Parish Bookkeeper & HR Assistant (Full-Time)

Archdiocese of Detroit; Plymouth (MI); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth, MI seeks a full-time Bookkeeper/Human Resources Assistant to support the Director of Finance and Human Resources and the parish accountant in developing effective financial procedures.

The role includes payroll, payroll tax documents, donor profiling, annual giving statements, and weekly collections, with backup accounts payable and general office duties.

Qualifications

• Must have a solid understanding of bookkeeping with experience in a Catholic parish highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Parish Soft, ParishStaq, Paycor, ADP, Bill.com, Excel and Word.
• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality handling highly sensitive material.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bi-weekly payroll for Exempt and Non-Exempt Parish and School Staff.
• Responsible for quarterly payroll documents.
• Assist with job postings, interview appointments and offer letters.
• Assist parish Accountant with account balancing, report creation and filing.
• Create parishioner donor profiles in ParishStaq.
• Assist with the development of the annual giving statements.
• Be a contact for parishioners with questions regarding online giving.
• Act as backup for accounts payable function.
• Assist with weekly collections.
• Responsible for parish office supply order and Amazon balancing procedure.
• Assist with balancing monthly school tuition.
• Investigate for department managers and staff the proper general ledger numbers for vendor invoices.
• Provide additional office support as needed.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Confidentiality

Parish accounting knowledge

Tools

Parish Soft

ParishStaq

Paycor

ADP

Bill.com

Excel

Word

Job description

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth, MI seeks a full-time Bookkeeper/Human Resources Assistant to support the Director of Finance and Human Resources and the parish accountant in developing effective financial procedures.

The role includes payroll, payroll tax documents, donor profiling, annual giving statements, and weekly collections, with backup accounts payable and general office duties.