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Financial Administrator - Jesus Film Project

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Mission:
Cru is a caring community passionate about connecting people to Jesus Christ

Summary of Position Description
This role is required to approach this position with Cru in a manner that seeks, individually and with others, the guidance of the Holy Spirit through prayer. The individual is expected to approach the job in a way that reflects the teachings of the Lord, demonstrating dignity and respect for those with whom the individual works, and an understanding his or her words and deeds are a witness to the faith and mission of this organization.

Under the direction of the Finance Manager, the Finance Coordinator helps accomplish a variety of finance and accounting responsibilities (with contracts as the highest priority) that help the Digital Strategies department accomplish its purpose, which is: “to partner with the body of Christ and create digital experiences to help everyone make relevant connections and deepen engagement with Jesus and the Great Commission.”

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As an employee with Cru
  • Actively and intentionally grow in his/her Christian faith
  • Exhibit Christian character through attitude and conduct with others in the workplace and in daily life as outlined in the ‘Standards and Expectations’ section of the employee handbook.
  • Express a dependence on the Holy Spirit in the performance of his/her duties
  • Share what God is teaching him or her
  • Consistently attend and participate in team and ministry devotional times and in other activities specified by his/her leadership.

For this role:
  • Coordinate the department’s contracts ensuring timely processing and routing to appropriate signing authorities. Provide training and consultation to other administrative staff as needed with regards to contracts requests and processing. Create and maintain the contracts database.
  • Create a clear and concise process in Asana for completing contract requests in Digital Strategies (DS).
  • Execute on every step of the contract process, coordinating and communicating with appropriate stakeholders.
  • Communicate with contractors regarding contract renewals, providing 2 month and 1 month notice of contract termination with proposals of new terms and breakdown of previous terms.
  • Represent the Digital Strategies work on the Jesus Film Project (JFP) Legal Guild, brainstorming, troubleshooting, and evaluating JFP’s contract process.
  • Represent Digital Strategies contract requests to JFP’s COO, CFO and Cru’s General Counsel’s Office (GCO).
  • Review/audit monthly budget reports and initiate any clarity needed via email and then advise the Finance Manager of any corrections needed.
  • Become proficient in WESS software in order to ensure it continually meets our needs in the most efficient way and supporting JFP & Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) policies and procedures. Continually audit to maintain integrity of the data.
  • Assist with the 3x per year Allocation budget process as needed.
  • Assist with the annual department operational budget process as needed.
  • Organize and update financial docs in the DS Google Drive.
  • Track updates of financial guidelines on the Staff Web and provide references to appropriate financial guidelines to Team Leaders.
  • Coordinate additional one-on-one training and/or review of ministry card expense reports for DS supervisors when requested or needed per Finance Manager.

Other Functions (non-essential)
  • Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.
  • Professional development- engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Professional Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
  • Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
  • Participate in the annual Christmas Calling Campaign, completing the required number of dials.

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 essential function:

Christian Faith
  • Must exhibit a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and a willingness and ability to share how this relationship began
  • Must sign the Statement of Faith of Cru without reservation
  • Must be able to clearly express Biblical principles which are the foundation for the Christian faith
  • Must exhibit a history of being connected to a body of believers who encourage his/her spiritual growth
  • Must be willing to conduct his/her life in a way that is consistent with Cru’s standards and expectations, understanding that his/her conduct in the workplace and in the community can reflect on the mission of Cru.

Knowledge of:
  • Modern office practices, procedures and equipment.
  • Cru financial systems and procedures, able to train and develop others in those areas. Level of knowledge: moderate to high. (training provided).
  • Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
  • Oral and written communication skills.
  • Ministry organization, operation, policies and objectives.
  • Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.
  • Budget preparation and control.
  • Basic personal computer operation.
  • Basic use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  • Intermediate use of Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Drive, etc.).
  • Basic use of Virtual Meeting Tools (Zoom, Google Meet)
  • Basic research methods.
  • Financial auditing skills.
  • Record-keeping techniques.

Ability to:
  • Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
  • Read and interpret legal contracts.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in proofreading and editing legal documents.
  • Become proficient in proprietary software programs and become the subject matter expert for the department, e.g. PeopleSoft and OneStream (training provided).
  • Compose correspondence and communicate information where judgment, knowledge and interpretation of policies and regulations may be necessary.
  • Work independently and demonstrate discernment and develop judgment to anticipate and act on the needs of the supervisor and the department.
  • Perform tasks with extremely close attention to detail.
  • Manage finances with integrity, transparency, and proficiency.
  • Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relations with others.
  • Learn, apply and explain policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Analyze situations accurately and determine an effective course of action.
  • Plan and organize work.
  • Work confidentially with discretion.
  • Work independently with little direction or supervision.
  • Analyze and interpret financial statements and reports.
  • Make formal presentations to a variety of groups.
  • Do mathematical calculations.
  • Maintain accurate records and files.
  • Type 40+ WPM

Education Requirements - Min/Preferred Education Level Description:
Minimum 2 Year / Associate in finance, accounting, legal or project Degree management field
Preferred 4 Year / Bachelors in finance, accounting, legal or project Degree management field

Years Of Experience Necessary: 2 years in a finance focused position, and experience with legal contracts

"As a religious organization whose purpose and character are primarily religious, Cru may prefer to hire and employ individuals who agree with our religious beliefs and who are faithful to our doctrinal and ethical teachings and practices."