Description Most Pure Heart of Mary Church in Chamois, MO has an opening for a Secretary/Bookkeeper. This is a part-time position at 16 hours per week. All interested persons should complete the application and contact the Executive Director of Human Resources, Cheryl Hertfelder, [email protected], and the Pastor, Fr. David Means, [email protected]. Essential Duties & 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