Finance Manager

Purpose of Job:

The Finance manager is responsible for overseeing the financial health of the organization. This role manages the team to include accountants, bookkeepers, and other finance professionals who help make sure that money is being spent properly and that the company’s finances are in order.

The Finance manager is also responsible for managing day-to-day financial operations at the organization to include ensuring that supplies are ordered on time, making sure production schedules are met, or coordinating with vendors to ensure they have the materials they need to do their jobs well.
 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Oversee budgeting, financial forecasting, cash flow and coordination of audit activities as well as accounts payable and receivable. Reconcile financial activities
• Analyze and present financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements; collate financial reporting materials for all donor segments, and oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting.
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process
• Oversee and lead annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction
• Administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes; and keep senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status. Implement a robust contracts management and financial management/ reporting system; ensure that the contract billing and collection schedule is adhered to and that financial data and cash flow are steady and support operational requirements.
• Improve the finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provide direct leadership, discipleship, and management to the Finance Team

Attributes

• A personal vibrant and growing commitment to Jesus Models Christ-like servant leadership
• Must be caring, yet discerning
• Concise and effective communication skills
• Diplomatic, productive, and positive people skills
• Commitment to identifying, encouraging, and developing volunteers in ministry
• Ability to motivate and empower people (staff and volunteers)
• Ability to handle conflict constructively and graciously
• Sensitivity for meeting the needs of the congregation
• Shares the vision of the dReam Center church to fulfill the Great Commission with integrity and passion
• High-capacity multi-task individual comfortable working independently without constant supervision
• Strong written / oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

Character

• Demonstrates a lifestyle and family life that is consistent in word and practice with the teaching of Jesus Christ.
• Understands and embraces The dReam Center’s mission/purposes/vision for ministry and agrees with our statement of faith.

Competency

• Displays giftedness in key areas of leadership, discernment, exhortation and other related ministry positions.
• Demonstrates experience in building, empowering and leading effective ministry teams, with extensive experience focused on outreach and missions.
• Demonstrates ability to organize and administrate a multi-faceted ministry.
• Displays visionary and strategic leadership in recruiting, training and empowering high–caliber volunteers in executing ministry responsibilities.
• Demonstrates articulate communication skills in such applications as teaching, vision casting, recruitment, etc.
• Demonstrates ability to initiate and sustain cross-cultural relationships

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum of five years’ experience in Finance and/or Accounting
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent additional professional experience required
• Experience in banking and banking resource management
• Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel
• Experience with accounting software preferred, examples include Quickbooks, Paycor, Concur, etc. preferred
• Experience with 3^rd party vendors to include, Givelify, Paypal, Venmo, Zelle, etc
• Ability to analyze and revise operating practices to improve operational efficiency
• Good written and verbal communications skills