What are the responsibilities and job description for the Church Financial Administrator position at Smyrna First United Methodist Church?
Position/Title: Church Financial Administrator
Supervisor /Reporting Relationship: Reports to Lead Pastor
Supervisory Responsibility: No Direct Reports
Position Status: Part-Time, approximately 15 -20 hours per week
Job Summary: Oversees the financial administration of the local church.
General Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university or commensurate experience in the financial area.
- Three years experience as a financial administrator.
- Proficient in QuickBooks, MS Excel.
- Demonstrates effective level of oral and written communication skills.
Performs the following financial duties:
- Makes weekly bank deposit.
- Accounts payable
- Prepares payroll twice monthly
- Handles check requests
- Reconciles bank accounts
- Provides monthly financial statements
- Inputs budget information
- Provides statements of giving letters to donors and generate other reports at the request of the Lead Pastor or Leadership Board.
Specific Qualifications:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Excel, and QuickBooks. Servant Keeper (membership management software) must be learned.
- Demonstrates exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Displays superior organizational skills
- Be meticulous and detail-oriented
- Be self-motivated
- Protects the reputation and integrity of others through strict confidentiality
- Demonstrates a high level of trust
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Attending monthly financial meetings
- Preparing quarterly contribution statements
- Preparing year end contribution statements
- Maintaining general ledger system including setting up all standard and recurring entries, departments and general ledger accounts as needed.
- Reconciling designated general ledger accounts monthly.
- Maintaining journal entry control log.
- Preparing monthly journal entries as needed
- Preparing reports for treasurer, ministry teams, and staff as needed.
- Working with Sparrow's Nest (Parents Day Out) Director and Board chair to receive tuition payments, do reimbursements, and generate financial reports.
- Distributing month-end financial statements.
- Preparing on-line payroll information for transmission.
- Preparing journal entries for payroll and payroll taxes.
- Updating W4 forms as needed.
- Reviewing 941, 940 and W2 information as needed.
- Obtaining 1099 information and maintaining files as needed for contract vendors.
- Processing weekly check runs.
- Maintaining check log via QuickBooks.
- Assisting with the annual budgeting process and audit.
- Completing annual conference and charge conference reports.
- Performing other duties as required.
Pay: $12,870.00 - $17,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
Salary : $12,870 - $17,000