Assistant Corporate Services Manager

The South Pacific Division (SPD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is seeking to fill the role of Assistant Manager for Corporate Services, to care for the administration of corporate compliance of the church alongside the Corporate Services Manager and team.

Corporate Services is an advisory service provided by the South Pacific Division to all church field offices in the South Pacific region in relation to country specific regulatory matters and legal obligations. In addition it cares for certain specific day-to-day real and intellectual property transactions in a trustee capacity for all entities of the church, as well as formally liaising and reporting to government charity regulators, including monitoring compliance.

As the Assistant Corporate Services Manager, you will assist the Corporate Services Manager with the activities of the department on all aspects of corporate compliance.

Selection Criteria:

•  Must be eligible to hold the appropriate church licence/credential.
• Tertiary qualifications in business, accounting or law and relevant experience.
• Hold current membership or nearing completion as a CPA or CA or equivalent.
• A working knowledge and understanding of Corporations law and practice, Taxation law and practice, Contract law, Accounting standards, and legal aspects of real and intellectual property.
• Working knowledge of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its governance structure.
• Sufficient knowledge to administer a company and its associated legal records.
• Proficiency in the use of information technology and software as required.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to connect and relate to people from diverse backgrounds.
• Working knowledge and understanding of denominational accounting practice would be an advantage.

All applications must include a cover letter addressing the above selection criteria, CV, and three work-related referees.

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

The appointing body reserves the right to fill this position at its discretion.