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The Bookkeeping Clerk will join the Sonrise Church Staff and will be in charge of a list of tasks supporting Sonrise Church in their day-to-day financial transactions. This position will directly report to the Lead Pastor.

The Bookkeeping Clerk will support Sonrise 10-year vision:

“In ten years, we will have guided over 1,000 people through a 10-week discipleship journey that will launch them on the adventure of experiencing the presence of God in their everyday life. They will walk with God each day through intimate prayer, deep reflection on Scripture, and humble confession of sin. They will walk out the mission of God each day by caring, serving, and engaging with other followers of Jesus and those not yet following Jesus. Every aspect of their life will be dramatically impacted by their walk with God. Our gatherings will model how to flourish in the presence of God. These spaces will be centered on scripture and be marked by radical hospitality, honest prayer, cheerful generosity, eager participation, and humble learning. This maturing process will create an abundance of hungry followers. These followers will sense a unique calling on their lives to bring into reality the kingdom dream that God has placed deeply into their hearts. The dreams of these followers will take us places not yet on our ministry maps, stretching the horizon of possibility beyond our conventional thinking. Our pastors and staff will invest more time supporting the dreams of these followers than recruiting volunteers to run programs, allowing the gifts of our pastors and staff to blossom. Our team will be more focused on the sending capacity of our church than the seating capacity of our auditorium. We will plant five churches regionally of 100 plus people that will embody the core of this vision. These churches will then plant another church within seven years of their start. In summary, divine intimacy will lead to missional intensity!”

The Bookkeeping Clerk will oversee the following tasks:

• Assist with collection & accounting of giving from members on Sundays.

• Assist with collection and processing of giving from members from online giving and through the mail.

• Use accounting software to record contributions.

• Prepare and record deposits, as well as make a weekly physical deposit.

• Communicate with members as needed and record receipt of their donations.

• Create a weekly report summary of financial activity.

• Update and maintain chart of accounts in accounting software.

• Complete month end and year end closing procedures.

• Provide monthly ministry YTD Budget vs Actual reports.

• Review expense reports for accuracy and reclassify expenses as necessary.

• Create, run, and analyze member giving reports to identify giving patterns.

• Reconcile online giving transactions between giving platform and accounting program.

• Manage credit card reconciliation through Divvy.

• Reconcile bank statements for all accounts.

• Work closely with leadership team and staff on creation and approval process for the annual budget

• Create systems and reporting processes to monitor YTD expenses.

• Monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations to help Sonrise financial

processes to maintain effectiveness and efficiency.

• Look for and recommend spending and budget efficiencies to save funds where applicable.

• Facilitate quarterly and yearly giving statements to members.

• Data entry of approved invoices to pay.

• Prepare quarterly and annual reports for the church body and Trustee meetings.

• Assist in preparing 1099’s of Independent Contractors

• Ideas and insights for best practices to be applied in the future.

• Duties and responsibilities as needed, not listed, to meet the demands and expectations of this position identified by your direct report.

The Bookkeeping Clerk will show exceptional abilities in the following three “core competencies”:

Accounting Proficiency: An individual with accounting proficiency applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information, uses appropriate accounting control procedures and prepares accurate financial reports.

• Has a knowledge of budgeting, finance, accounting, and cost control principles. • Implements thorough, accurate, detailed, and timely bookkeeping practices.

• Analyzes financial reports, statements, and projections.

• Demonstrates proficiency in financial applications across multiple platforms.

Self-Manager: A self-manager ensures his/her work meets or exceeds standards and identifies ways to be more efficient.

• Sets realistic goals for self.

• Identifies benchmarks, assesses supports and identifies barriers.

• Accepts criticism and feedback from supervisors and team members. • Assesses practices and performance regularly.

• Uses information, skills and experiences gleaned to improve practice.

Time Manager: A time manager takes ownership of his/her responsibilities and manages his/her schedule to achieve maximum productivity.

• Identifies responsibilities and opportunities.

• Prioritizes responsibilities and opportunities accurately.

• Plans activities and investments according to priorities

• Schedules and sets aside specific time to complete prioritized activities. • Sets clear goals and tracks progress of goals.

• Organizes daily actions around his/her goals.

• Makes informed decisions based on priorities.

• Takes responsibility for delegated assignments.

• Meets deadlines.

The Bookkeeping Clerk is a part-time position, 10 to 12 hours weekly, or up to 24 hrs. Bi-Weekly. This is an hourly position and wage will be calculated based on work experience and skills as determined in the interview process.

Currently, this position does not qualify for vacation, but will receive Sick time accrued per pay period and calculated at .033% times hours worked per pay period, based on Oregon policy. Refer to the Sonrise Employee Handbook for a detailed outline of this and all employee benefit policies. Part-time employees do not currently receive other benefits.

Training will be provided in using our accounting and financial software. We use a unique accounting and bookkeeping system, called Aplos, designed for non-profits and ministry organizations. It is possible, after training and establishing a firm grasp of expectations and needs, that this position could develop into a hybrid remote position with some hours expected to work in the office, TBD by direct report.