Business Manager - General Application

Catholic Diocese of Columbus; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Catholic Diocese of Columbus is seeking a Parish Business Administrator to help the pastor with administration, personnel, finance and facilities. This exempt, salaried role directs these areas, applying legal and diocesan guidelines within shared ministry.

The position supervises parish staff, manages budgets and payroll, enforces personnel policies, coordinates facilities, supports sacramental programs, and partners with parish leadership to advance parish mission.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, nonprofit management, or a related field
• Experience: Experience in church, nonprofit, or comparable organizational management preferred.
• Interpersonal Skills: Collaborative team environment
• Language Ability: Read, analyze, and interpret general business material; write reports and correspondence
• Math Ability: Basic arithmetic and data interpretation
• Computer Skills: QuickBooks, MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet software; ability to learn accounting software

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support parish staff, including supervision, scheduling, and performance management
• Manage parish finances, including budgeting, reporting, accounts payable/receivable, and payroll
• Administer personnel policies and ensure compliance with diocesan and legal requirements
• Coordinate maintenance, repair, and scheduling for parish buildings and grounds
• Support sacramental preparation processes and parish ministry coordination through staff oversight
• Serve as a collaborative partner to the Pastor and parish leadership
• Regular attendance and punctuality is essential for this job.

Job description

FLSA Status: Exempt (Salaried)

I. JOB SUMMARY

The Parish Business Administrator serves in a key management position as a staff resource in support of the pastor, ensuring that parish needs in administration, personnel, finance and facilities are fulfilled. This position directs and manages these efforts with technical and legal expertise within the framework of shared ministry in Catholic and Christian values by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential job responsibilities; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. All the duties and standards within this job description will be performed according to the established policies, procedures and guidelines.

II. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and support parish staff, including supervision, scheduling, and performance management
• Manage parish finances, including budgeting, reporting, accounts payable/receivable, and payroll
• Administer personnel policies and ensure compliance with diocesan and legal requirements
• Coordinate maintenance, repair, and scheduling for parish buildings and grounds
• Support sacramental preparation processes and parish ministry coordination through staff oversight
• Serve as a collaborative partner to the Pastor and parish leadership
• Regular attendance and punctuality is essential for this job.

III. OTHER POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Administers parish operations in accordance with the parish and Catholic Church's missions.
2. Understands Catholic social teaching and applies it to parish policies and practices.
3. Maintains a neat and safe work area.
4. Performs other duties as assigned.

IV. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required: Compliance with BCI&I background checks and completion of Protecting God's Children program prior to beginning employment; actively practicing Catholic.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, nonprofit management, or a related field
• Experience: Experience in church, nonprofit, or comparable organizational management preferred.
• Interpersonal Skills: The ability to work with others in a collaborative team environment.
• Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and work instructions. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, Diocesan staff, customers, and the general public.
• Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or other form.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of QuickBooks, MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet software. Must have the ability to learn other accounting software as required.
• Working Environment: The ability to maintain all information highly confidential.

V. PHYSICAL MENTAL REQUIREMNTS

The Physical Demands Strength Rating reflects the estimated overall strength requirement of the job. It represents the strength requirements, which are considered to be important for average, successful work performance. The strength rating is expressed by one of the following five terms.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time, but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.