Auditor

Location: Potomac Divisional Headquarters – Alexandria, VA

Position Type: Regular Full-time

About this opportunity:

This position is responsible for conducts, and reviews internal audits of Commands located throughout the Potomac Division.

Key responsibilities:

• Conducts audits to discover weakness in accounting systems and possible fraud; audits books and reconciles accounts to determine compliance with established Salvation Army accounting and bookkeeping policies and procedures and to determine financial status; prepares reports and provides recommendations to improve accounting and bookkeeping methods, practices, and procedures.
• Reviews audit findings with the Commanding Officer and the Divisional Finance Manager, Divisional Finance Director, or Divisional Business Secretary and informs them of any mishandling, misrepresentation or misappropriation of funds, statistics, or general data discovered through internal audits.
• Coaches the field staff by providing guidance on financial record keeping, recording and financial analysis.
• Reviews financial statements and reports to ensure they reflect the company’s financial position accurately and that accepted accounting practices are followed.
• Reviews and inspects financial reports and records to ensure accuracy and completeness as well as compliance with rules and regulations governing the same; traces income to ledger and bank statements and reviews and analyzes receipts; reviews and analyzes disbursements and traces checks to ledger; reviews questionable items and problems areas with appropriate personnel; determines if and where fraud exists.
• Conducts special audits of situations or functions with the organization when deficiencies are identified by management and remedial actions are required to protect assets or improve the organizational performance.

What we are looking for in you:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• One year experience performing accounting, bookkeeping, or auditing work of which at least two years must be in a supervisory capacity.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Work is performed in a normal office environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like.

Employee Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holiday Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance and more!

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Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans. Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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Application Submittal Period: 04/16/2024-04/30/2024

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled