Parish: Ascension Catholic Church

Location: 11292 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92124

Supervised by: Pastor

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Employment type: Part Time, 19 - 25 hours per week

Salary: $24 - $32 per hour, based on experience

To Apply: please include a brief cover letter / statement as to why you would like to serve the Catholic Church as a Bookkeeper.

Position Summary:
The bookkeeper position provides support to the pastor and finance council in maintaining and regulating our parish financial health.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a financial bookkeeping system including accounts payable, receivable, and cash receipts
• Balance accounts, ledgers and reconciles bank statements, pay bills, make bank deposits, and process credit card payments
• Maintain parish system for recording offerings and donations
• Send donor acknowledgments and statement of contribution/donation for tax purposes
• Verify employee timesheets and process payroll on a bi-weekly basis
• Assist in preparing the parish annual budget
• Attend diocesan bookkeeper’s’ meetings and webinars
• Provide other bookkeeping and administrative collateral functions as directed by the pastor

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Practicing knowledge of accounting, record keeping, and budgeting principles and practices
• Ability to work collaboratively with the pastor and parish staff
• College graduate and/or training equivalent
• Two years of experience with QuickBooks software

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to remain in an office at a computer workstation and access information from a computer and use a telephone. The employee is required to be mobile to, from, and within the office, as well as maneuver throughout the school facility to attend meetings, briefings, and other work-related events. The employee may be required to conduct trips to, from, and within various city and county-wide locations to attend meetings or events. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. This position may require evening and weekend work.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Ascension Catholic Church, as part of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.