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Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper - St. Clement Parish

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St. Clement Parish

Bowling Green, MO (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 1 week ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 8/4/2026

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Job Description

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