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Parable Advanced Consultant Job Description
Position/Job Title: Parable Advanced Consultant
Reports to: Dan Pourbaix, Parable Advanced Lead
Salary Range: $65,000 – $100,000/year
Employment Status: Full Time
Benefits: 3% SIMPLE IRA match after $5000 earned, short term disability insurance, long term
disability insurance, $25,000 life insurance policy, vision insurance, unlimited PTO and health
insurance. Some benefits only available after first 90 days.
Note: Parable is open to hiring a fractional/contractor basis. We welcome discussions around
this option.
Company Overview:
Parable is a remote accounting and bookkeeping company that specializes in serving churches.
Our mission is to help churches steward their finances effectively so that every dollar is aligned
with the church’s mission. Through our Parable Core and Parable Advanced services, we
provide everything from day-to-day bookkeeping to advanced financial consulting for churches.
We are seeking a dedicated Parable Advanced Consultant with a passion for ministry and a
heart for ensuring churches make sound financial decisions that support their mission.
Job Summary:
As the Parable Advanced Consultant, you will work directly with church pastors, ministry
leaders, and finance committees, providing expert financial guidance. Your focus will be on
high-level financial consulting, including financial health, best practices, budgeting, projections,
forecasts, and strategic decision making and long-term planning. This role requires someone
with both financial expertise and a deep understanding of the unique financial challenges
churches face.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Consulting & Advisory:
- Engage with pastors and ministry leaders in strategic financial conversations about budgeting, resource allocation, building campaigns, and long-term financial planning.
- Provide budgeting support, giving trends analysis, and financial forecasting to help churches make informed financial decisions.
- Set up, train, and manage our Advanced Reporting / Dashboards for churches and make sure they meet the needs of the church.
- Offer financial guidance for key decisions, including staffing, building projects, capital campaigns, and large-scale church initiatives.
- Develop strategies around generosity and stewardship
- Ensure that all financial strategies and advice align with the church’s mission and long-term vision.
Financial Analysis:
- Complete a monthly review to provide insights on overall financial health, income, spending v budgeted, and controls, helping churches plan for the future and adjust strategies to maintain financial health.
- Complete giving projections and financial forecasts based on current trends and “what if” analysis.
- Assess cash and help develop a long-term strategy for cash-on-hand, long-term savings, and money available to invest.
- Work with ministry leaders to develop financial strategies to best meet the goals and needs of the church while also supporting industry best practices and healthy financial metrics.
- Summarize/simplify their finances and analysis so that it’s easy for church leaders to understand and use to make decisions.
Audit & Compliance Support:
- Assist churches in preparing for audits and ensuring that financial practices comply with nonprofit standards and relevant regulations.
- Review and support the preparation of financial statements, ensuring accuracy and transparency for church boards and finance committees.
Client Relationship Management:
- Communicate regularly and promptly with clients via meetings, phone, and email.
- Serve as a trusted financial advisor for church leaders, ensuring they have access to the information and insights needed to make sound financial decisions.
- Build strong, long-term relationships with churches, becoming a go-to resource for all financial matters.
- Join sales discovery calls with potential churches to discuss how we can meet their needs.
- Ensure all work and obligations are completed per the Scope of Work
Collaboration with Bookkeepers:
- Collaborate with Parable Core bookkeepers and accountants to ensure seamless integration of day-to-day financial work with higher-level financial strategy.
- Review reports generated by Parable Core to provide deeper financial analysis and insights to ministry leaders.
Understand Current Trends & Best Practices
- Stay up-to-date with financial trends happening with churches – giving & funding trends, financial health indicators, business models, etc
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA or equivalent preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in accounting or finance, ideally with experience working in or with churches or nonprofit organizations.
- Deep understanding of church finances, including budgeting, capital campaigns, giving trends, and compliance requirements.
- Strong financial analysis skills, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for church leaders.
- Ability to think strategically about the big picture and provide helpful information for church leaders to make decisions.
- Creative problem solving skills, able to identify root issues and provide solutions
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with pastors, ministry leaders, and finance committees at a high level.
- Passion for seeing churches succeed in their mission through sound financial stewardship.
- Familiarity with accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Xero) and church-specific financial tools is a plus.
- Very comfortable with using and creating spreadsheets.
Application Process:If you are passionate about helping churches maximize their financial resources and are eager to use your financial expertise to support churches in achieving their mission, we encourage you to apply. Join us at Parable in providing crucial financial insights to church leaders, helping them make wise financial decisions for the future.
