Director of Finance

Job Description

Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church, located in beautiful Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a vibrant 1,200 family member parish seeking a Director of Finance. The Director is a professional administrator, with the assistance of a Finance Assistant, who works in support of and in collaboration with the pastor.

The Director of Finance is responsible for overseeing the operations of the Finance Department; securing the assets of the church and school; communicating with and reporting financial information to the pastor, finance councils and Diocese; honoring the intentions of donors; and developing processes that increase efficiency and comply with diocesan policies and governmental laws.

Cover letter and Resume to:
Very Reverend Christopher M. Gober at: mbyoung@stleocatholic.org

Duties Include, but are not limited to:

Supervise, review and provide training to the Finance Assistant
Manage cash flow
Prepare bank reconciliations
Prepare journal entries for donations made via the Diocese, online giving, matching organizations
Review the weekly offertory deposit sheet
Record Endowment and savings earnings and donations
Report endowment funds available for distribution
Facilitate endowment and savings donations or withdrawals
Monitor Restricted Accounts and adjust cash accordingly each month
Review disbursements for items to be capitalized
Review disbursements for applicable use tax
File quarterly use tax returns
File semi-annual sales tax refund returns
Make journal entries for Diocesan debits for 2nd collections
Prepare bi-weekly payroll and make journal entries accordingly
Coordinate with Diocesan payroll and HR Departments
Compute monthly stipends for priests
Provide the bulletin editor with bi-weekly stewardship reports
Prepare annual budgets
Advise the Finance Assistant with coding of expenditures and revenues
Review coding of expenditures
Prepare subsidy letter for parishes where our students are registered
Manage the columbarium records
Manage office equipment rental agreements
Review auxiliary financial statements and bank reconciliations
Manage issuance/deletion of credit cards
Oversee the issuance of annual parishioner statements
Oversee the issuance of 1099s
Assist with the setting up of family tuition accounts
Manage the NC Opportunity Scholarship program
Facilitate financial aid assistance for tuition
Review tuition delinquencies, follow up and resolve
Prepare the Internal Control Survey/Schedule K/Letter to the Bishop
Prepare the report to parishioners on a semi-annual basis
Prepare financial statements/reports for finance council packets for quarterly meetings
Meet with the Chair of the finance council in preparation for meetings
Have Chair review all bank statements and reconciliations
In coordination with the principal and pastor, establish tuition rates and fees
Responsible for Diocesan and CPA audits/reviews
Respond to parishioner/staff/school families/Diocese and other outside entities' questions or issues
Manage capital campaigns
Personnel file maintenance
Provide new employees with forms
File I-9 for new employees
Reconcile monthly insurance billing
Perform Finance Assistant duties when on vacation/sick leave
Maintain personnel files/Implement payroll and personnel changes

About the Employer

Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church is a parish of 1,200 families located in the beautiful city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.