Description:

Accounting Manager

About Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto 

Temple Sinai is a leading Canadian Reform Jewish congregation with a rich history of responding to both tradition and modernity in our religious and spiritual expression. We pursue meaningful opportunities for personal growth and family fulfillment at every stage of life through belonging, learning, prayer and ritual, and acts of service for our congregation and community, our city and country, the Reform movement, Israel and all the world.

About the Position

This position reports to the Director of Finance and works in close collaboration with the Executive Director and other Temple administrative staff to support timely and accurate financial reporting.  The Accounting Manager is responsible for all accounts receivable, accounts payable, managing the yearly membership renewal process, tax receipting, and cemetery plot administration.  Regular interaction with Temple members on these matters is a key component of the position.

Accountabilities / Functional Duties

Revenues and Accounts Receivable:

• Processing of payments in Congregation Connect, including but not limited to payments made by credit card, cheque, cash, EFT, or stock donation

• Preparation of all bank deposits

• Preparation and processing of refunds

• Quarterly review of clearing account reconciliations

• Development and maintenance of systematic collection process of outstanding receivables including preparation and issuance of quarterly statements as required and collection calls

• Periodic review of receivables with recommendations to Executive Director for further action as required
• Reconciliation of monthly deposits to Congregation Connect records along with identification of outstanding deposits and/or any other reconciling items

Deposit reconciliations:

• Reconciliation of monthly deposits to Congregation Connect records
• Identification of outstanding deposits and/or any other reconciling items

Accounts Payable:

• Preparation and/or processing of supplier invoices, cheque requisitions, and transfer requests, ensuring they have been properly approved and correctly coded.

• Prepare cheques and ensure they are appropriately signed according to Temple Sinai policy

• Reconcile monthly credit card statements and post expenses on a timely basis

• Reconcile supplier accounts as required

• Monthly reconciliation of AP subledger to GL
• Work with Director of Finance to transition to broader supplier usage of non-cheque payments; i.e. EFT and/or e-transfers, including development of policies, procedures and internal controls.

Cemetery Administration:

• Processing of plot purchases including preparation of letters to membership regarding plot ownership

• Maintain plot inventory and notify Director of Finance when additional plots are required

• Quarterly reconciliation of general ledger accounts to inventory and plot sale records
• Completion of mandatory reporting to the Bereavement Authority of Ontario

Membership Renewal:

• Preparation and follow up of critical path for annual renewal

• Coordination with other team members re process

• Processing received membership renewals and entry of required adjustments

• Preparation of daily statistics during renewal period

• Response to membership contribution enquiries

Tax receipts:

• Preparation and reconciliation of annual tax receipts

Miscellaneous:

• Annual audit – assistance with preparation of working papers and reports

• Annual budget – preparation of annual billing level schedule for approval by ED and B&F Committee

• Assist in spreadsheet analysis of various GL accounts & statistics

• Assist in administration of the Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care (CWELCC) system

• Complete the quarterly HST return and submission

• Managing and reconciliation of petty cash
• Other duties as assigned