Bookkeeper

Job Title:

Bookkeeper

Purpose Statement: 

To utilize critical thinking along with business acumen. The Bookkeeping position is responsible for preparing bank deposits, file maintenance and rotation, creating journal entries, bank statement reconciliation, G/L reconciliation, and account analysis. This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of SCG Church.

Reports to: 

Chief Financial Officer

Experience and Knowledge Required:

SCG Church is looking for an experienced Bookkeeper to assist in managing day-to-day accounting and finance requirements. Confidentiality, excellent organizational skills and accuracy are important qualifications for this position, as well as good customer relations and the ability to communicate clearly. The ideal candidate for this position is a skilled multi-tasker, is reliable and is committed to consistently meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Contributions:
  • Record checks and Cash flow from weekly giving. (Monday.)
  • Provide giving statements to contributors quarterly and as needed.
  • Create a weekly income summary report.
  • Prepare bank deposits from the offering.
  • Record weekly ministry deposits, and prepare bank deposit slips.
• Banking:
  • Oversee and maintain relationships with banks and vendors that provide services for processing giving.
• Cash Management:
  • Responsible for monitoring the daily cash balances, ACH, Wires, online giving, etc.
  • Enter invoices/Check Requests
  • Review all open and to be approved check requests/PO’s to make sure everything is correct.
  • Prepare checks to be signed by the two designated signers.
  • Close out AMEX and Diners Club PO’s
• Cash Flow:
  • Responsible for cash flow and liquidity needs of the church.
  • Manage petty cash/requested cash boxes needed for events.
• Accounting:
  • Reconcile weekly transactions from outside platforms, such as Stripe and Square.
  • Record monthly giving via Paypal and Pushpay, distributing credit to donors for the month.
  • Reconcile bank statements each month, to ensure ministry budgets are on track, as well as comparing your business transactions and balances with the bank's transactions and balances. 
• Year-End:
  • Prepare NEC 1099’s for vendors.
  • Compile 1096 forms to send to IRS for tax purposes.
  • Gather year-end giving information to be sent to donors.
• General/Administration
  • Coordinate preparation for stuffing and mailing of giving statements.
  • Assist staff with finance and Shelby questions.
  • Assist contributors with giving statement questions
  • Train/set up new employees on Shelby Financials
  • Keep donor’s information up to date on Shelby, as well as the Planning Center.

Work Schedule: 

Monday-Friday

35-40 Hours per/week.