The Finance Supervisor role is to oversee execution of the Finance and Accounts (F&A) activities for both the Wesley Methodist Church Kuala Lumpur (WMCKL) and Wesley Methodist Kindergarten (WMK).

 

This position reports in to the Church Administrator and functionally reports to both the Stewardship and Finance (S&F) Chairman, Church Treasurer and WMK Board of Governors.

 

 Roles and Responsibilities

You are accountable to oversee and ensure the timely and accurate execution of the following (while fully complying to all the internal Finance & Accounting policies, guidelines and governance).

 

    • Finance and Accounts

      • Submit monthly and yearly Accounts on timey basis

      • Prepare full set of Accounts of the Church General Funds

      • Prepare statement of accounts of the various church organisations and committees

      • prepare monthly reports (e.g. debtors aging, bank reconciliation, etc.), and customised reports (e.g. breakdown / schedule for Repair and Maintenance, Depreciation, Allocation of FD Interest)

      • Prepare any other af-hoc financial statements or reports ( when required from time to time)

      • Make posting of receipts and payments into the Accounting System Process, post, and issue online payments, pledges, and petty cash, update and review the monthly ledgers, and full-set of accounts, Monthly tracking of Actual vs Budget

      • Retain all relevant financial documents / records, and be the custodian for related edata, hardcopy & fillings archives

      • Schedule yearly external audits

      • Ensure weekly Sunday cash collection are counted and deposited in to the bank Monitor diligently fixed deposit accounts, including liaising with banks and financial institutions

    • People Management

      • Oversee and provide strong leadership, supervision, motivation and guidance to a team of personnel

      • Supervise, guide, monitor and oversee finance / accounting staff, Manage the staff training

      • Be proficient with the church accounting software, and able to train the team

    • Others

      • Attend the regular S&F and other church Leadership meetings, Work closely with the Church Treasurer, S7F and WMK BoG, be the key liaison representative on all F&A-related matters

      • Initiate and/or handle various communications with the internal stakeholders, church members and, any external inquiries, where needed

      • Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Church Administrator or Pastor-In-Charge from time to time

 Requirements and Skills

  • Degree in Accounting/Accounting & Finance/Processing Accounting

  • Preferably a minimum of 5 years of working experience in the same field

  • Minimum of 2 years of experience supervising a team

  • Able to communicate well with various stakeholders at all levels

  • Able to prepare and make presentations to stakeholders

  • Able to Communicate well in English

  • Able to drive function and process improvement projects

  • Able to identify Accounting / Finance -related risk and put in control

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office (minimum Word, Excel and Power Point)

  • Has knowledge and experience in Finance/Accounting software/systems & tools.

  • Has experience in performing financial audits (will be an added advantage)

 

Behavioral

  • Strong affinity to details.

  • Self-motivated and able to troubleshoot issues and bring quick resolution

  • Must be willing to go the extra mile to resolve work-related issues

  • Willing to work in a Church, and to work on Saturdays and Sundays

 

 

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