Bookkeeper

General Church of the New Jerusalem, Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College

Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania

Date Posted July 20, 2026
Industry General Accounting
Job Status Not Specified
Salary Not Specified

Description:

Bookkeeper

POSITION: Bookkeeper, part-time, reporting to [ANC Assistant Treasurer – for now].

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Banking:

* Prepare and process bank deposits for our Gifts, Accounts Receivable, and Miscellaneous Cash Receipts modules.
* Reconcile Petty Cash and prepare refill requests.

Accounts Receivable:

* Monitor all Accounts Receivable accounts to ensure accounts remain in good standing, and follow-up for identified issues.  Includes:
* Generate quarterly AR reports for management.
* Generate & mail account statements at appropriate intervals.
* Communicate with debtors about unpaid balances past due date, and provide customer service to resolve their questions.

Accounts Payable:

* Support in-house check printing and mailing/delivery for any payments that must be issued by paper check.
* Review Corporate Credit Card expense reports for completeness (receipts, expense accounts provided) and appropriate approvals.  Coordinate with cardholder for missing information.
* Provide “Gatekeeper” function for AvidXchange invoices to route them into appropriate workflow.
* Add 1099 coding to ANC AP processed through AvidXchange.
* Work on the uncashed check list, to resolve stale outstanding payments.

Monthly Close Accounting:

* Review Accounts Payable transactions to prepare Use Tax Report
* Gather sales reports from POS systems, prepare sales tax filing report, and file sales & use tax return.
* Assist with routine Balance Sheet reconciliations.

General Office Support:

* Greet visitors, provide customer service support and receive deliveries
* Filing
* Assist with research and documentation (e.g. pulling support for intercompany billing questions and annual audit fieldwork).

Desired Traits:

* Detail oriented;
* Effective communicator (both speaking and writing);
* Able to follow instructions and work independently;
* Familiar with Microsoft Office;
* Knowledgeable about basic accounting principles and internal controls;
* Cheerful, can-do attitude;
* Reliable, trustworthy, and able to maintain appropriate confidentiality;
* Motivated to learn new things;
* Supportive of the religious mission of the Academy and Church.

Education/Experience:

* 2+ years of accounting work experience, OR
* 12+ credits of college-level accounting coursework.

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