Managerial Accounting Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

The Financial Accountant III position exists to provide advanced support to assigned ministries in one or more of the following areas:  general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial analysis, and reporting.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops in-depth understanding of assigned Impact Centers’ ministry objectives
• Interfaces with client project managers and facilitators to ensure accurate and timely accounting of ministry activities
• Contributes significantly to planning annual budgets and monitors execution of ongoing financial plans
• Ensures timely and accurate processing of incoming sales invoices and corresponding payments
• Interacts with vendors, Ministry Procurement Services, and other staff to provide invoice/payment resolution
• Ensures outgoing invoices and posting of corresponding payments received are processed in a timely manner
• Maintains customer and supplier accounts and posts transactions to the general ledger
• Prepares and enters accruals and journal entries to the general ledger in compliance with GAAP, ministry policies, and procedures
• Performs financial analysis, reconciliations, and journal entries in support of monthly and annual close processes
• Prepares detailed financial reports and provides other information to clients, staff, and executive leadership as needed
• Develops, maintains, and troubleshoots complex spreadsheets and databases to facilitate monitoring and reporting of financial activities
• Engages other work groups to solve problems, maintain regulatory compliance, and maximize ministry stewardship
• Assists in developing and implementing effective internal controls within areas of responsibility
• Oversees record-keeping in compliance with GAAP and ministry policies
• Participates in cross functional team assignments as required
• Prepares information for internal and external audits

Specific to Charitable Solicitations and Gift Annuities: 

• Ensures timely review and filing of state charitable solicitation and charitable gift annuity filings

Specific to Royalties:

• Administers Domestic, International, and Associate Office licensing agreements, including the allocation of related Royalty Income
• Audits Author & Mechanical contracts and makes appropriate revisions to the royalty system
• Reviews Product and Music contracts, ensuring that they are accurately set up in the royalty system, and that all royalty calculations are accurate
• Performs Royalty-related month-end close requirements, including reconciliation and journal entries

Specific to Tax:

• Ensures accurate and timely preparation and filing of monthly, quarterly, and special event sales and use tax returns
• Contributes toward completion of numerous state and federal tax documents and forms, including IRS Forms 990 and 5500, W-9, tax exempt certificates, estimated tax vouchers, ECFA filings, and tax and business license requests
• Analyzes and reports unrelated business income; reconciles sales tax accounts in the general ledger
• Performs or reviews research into tax and business topics as assigned and reports findings to management
• Reviews ministry publications, broadcasts, and other communications related to lobbying activity to ensure compliance with Internal Revenue Code
• Analyzes monthly rental income invoices for inclusion in exempt property tax filing
• Assists in monthly use tax calculation for inclusion into upload to Avalara AvaTax
• Assists in maintaining customer sales tax exemptions in Avalara CertCapture and renewal campaigns
• Analyzes Sales tax errors and reconciliations on an as needed basis

Specific to Fixed Asset Management:

• Posts, reconciles, and maintains Fixed Asset ledger
• Participates in the coordination and development of capital budgets
• Reviews and tracks Capital Appropriation Requests
• Calculates and maintains depreciation schedules

Specific to Inventory Accounting:

• Is responsible for the accurate weighted average costs, item numbers, automated accounting instructions and document types utilized in the inventory module of the accounting enterprise system
• Is responsible for accurate accounting of inventory, Cost of Goods Distributed, product assembly, obsolescence/excess valuations, and disposals
• Provides meaningful and accurate analysis and reporting to management

Other Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assists in the training and development of staff at various levels
• Assists in various insurance renewals
• Performs other duties as assigned
  

Managerial Breadth/Scope of Job:

• May oversee the work of lower-level staff accountants

Working Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Office environment
  

JOBQUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Character/Spiritual:

Exemplifies Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us...”

Pursues the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adheres to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholds Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer

Prays personally for Focus on the Family’s staff and constituents and may occasionally lead in a public prayer

Engages in Christian ministry

Demonstrates behaviors aligned with FOF core values

Personal Characteristics:

• Strong integrity and character-based leadership needed to provide accountability on financial stewardship, reporting, and management issues Must be a servant leader who maximizes strengths and maintains accountability in areas of needed development
  

Knowledge/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or in Business with emphasis in Accounting preferred
• 2-4 years of experience in Accounting or Financial Analysis (or equivalent work experience)
• Previous experience in coordinating tax matters preferred (Tax & Lobbying position)
• Previous experience in coordinating insurance matters preferred (Risk & Insurance position)
• 2 years of experience with Royalty contracts and computation of related Royalty income, advances, and expenses preferred (Royalty position)
  

Skills, Abilities, and Special Talents/Gifts:

• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and written
• Ability to deal with stress from deadline pressure and multiple tasks
• Shows discretion in handling confidential information
• Proficient in use of MS Office software, especially Excel advanced functions (lookups, pivot tables, macros, etc.); Great Plains experience helpful
• Attention to detail, self-starter, good follow-through
• Analytical skills to extract data and draw conclusions
• Ability to prioritize and schedule workload; work independently
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Strong technical aptitude required to learn, operate, and troubleshoot specific software and related systems
• Ability to learn complex subject matter and tasks quickly and with minimal supervision or assistance
  

Stewardship Requirements:

• Implements cost reduction and efficiency improvements where appropriate
  

Pay Range: $27.79 to $32.93/hr      

Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV

Application Materials Instructions: Please identify the job specific minimum qualifications you possess in your cover letter and be sure your resume includes any and all relevant experience to be accurately assessed against the qualifications listed in the posting. To apply, please submit the following application materials to this posting. 1. A current resume. Must include date ranges to include month and year (mm/yyyy) and whether the position was full time or part time. 2. A cover letter that specifically addresses the job requirements and outlines qualifications.

Focus on the Family puts a high value on our team members and offers a unique benefit package.

Employees scheduled for 20 hours or more per week are eligible for:

• Norton LifeLock ID Theft Coverage
• Legal Shield/ID Shield Coverage
• AFLAC
• 403B Retirement Plan
• Vacation Time & Vacation Payout
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Service Awards
• Community Service Days
• Bookstore Discount
• Fitness Center

Employees scheduled for 30 hours or more per week are eligible for all the above and:

• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Warehouse Membership Reimbursement

Note: This is a summary and should not be construed as future promises to continue to provide benefits as outlined above. For complete and definitive language, refer to the governing plan documents.

*Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits, except for:

• Sick Time
• Bookstore Discount

• Fitness Center

Tentative Search Timeline:

• Priority will be given to applications submitted by July 23, 2026. However, this posting will remain open until filled. 
• The potential employee start date is August 3, 2026 

Posting date: June 23, 2026

Unposting date: ongoing until filled

Posting contact email: job@fotf.org