
Leader and Member Support Specialist
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Train and advise local unit leaders and clerks on finance and membership record-keeping policies, principles, and tools.
- Reconcile financial transactions. Ensure that all local unit record-keeping reports and transactions are accurately completed and submitted in a timely manner, strictly following Church policies.
- Identify and analyse local unit trends, providing insightful reports to LMSCs, Area LMS Manager, and other departments to aid in decision making, and offering support to regional local unit offices.
- Control selected aspects of the results summarized on monthly statistical summary report.
- Assists with finance and membership audits and resolution processes.
- Assists with local unit items and coordinate with related parties to resolve issues.
- Assists local leaders in preparing unit organization applications.
- Assists with finding members whose location is unknown.
- Welcome and provide briefings to new bishops/ new branch presidents
- First line of Support for Local Unit Finance and Records
- Coordinate and resolve issues for bishops/ branch presidents/ clerks
- Interact with other departments and headquarter as needed . Follow-up and follow-through.
- Regular check-in with bishops and branch presidents.
- Work together with LMSCs on assigned department projects.
- Bachelor's degree in business, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
- Higher degree and/or professional certification preferred (such as CPA, CMA, or MBA)
- Excellent computer application and troubleshooting skills
- Working knowledge of the Church's Handbook
- Demonstrates a significant and in-depth experience and understanding of Church governance, policy, and doctrine, typically found in someone with ecclesiastical experience as a priesthood or auxiliary leader
- Extensive knowledge of church financial and local unit record-keeping policies, processes, tools,
- Excellent analytical, planning, presentation, verbal, and written communication skills, including fluency in English
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to train, influence, and motivate others
- Demonstrate understanding of accounting principles and accounting systems.
- Maintains confidentiality and integrity in handling sacred funds and sensitive information
- Demonstrates professionalism and adherence to legal and organizational standards
- Proactively supports and trains local unit leaders and clerks
- Ensures accuracy and timeliness in reporting and transaction processing
- Exhibits analytical thinking in identifying trends and preparing actionable reports
- Collaborates effectively with various departments and senior ecclesiastical leaders
- Commits to ongoing development and upholding Church policies and values
- People's person