FINANCIAL ASSISTANT

First Baptist Church Marietta (FBCM) is seeking a Finance Assistant to support day-to-day financial transactions, including managing contributions, processing accounts payable, and cash management. This part-time position reports to FBCM’s Financial Administrator and averages 20-24 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Contributions
  • Process contributions in ACS (accounting software), including Sunday offering (cash and checks) and checks arriving in person or by mail.
  • Prepare contribution summaries for Financial Administrator (FA) review and checks for scanning.
  • Match bank scan summaries to ACS summaries after FA scans deposits and file records.
  • Review contributor’s check information against ACS member information and suggest corrections to membership records as needed.
  • Prepare letters for memorials and gifts given in honor of someone—one to the contributor and one to the honoree or family member.
  • Process online contributions made through Vanco.
  • Mail copies of contributors’ statements after year-end.
  • Prepare letters for contributions made from retirement plans at year-end.
  • Answer contribution-related questions from church members.
  • Manage contributions envelope fulfillment; maintain a list of envelopes needed and send quarterly updates to supplier (American Church).
• Accounts Payable
  • Receive all invoices for FBCM and the affiliated Center for Early Education (CEE) and enter into ACS for review.
  • Pull credit card purchase activity monthly from AP Solutions app and enter any unrecorded purchases.
  • Enter all check requests not generated from invoices.
  • Prepare accounts payable summary for the weekly check run for review.
• Cash Management
  • Make cash deposits at the bank weekly or as needed.
  • Receive and document any cash delivered to the FA office, prepare a cash count sheet, and obtain a signature from the person delivering the cash.
  • Make cash deposit entries into ACS for FA review.
• Other Duties
  • Upload Synovus and RAMP credit card receipts to the proper system.
  • Assist in preparing and documenting accounting processes in anticipation of audit.
  • General filing and organizing.
  • Assist in research needed for balance sheet account reconciliations.
  • Assist in compiling the annual budget by working with ministers and committees.
  • Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times regarding member giving.

Qualifications

• Ability to relate well to people with a customer-focused service philosophy.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting highly preferred but not required.
• Prior experience with accounting software (church accounting or ACS a plus).
• Moderate Excel skills and willingness to learn advanced features as needed.
• Attention to detail, with a commitment to data excellence.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Benefits

• Paid time off, as outlined in FBCM’s Personnel Manual.

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.