And unfortunately, even in the church, dishonest people do try to misuse or embezzle money. As a church treasurer or financial secretary, protection from suspicion and accusations is key. Whether or not you are an elected volunteer or a paid employee, make sure tellers or groups of tellers count the contributions. Another good idea is to have a co-signer for checks going out. One additional advantage of choosing a church-specific fund accounting program is its ability to integrate data.
Information is coordinated among different modules of the program.
The contribution module looks to membership to get names and addresses of contributors. Information then flows from the contribution module into the income portion of the accounting package. Payroll data is automatically calculated and updates the general ledger. Investigating a fund accounting software package First of all, look at the capabilities of the program. It should allow for expense and income tracking, budgeting and comparison to budget reporting, and check-writing capabilities.