St. Clement Parish

Description

St. Clement Parish in Bowling Green, MO has an immediate opening for a full-time Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

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