Finance Manager

The Finance Manager for Church of the Ascension, which includes Ascension Catholic Academy (ACA) and its network of schools, is essential in managing the finances to ensure accurate accounting and reporting in compliance with legal and ethical standards. The Finance Director collaborates with various stakeholders, including school administrators, the advancement team, parish staff, and external parties, to support the organization's mission through effective financial management and serves as an information resource on financial matters.

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

The candidate will engage and uphold the mission and model of Ascension Catholic Academy. This role requires the handling and maintaining of confidential matters. The candidate will have a high degree of initiative, professionalism, and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with various stakeholders.

It is a full-time, year-round position reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, with a salary starting at $70,000.

Key Responsibilities Budget Management:

Create, manage and track master budget

Help to orchestrate the budget process

Financial Reporting:

Generate accurate and timely financial reports for internal stakeholders

Provide financial information to support decision-making processes

Prepare ad hoc, weekly, monthly and annual reports for internal and external partners

Maintain financial reports according to retention requirements Regulatory Compliance:

Assist in preparing workpapers as required

Participate in audit fieldwork

Work to ensure that the organization is compliant with financial regulations

Cash Flow and Receipts Management:

Monitor bank balances and cash flow, and optimize banking relationships

Assemble and reconcile cash receipts, and make daily deposits (electronic deposits and visits to the bank)

Provide completed DRL deposits for posting in Quickbooks

Establish, communicate, and train on safe money handling practices and protocols for all necessary staff

Manage petty cash fund distributions

Financial Systems and Processes:

Implement and maintain efficient financial systems and processes

Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation to enhance financial operations

Accounts Receivables and Payables:

Ensure receipts for pledges are properly recorded against open pledges

Approve new vendors added to Quickbooks

Enter in all pledges and bequests

Prepare and enter general journal entries as needed

Create reclass entries, as needed, or directed to ensure accurate accounting

Reconciliation:

Collaborate with Advancement personnel to reconcile SalesForce transactions to Quickbooks

Resolve revenue variances

Work with Finance Coordinator to reconcile employee benefit costs in systems

Make sure that credit cards have been reconciled

Reconcile all Bank accounts

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