Senior Accounting Associate

We exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our core, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. Job Summary Provides support to both the General Ledger and Accounts Payable teams. General Ledger responsibilities include preparing and posting routine journal entries, verifying transaction details, and completing basic account reconciliations. Accounts Payable responsibilities include reviewing and processing invoices, supporting payment activities, and responding to routine questions from internal and external partners. With training and guidance, the role follows established procedures, maintains accurate documentation, supports system processes, and participates in cross-training and process improvement efforts to help ensure timely and accurate accounting operations.           Job Responsibilities and Duties   Execute day-to-day transactional processing with a focus on complex, high-value, and non-routine accounts payable transactions with a high degree of accuracy.  Investigates and resolves escalated invoice discrepancies, payment issues, and vendor inquiries.  Performs account reconciliations and research discrepancies resolving issues and escalating as needed.  Processes transactions, ensuring accurate and timely general ledger recordings, and resolves discrepancies and vendor inquiries while preparing journal entities and maintaining supporting documentation for accurate financial reporting.  Maintains and analyzes complex transaction records, reconciliations, process documentation, and supporting financial data to ensure general ledger integrity, support financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, and facilitate audit and remediation activities.  Perform a broad range of accounting activities and resolve routine accounting and control issues by applying established accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. Identifies exceptions, researches variances, and escalates issues requiring professional judgement or cross-functional coordination.  Provides support during system upgrades and enhancements by executing sample invoice and payment batches to confirm end-to-end process functionality.  Flags and escalate discrepancies or processing issues identified during testing.  Monitors and manages shared inboxes and departmental communications, responding to routine and moderately complex inquiries.  Ensures timely resolution or escalation of requests and maintains accurate tracking of inquiries to…