Posted: 6/11/04
BGCT names controller/assistant treasurer
DALLAS–Jill Larsen of Tulsa, Okla., has been named controller/assistant treasurer of the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board staff effective July 6.
As controller, Larsen will supervise general accounting and cash management operations for the BGCT.
She will assist David Nabors, chief financial officer/treasurer, in a variety of business and financial matters.
“I am thrilled to have found the right person to fill this critical role in our organization,” Nabors said.
Larsen, a certified public accountant, fills a position left vacant with the October 2003 resignation of Randy Reid.
She will be leaving a position as accounting supervisor for Deloitte Consulting Outsourcing in Tulsa.
Larsen worked six years with the Southern Baptist Annuity Board in Dallas, where she held two department head positions–retirement administration and financial reporting.
Larsen said she sees her new position as a “great opportunity to assist the ministry” of the BGCT and for her to “use my past experience to advance the future there.”
Chris Liebrum, BGCT director of human resources, said: “We are fortunate to have found a person with her experience and skills. Ms. Larsen brings to us specific skills in the areas of financial analysis, budgeting and personnel management.”
As controller, Larsen will supervise all accounting activities of the BGCT Executive Board, including the processing and reporting of $80 million to $85 million annually in mission gifts. She also will provide monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for the Executive Board staff.
She will develop and implement new accounting systems and procedures required to ensure contributions are properly processed and recorded in accordance with cooperative mission giving guidelines.
The new controller grew up in Grapevine, moved to Colorado and then returned to Texas, graduating from high school in Olney.
She graduated summa cum laude with a degree in accounting from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.
Prior to moving to Tulsa, Larsen was a member of The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson. She currently is a member of Southern Hills Baptist Church in Tulsa.
“This involves the complete redesign of all related financial reporting of church contributions.”
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