First UMC Denton: Director of Finance and Administration

Date Posted: 4/30/2024

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First UMC Denton, Denton, TX

Job Description

At the direction and over-sight of the Senior Pastor and church Treasurer, this role is responsible for the financial accounting, internal control, general ledger posting, reporting and analysis for the church’s and pre-school’s operations and ministries in a manner consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Responsibilities

Transactional:

Daily/Weekly/Bi-weekly:

• Process/Post/Deposit contributions and receipts (check/cash/on-line/non-cash/other) to individual giving accounts and funds as indicated by donor.
• Adhere to strict internal controls regarding handling of all fundable receipts and disbursements.
• Process/Post employee payroll and independent contractor payments utilizing outside payroll processor within established deadlines.
• Timely posting and payment of all properly reviewed/documented/approved accounts payable invoices/statements and credit card charges.
• Prepares and posts all approved journal entries including interdepartmental and fund allocations, posting corrections and account reconciliations.
• Maintains all legally required employment and vendor documentation including current I-9s, W-4s, 1099s, benefit enrollment, etc.
• Assures proper cost accounting classification of all revenue and expense in support of budgetary and period reporting.

Monthly:

• Reconciles all cash accounts to bank statements.
• Reconciles all general ledger balance sheet accounts.
• Reconciles all building loan account balances and covenant compliance.
• Closes prior month’s general ledger.

Reporting and analysis responsibilities:

Weekly:

• Prepare giving report summarizing the source and designation of that week’s contributions and receipts. Distribute report to Senior Pastor, pre-school’s Director and Finance committee chairperson.

 Monthly:

• Prepare and review comparative financial statements with Treasurer.
• Support the analysis of income and expense performance versus budget and prior year.
• Prepare Fund activity and balance summaries.
• Prepare departmental and project (i.e. VBS, Mission Trip, memorials) income and expense summaries.

Quarterly:

• Prepare donor statements and provide to Director of Operations for review and upon approval provide to Office Manager for distribution.
• Support investigation and response to donor inquiries.
• Assure IRS payroll tax reporting and deposits are completed, reviewed and filed timely.

 Annually:

• As directed by Director of Operations, assist in the preparation, analysis and summations of annual budgets including loading final budget into Realm.
• Primary resource in support of the annual audit including preparation of PBC analyses and account reconciliations.
• Input approved budget into church accounting and reporting systems.
• Respond to worker compensation audit requests.
• Assist in preparation and analysis of Charge Conference report.
• Assist in Stewardship and Capital campaign reporting and analysis including receipt/tabulation, acknowledgement of pledge with giver and Realm input accuracy check.
• Support annual Close-out reporting.

Periodic:

• Prepare employee health insurance updates (NTC).
• Provide support to Property and Liability insurance processing (NTC).

Other: 

• Maintains organized and secure files in compliance with appropriate record retention practices.  Inclusive of all contributions and receipts, journal entries, payroll and employee records, accounts payable invoices/statements, periodic reporting and analyses.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as directed by the Senior Pastor or Director of Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree in accounting, finance or equivalent experience preferred.
• 5 years of accounting experience.
• Non-profit organization experience highly desired.

Skills

• Realm(or other similar non-profit accounting suite) experience highly desired.
• Functional experience in QuickBooks.
• Demonstrable “Intermediate” skill experience within Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of Word and Power Point.

How to Apply

Email a resume to Mo Underwood, Connection Coordinator, at
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 940-382-5478