AUDITS
NEW RESOURCE: The audit and financial guidance team is available to assist your congregation with completing the annual parochial report or the short or long audit forms Please complete the form below if you want an audit and financial guidance team member assigned to your congregation.
NOTE: If you are required to use a CPA firm to perform your audit, contact your accounting firm in December of the prior year to get on their audit schedule. Audits are due annually on September 1. Submit an electronic copy to audits@episdionc.org, and you will receive a date-stamped email receipt acknowledgment. You don’t need to send a paper copy.
Per D-IV.2, all parishes, missions and institutions of the diocese are required to submit all accounts for auditing annually by September 1 to audits@episdionc.org. Recognizing the different financial capacities of individual churches, the diocese allows for three different audit procedures. Annual budget dictates which audit procedure a church follows.
Congregations reporting $50,000 or less in Line A parochial report income less any diocesan grants or support may perform an internal audit by committee by downloading and completing the short committee audit form | formulario breve de auditoría del comité. (Download and save this form to your computer before filling it out. You can find these forms in the Resources section below.) Note the diocese will accept only audits by committee completed using the committee audit form and following the guidelines contained therein.
Congregations reporting between $50,000 and $500,000 in Line A parochial report income less any diocesan grants or support may perform a review following the long committee audit form (Forms can be found in the Resources section below on this page). Download and save forms to your computer before filling it out. Note the diocese will accept only audits by committee completed using the committee audit form and following the guidelines contained therein.
Congregations reporting between $500,000 and $1,000,000 in Line A parochial report income less any diocesan grants may have a review by a certified or independent public accountant. Such congregations are required to have a regular audit in any year during which there is a change in accounting personnel or rectors.
Congregations reporting more than $1,000,000 in Line A parochial report income less any diocesan grants are required to have an annual audit by a certified or independent public accountant.
Please email your completed audit to audits@episdionc.org by September 1. All submissions will receive an automatic response that your submission has been received. All audits should be submitted electronically, and there is no need to mail a paper copy. If, however, you find it difficult to upload the audit electronically you can mail us a paper copy to 4800 Six Forks Road, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27609.
If you have any questions regarding the audit please first contact your canon missioner. If you are unable to reach them, then please contact Maria Gillespie, chief financial officer.
CONTACT
Maria Gillespie
Chief Financial Officer
Maria Gillespie
Chief Financial Officer
919-600-5311
EMAIL
Maria joined the diocesan staff in April 2013. Her responsibilities include all aspects of finance for the diocese, including the budget, common trust fund, health and retiree benefits and the general administration of the diocese. She also serves as the treasurer of the North Carolina Church Foundation. She graduated from The Ohio State University with a major in accounting and received her CPA. Shortly after, she attended Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, graduating with her Master’s in Business Administration. Prior to working with the Diocese, she worked in public accounting and as an adjunct professor at Franklin University, where she enjoyed teaching students of all ages.
Maria has been married to Jim, her college sweetheart from OSU, for 25 years. She is the mom of three girls, two of whom are twins, and couldn’t imagine life without them. They are a constant joy. When not at work she enjoys being with her family and friends. Maria loves relaxing at Lake Gaston, kayaking/paddle boarding, reading and walking her goldendoodles, Ginger and Penny.
