Parish Bookkeeper/Secretary - Chamois, MO

Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish in Chamois, MO is currently seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to join our team as a Parish Bookkeeper/Secretary. This is a part time position; 20-30 hours/week. This role plays a crucial part in supporting the financial and administrative functions of the parish. If you are organized, detail-oriented, and have a passion for contributing to the success of a faith-based organization, we invite you to apply. 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 including onboarding employees, employee data · maintenance, time & labor, vacation and sick accrual and processes payroll · Attends parish meetings as required and takes minutes · 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 · Preparation of payroll, associated taxes and reports · 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 · Attends parish finance council meetings, as requested · Maintains tuition and school accounts, if applicable · 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