Chief Financial Officer

Fulltime

Professional

Are you a bold and humble leader, a strategic thinker and financial execution planner, looking to partner with others to steward God’s resources in support of the church’s mission flourishing - both today and for generations to come?

Why Southeast? Southeast Christian Church is a dynamic, growing church where staff are encouraged to lead boldly, care deeply, and live authentically.

What You Will Be Doing:

Strategic Leadership and Execution Planning: enable vision through well informed financial leadership

• Serve as strategic advisor to Elders, Lead Team, and other leaders
• Translate vision into financially sustainable plans
• Wisely evaluate new ventures/campuses, leases, and major initiatives

Team Leadership and Development: coach, develop and guide a healthy, cohesive, high-capacity finance team

• Lead all financial functions including finance, accounting, contributions and treasury
• Develop future leaders and scalable structures
• Model servant leadership and spiritual maturity

Financial Stewardship and Sustainability: ensure long-term financial health while honoring donor trust

• Lead annual and multi-year financial planning
• Align financial resources with ministry priorities
• Monitor campus and ministry spending plans and actual expenses; explain variances
• Lead annual audit

Central and Multi-Site Financial Operational Excellence: consistency, clarity and scalability across campuses and teams, ensuring the financial structure supports the whole body rather than individual entities

• Lead all financial reporting and analysis; clearly communicate key data and insights
• Direct all financial procedures; integrate continuous improvement
• Leverage technology to support growth and accuracy; ensure processes scale with growth
• Partner with the HR Team to negotiate benefits; monitor/forecast payroll and other employment expenses

Donor Confidence and Transparency: build trust through clarity and transparency

• Lead giving systems and reporting; ensure appropriate transparency
• Partner with the church’s stewardship ministry and campus leaders on generosity discipleship strategies

Governance, Controls and Compliance: protect the church through strong internal controls and transparency

• Maintain strong internal controls and segregation of duties
• Partner with external auditors, financial institutions, vendors and legal counsel
• Lead elder finance committee reporting
• Effectively manage business risks and secure insurance coverage; negotiate and approve key contracts

What We Are Looking For:

• Significant (10+ years) management experience in accounting/finance leadership, preferably within a large multi-site nonprofit, church, or mission-driven organization.
• CPA with Accounting or Finance degree; MBA preferred.
• Solid knowledge of all aspects of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Proven ability to lead teams, cultivate a healthy culture, build trust, and influence leaders. Strong team builder and team player.
• Credible, humbly confident and inspirational executive leader; highest level of integrity.
• High emotional intelligence with strong relational skills – ability to lead up, down and sideways with humility.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, complex environment. Steady demeanor under pressure. Bold and decisive.
• Critical thinker who effectively challenges assumptions and quickly identifies root causes.
• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills; able to communicate complex financial information in simple terms.
• A student of the Word, who has an intimate walk with the Father, who is Spirit-led, and who is grounded in and living out a gospel-centric life

Our Requirements:

• Engaged member of Southeast Christian Church or willing to become one.
• A commitment to live out our seven staff values: Honor, Care, Accountability, Grit, Authenticity, Humility, and Fun
• Leads by example fulfilling the staff expectations of groups, inviting, serving, worship and giving.
• Agree with the *Statement of Faith, submit to the leadership established by the church, and live out our church Mantras in tangible ways.

*Please read our Statement of Faith that is attached below. You will be asked if you agree with our Statement of Faith within the application process.