POSITION Summary:
Responsible for the financial records and systems of all locations of the church.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- General Ledger: Oversees the accounting records including the appropriate assignment of cash disbursements and receipts. Updates Deacon finance subcommittee monthly on financial position of the church. Maintains and improves the Chart of Accounts to accurately provide tracking and reporting of financial information. Provides 1099 and other tax reporting to service providers and donors, as required.
- CCB Church Community Builder: Oversees the contribution and receipt funds within CCB and reconciles receipts to the General Ledger. Maintains the integrity of the data to provide accurate year end statements to all contributors. Prepares and distributes preliminary and year end giving statements. Assists congregants with contribution information, as requested.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Prepares the annual operating budget in accordance with Elder/Deacon directives and Central Leadership Team financial objectives. Works with Ministry Leaders and Director of Operations to prepare budgets and presents to the Deacon Board for approval. Prepares presentation materials for the annual congregational meeting. Once approved, enters data into the General Ledger and determines appropriate monthly accruals to meet objectives. Works with Campus Pastors quarterly to provide updated financial forecasts and cash flow projections.
- On-line Giving: Oversees the on-line giving options and processes to seamlessly and accurately reflect contributions and payments made through Automated Clearing House (ACH), PayPal, Pushpay and other third party Merchant Accounts. Responsible for providing reports pertaining to on-line giving services offered by Christ Church.
- Mission Partners: Ensures timely payment to church ministry partners as reflected in the Global Missions and Local Outreach budgets.
- Financial Services: Responsible for overseeing the processes required to accurately report on the following:
Credit Card Services: Processes credit card transactions. Implements policy and procedure to provide adequate documentation and purchasing controls.
Petty Cash: Responsible for the disbursement and reconciliation of petty cash account. Reimburses cash expenses from petty cash per approved procedures.
Self-Employment (SE) Tax: Accrues monthly pastoral SE tax.
Stock Donations: Receive stock donations from contributors and send appropriate documentation to contributors.
Short-Term Mission Trips: Responsible for tracking receipts and disbursements for all short-term mission trips, by trip and participant, and providing reporting as requested.
Inter-Ministry Allocations: Prepares and records monthly reconciliations to accurately reflect specific campus and ministry department expenses. Prepares disbursements for contributions received on behalf of outreach ministries.
Bank Reconciliations: Reconciles bank accounts monthly, identifies and corrects any discrepancies.
- Financial Reporting: Prepares monthly reporting of receipts and disbursements in comparison to budget and analyzes information for significant variances from budget; reviews statements with Ministry Leaders and corrects any errors/omissions. Analyzes event receipts and disbursements and ministry budgets to determine financial trends and anomalies and presents findings to ministry leaders. Reports significant variances to Director of Operations and Deacon finance subcommittee. Responsible for multi-year financial analysis and trending reporting. Responsible analyzing and determining appropriate managerial financial model allocations appropriate for multisite evaluation.
Payroll Review: Responsible for auditing reports provided by outside payroll services of biweekly payroll including preparation of quarterly tax returns, annual W2’s and remittances to the 403(b) plan, process journals.
- Systems: Responsible for implementing MortarStone (donor management software) and developing processes for using the information from this system. Responsible for implementing Martuss Planning Tools (budgeting, forecasting, and reporting software) and developing processes for using the information. Responsible for developing training material and training appropriate staff and leaders.
- Finance/Staff Liaison: Responsible for facilitating communications between Deacons, staff and any outsourced financial provider(s) as it relates to budgeting, reporting, financial policies and procedures.
- Policies and Procedures: Responsible to maintains documentation related to financial policies and procedures. Provides recommendations to identify/mitigate risk, enhance data integrity, increase efficiency or enhance existing systems. Recommends and/or implements financial policies and procedures in conjunction with Deacons or church staff, as appropriate. Ensure all policies and procedures are in compliance with current IRS and GAAP requirements.
- Special Projects and Reports: At the direction of the Deacon finance subcommittee or Director of Operations, researches and analyzes financial information for special projects, as assigned. Enhances reporting to support Central Leadership Team objectives.
- Strategic Planning: Work with Director of Operations on long-range financial analysis relating to projects that support the strategic plans of the church. Develops financial models for various alternatives to help guide and determine the financial risk/benefit to the church. (May include analysis of additional campuses, a major capital campaign, or creating additional service offerings). Works closely with Deacon Finance subcommittee and central leadership team to research and understand financial goals of the church. Analyze appropriate managerial financial model allocations for multi-site model.
- Estate Planning: May receive funds related to an Estate Plan Disbursement
- Supervision: Manages the Accounting staff
NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Person must have a strong Christian faith and biblical foundation evidenced by the highest standards of discretion, moral integrity, and virtues of kindness, humility and discernment. Must be able to intersect with staff, vendors and congregant’s alike–engendering trust while holding all financial matters in the strictest of confidence. Must be a self-starter, an excellent communicator and have strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills. Must also possess ability to understand, create and be competent in existing financial systems and be motivated and energized by increasingly improving results.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance preferred
- Minimum 7+ years accounting experience
- Proficient in QuickBooks Online and excel
- Easily adapt to new technologies.
- Experience with Martus and Push Pay a plus
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Multi-site experience preferred
- Experience working with non-profit and/or Christian Ministry organizations strongly preferred
- Strong communication, technology, and analytical skills required
- Ability to multi-task with an attention to detail
- Committed to 1 Timothy 3:8-13 and Acts 6:1-6 principles
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
- Models Christian character at work, home, and social life
- Strive to uphold the Statement of Staff Values
- Possess a developed Christian maturity
- Agreement of Christ Church’s Statement of Faith
- Understanding of Constitution and ByLaws of Christ Church
- Willingness to serve in and/or outside the church
This position requires time spent on the following physical activities:
None Under 1/3 to Over
1/3 2/3 2/3
Stand |______|__x___|______|______|
Walk |______|__x___|______|______|
Sit |______|______|__x___|______|
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel |______|______|__x___|______|
Reach with hands and arms |______|__x___|______|______|
Climb or balance |__x___|______|______|______|
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl |______|__x___|______|______|
Talk or hear |______|______|______|__x___|
Taste or smell |__x___|______|______|______|
This position requires time spent lifting weight or exerting force in the following manner:
None Under 1/3 to Over
1/3 2/3 2/3
Up to 10 pounds |______|______|___x__|______|
Up to 25 pounds |______|__x___|______|______|
Up to 50 pounds |___x__|______|______|______|
Up to 100 pounds |___x__|______|______|______|
More than 100 pounds |___x__|______|______|______|