Summary of Position
This position is responsible for maintaining the Peace Lutheran Church finance office and the functions thereof. In addition the position will be responsible for mobilizing volunteers or groups of volunteers as it relates to the finance office and its functions.
Nature and Scope of Position
The Finance Manager reports directly to the Lead Pastor and Parish Administrator. The Finance Manager serves as a liaison to all Pastors, congregation, ELCA, and all governance boards and committees.
The Finance Manager is responsible for assisting, performing, and management of the daily and routine functions of the finance office. Management includes but is not limited to the volunteers and their respective functions. Volunteers include tellers, data entry, payroll, contributions, reporting, pledges, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and reconciliation, and others as needed.
Office duties include but are not limited to general ledger, reporting, budget, accounts payable, cash flow, contributions/pledges, payroll, human resources and tellers. Serve as a monitor and liaison to the Budget, Memorial Fund, Audit, and Endowment Fund committees.
The Finance Manager requires a welcoming disposition and both strong communication and interactive skills. The position necessitates good accounting and organizational skills, self motivation, excellent attention to detail and the ability to perform multiple tasks successfully. The ability to mobilize individual or teams of volunteers is a must to this position.
Office skills must include experience in management, computerized accounting (Excel, Word, Access, and Church Windows, recommended), general office, purchasing, payroll, human resources and budgeting.
This position may also perform additional functions, which benefit Peace Lutheran Church as needed.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday for a total of 20 hours. (days of week negotiable)
General Responsibilities
Accounting
• General ledger – daily and monthly functions performed to maintain and accurate
set of books for the congregation and staff.
• Reporting – assist with and or provide monthly, annual, and ad hoc reporting to the congregation and staff, ELCA reports.
• Accounts payable – maintain timely and accurate payment of liabilities.
• Cash management and receipts - maintain procedures to ensure accurate tracking of contributions, envelopes, tellers, special events, mission trips, and giver statements.
• Audit - assist with annual audit of books.
• Budget – annual budget for finance office, oversee in preparing annual budget for congregation, and regular monitoring of budget for compliance.
• Payroll – processing bi monthly, reports, coordination with ADP.
• Reconciliation – monthly reconciliation of all banking and brokerage accounts tying these to the records.
• Record keeping – maintain archives of financial records, purging and destruction of records.
• Financing- maintains up to date status on all loans and credit cards.
• Compliance- payroll, benefits, reporting, recordkeeping.
• Purchasing- oversee major purchases, budget, bids, vendors.
• Insurance- oversee general and health insurance for all assets and staff, review as needed, annual reviews.
Management
• Oversee volunteer staff in order to aid and facilitate finance office functions.
• Oversee personnel files for all staff.
Computers
• Computerized accounting.
• Data management.
• Report writing.
• Accounting system maintenance coordinated with Technology administrator...
• Finance office technology- software, updates, performance, staff training, and user friendly.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Pat Rocca, Parish Administrator at 337-1000 ext. 10 or by email at
PRocca@PeaceGahanna.org.