At St. Andrew, we are a community of people seeking to live more like Jesus every day and to learn in deeper ways what it means to follow his teachings, live in community, and serve the world.
Summary
The Temporary Finance Assistant will assist with the day-to-day operations around all financial activity of the church.
This role is responsible for maintaining and proactively facilitating a good relationship with the Church staff, visitors, and membership and is a partner in ministry helping to fulfill the mission and vision of St. Andrew Methodist Church.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a temporary non-exempt hourly position and is part-time at 28 hours per week. Work schedule is Monday through Thursday, 8:30-5:00pm.
Essential Functions
o Process weekly contribution transactions.
- Sort and count the cash and checks from the weekly offering
- Scan and enter data to contributor accounts in Ministry Platform
- Scan and process checks to deposit to bank
- Prepare cash deposit slips
- Prepare general ledger deposit sheets
o Process weekly online contributions.
- Review online giving batches in Ministry Platform and post contributions to contributor statements
- Prepare general ledger deposit sheets
o Assist with memorial/honorary gift recognitions.
- Send cards to donors and acknowledged families for gifts in memory of /honor of an individual.
o Assist with mass mailings as needed.
- Printing contribution statements, review for accuracy, sort, fold, stuff in envelopes and mail
o Assist with contribution gift corrections.
- If an error is reported or discovered, make corrections in Ministry Platform.
- Confirm corrections are also made to the general ledger
o Process payments for event registrations
- Review and post event payments in Ministry Platform
- Prepare general ledger deposit sheets
o Assist with processing and sorting mail
o Assist visitors, or members with access for giving account login
o Work closely with associated ministries of St. Andrew, i.e. The Storehouse, Four Corners, Sunday School Classes
- We receive gifts for partner ministries and should record those accurately
- Report at least monthly to these ministries giving received
- Assist with invoicing partner ministries for expenses incurred
o Assist with printing/copying monthly financial reports
o Assist with filing/copying/shredding
o Assist with AP processes as requested
o Assist with other data entry projects as requested
o Maintain a positive rapport with visitors, congregation, and staff
o Attend Staff Chapel and St. Andrew Staff meetings
Competencies
o Microsoft Office
o Quickbooks
o Ministry Platform
o ACS
o Exceptional Excel skills
o Onlinegiving.com
o High level of discretion with confidential material
o Detail Oriented
o Organized
o Flexible
Required Education and Experience
o High School Diploma or higher
o Knowledge of Fund Accounting Systems
