Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper - St. Clement Parish

Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City•Bowling Greeen, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Clement Parish in Bowling Green, MO has an immediate opening for a full-time Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper. This role involves a variety of administrative and financial duties to support the parish operations.

Requirements

Computer and organizational skills
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
3 – 5 years previous training or experience as a bookkeeper
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Intermediate and accurate mathematical skills
Experience with QuickBooks or other similar accounting software

Responsibilities

Greets visitors to the office in a professional and friendly manner
Responds to mail, emails, voicemails and telephone calls
Assists other staff members when time, energy and skill permit
Maintains accurate records and takes minutes of meetings as directed by pastor
Serves as secretary to the pastor
Performs all payroll activities related to new hire, termination, change of hour worksheets and sending garnishments to chancery office
Attends parish meetings as required
Keeps vital statistics for the parish
Keeps pastor informed of vital concerns within the parish
Creates a weekly bulletin
Schedules Eucharistic ministers
Clips and files all newspaper ads and articles concerning the parish
Maintains positive relationship with parish council members and other volunteers
Maintains a reasonable inventory of church supplies
Handles routine questions about policies
Prepare bank deposits and records receipts
Prepare vouchers, including coding and payment of outstanding invoices
Reconciles parish, school and cemetery books, if applicable
Prepares financial statements as requested
Prepares various chancery reports including tithing calculator
Attends parish finance council meetings, as requested
Maintains tuition and school accounts, if applicable
Schedules rentals for the gym and campus activities
Performs other duties as assigned