Financial Specialist

Description

SUMMARY

Works closely with the Missions supervisor to ensure the financial reporting required by Financial Services is met.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

Operating Funds/Project Funds

• Process expense requisitions/Journal Entries for Home and World Mission fields, sites, DMB’s, AC’s and Mission Counselors – Responsibility also to include both the Home and World Missions administrators, boards office, and Campus Ministry budget reimbursement requests
• Maintains temporary advances distributions/balances
• Back up in maintaining HM budget spreadsheet as changes are made
• Back up in preparing HM operating budgets for accounting
• Assist with preparation and records MPSA’s
• Reconcile NAM payroll accounts receivable/prepare and e-mail invoice. Prepare monthly WM-Congregational Accounts Receivable account reconciliation.
• Reconcile/process HM & WM credit card statements to include both the Home and World Missions administrators and board members.
• Post monthly operating/project expense reports for HM and WM
• Keep listing of FE queue reports updated for Financial Services
• Assists with tracking designated project fund expenses
• Responds to e-mail and phone request regarding operating financials for HM and WM
• Prepare subsidy history reports
• Assists with financial information requests for administrators, boards, CFO, etc.

Missionary Children’s Education

• Updates list of missionary children attending school in U.S. 

Back Up

• Open and distribute mail

Risk Management

• Church Mutual Insurance for NAM properties – calculate amount for each location
• Track and Update Field Banking Information

These requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and ability required to perform this job.  Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE   

Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or three or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong computer skills are necessary in spreadsheets and databases and to a lesser degree word processing. Familiarity with the Cloud, internet and websites is essential.