Business Manager for Parish (EX)

St. Mark Parish, Catonsville is seeking candidates for a Business Manager. The Business Manager reports to the Pastor and is responsible for the efficient and effective stewardship of the temporal goods of the Parish. The Business Manager maintains an in-depth understanding of the Mission of the Catholic Church and the Parish, and brings that understanding to bear in all considerations made within the scope of the essential functions listed below.

Essential Functions

1. Financial

• Works with Pastor and Development Office to plan yearly Stewardship Campaign and prepares, with assistance of the Pastor and the Accountant, the Parish Annual Report distributed to the parishioners during Stewardship weekend.
• Prepares and implements annual budget process in cooperation with staff, committees, Pastor, and Finance Council.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (statements include balance sheet and profit and loss information).
• Process accounts receivable and accounts payable functions to ensure bill collection and payment is completed in a timely manner. 
• Communicates with parishioners, suppliers, vendors, and banking contacts
• Process parish payroll accounting, proper and timely payment of payroll and taxes, and recording of payroll in the parish financial system.
• Assures that all leave time is approved.
• With the pastor, Facilities Manager and Maintenance Committee, ensures budgetary approval for ordinary and extraordinary repairs, for improvement of parish facilities and grounds and for major construction.
• Other duties as appropriately assigned.

2. Administrative

• Develops and implements parish personnel policies, in collaboration with the Pastor.
• Maintains Employee files.
• Prepares, with assistance of Pastoral Staff, the Annual Consolidated Report for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in mid-level management, non-profit organization preferred, with strong emphasis on financial management and short and long-term planning.
• Practicing Catholic preferred.
• Financial statement preparation and analysis; cash flow management.
• Microsoft Office Suite (including advanced proficiency in Excel and QuickBooks or similar software).