Business/Office Manager

The Catholic Center; North Carolina; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Catholic organization is seeking a Business Manager to oversee operations at St. Bernadette Parish in Fuquay Varina, NC. The ideal candidate will manage finances, staff, and facilities while collaborating closely with the Pastor and Finance Council. This position requires strong organizational and communication skills, along with a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience. If you are a practicing Catholic and possess exceptional leadership abilities, come join our team to support our community.

Benefits

Diocese-sponsored Safe Environment Training

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in finance/accounting management for small offices or parishes.
• 3-5 years of successful personnel management experience.
• Knowledge of HR practices and federal/state laws.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administrative and financial operations of the parish.
• Prepare financial statements and monthly budget reports.
• Manage personnel, ensuring staff training and performance evaluations.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership

Confidentiality

Time Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Accounting

Tools

Quickbooks

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter via the online job portal by clicking the link below.

St. Bernadette Catholic Parish in Fuquay Varina, NC is seeking a Business Manager to support the work of the Pastor and oversee Parish operations. The Business Manager reports to the Pastor and oversees Parish operations through the management of Parish finances, personnel, and facilities, and through in the Finance Council Advisory Board.

The ideal candidate will be a practicing Catholic and experienced in the management of small offices or Parishes of similar sizes. Be highly organized and possess excellent communication skills. Practical leadership and collaboration are both vital skills necessary to work with the Pastor, Priests, Finance Council (FC), Parish Staff, and Volunteer groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overview:
  • Responsible for the administrative and financial staff, establishing goals and objectives and managing day-to-day operations of the Parish.
• Responsible for the oversight of buildings, grounds and maintenance staff.
• Serves as primary staff liaison to the Finance Council (FC), and the Buildings and Grounds Committee.
• Collaborate with the pastor and FC to establish plans and budgets for the Parish as well as other financial directions. In addition, this role works with the FC to provide monthly financial reports & meeting agendas and assists with FC meeting follow-ups.
• Serves as liaison between the Parish and Stewardship and Development, Property Management, Human Resources, Finance teams at the Diocese.
• Supports multiple volunteer groups and individuals in the Parish at the pastor discretion.
• Responsible for establishing and managing the operating budgets for Parish.
• Manage the bookkeeping operations of the parish, managing weekly revenues and expenses consistent with the approved budget.
• Consults with the Parish FC and the Pastor in the Parish budget process.
• Prepare financial statements, calculate employee paychecks, weekly offertory income to the Pastor. Review and prepare tax obligations.
• Reports budget results monthly to the Pastor and FC and semi-annually to Parish and annually to the diocese.
• Responsible for the long-range financial plan in conjunction with the FC.
• Develops, analysis, and interprets accounting information in order to appraise operating results in terms of performance against budget and other matters.
• Develops and oversees internal controls to ensure the reliability of our financial records and the safeguarding of assets to include offertory and cash controls, disbursement controls
• Administration:
  • Responsible for the daily operation of the Parish office and the delivery of the multiple supports to the Parish that the administrative staff supplies.
  • Oversee and manage service contracts and payments with vendors, including cleaning supplies, cleaning services, and other vendor contracts.
• Human Resources:
  • Directly supervise Parish office and maintenance staff.
  • Ensure staff receive appropriate training and wages/benefits are correctly administered.
  • Complete, or assist Pastor in completion of, the annual performance evaluations while providing consistent performance feedback to staff.
  • Assists Pastor and selection committee in recruitment and hiring.
  • Collaborates with Pastor on staff training needs, including transitions or terminations.
• Facilities:
  • Ensure the long-term upkeep and improvement of facilities by establishing and managing a budget (reserve fund) for the upkeep/replacement of capital items.
  • Work with the maintenance employee / volunteers to establish the annual operating plan and ensure the necessary human and financial resources are in place to maintain the Parish’s multiple buildings.
  • Manage or provide oversight for any external contracts.
  • Meet regularly/weekly with the maintenance employee to ensure that necessary actions are being taken for safety, security, environmental, and financial good order.
• Technology:
  • Provide an appropriate level of technology, with a focus on computers and telephony, to enable productive communication. Both long-term and annual planning and budgeting is needed.
  • Meet regularly/weekly with the IT manager to ensure that the required support is consistently at the necessary level(s).
  • Oversee contracts with external vendors in support of IT services.
• Serve as staff liaison to the FC and the Buildings and Grounds Committee.
• Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in business and accounting.
• At least 5-7 years of demonstrated experience in managing finance/accounting or closely related practices for small offices or Parishes of similar sizes.
• At least 3-5 years of experience successfully supervising/managing small office personnel.
• Strong leadership skills and excellent oral/written communication skills.
• Proven ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion while working with private, sensitive, timely, and critical matters utilizing best judgement, tact, respect and discretion.
• Excellent time management, organization, and task prioritization skills required.
• Knowledge of HR practices including policies, procedures, recruitment, benefits, and federal/state laws.
• Familiarity of safety and security issues.
• Proficient and experienced with Quickbooks.
• Proficient and experienced with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, etc.).
• Satisfactorily completing background and reference checks prior to employment is required.
• Must complete Diocese-sponsored Safe Environment Training.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Roman Catholic in good standing and/or previous experience working for the Catholic Church is preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.
• Experience with fundraising activities and/or stewardship and development processes would be considered beneficial.