.
• Oversees core functional domains, including organizational design initiatives, fiscal audit integrity, and the optimization of reporting frameworks.

• Maintains the integrity of financial reporting and ensures strict compliance with regulatory requirements while developing strategies for long-term growth.
• Directs the preparation of financial statements, membership billing cycles, and the execution of regulatory filings with external agencies.
• Drives digital innovation by engineering automated, AI-integrated financial solutions designed to streamline accounting operations and foster cross-functional coordination.

• Accountant preferred. Licensure required relevant to state in which work is performed.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.

• 7 years of experience required.
• 10 years of experience preferred.
• 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

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