Location: St Bridget of Sweden Parish, Cheshire, CT

The Administrative Assistant to the Pastor/Bookkeeper position is responsible for providing secretarial and related office services for members of the parish and/or various other committees and agencies.  In addition, this position will provide day-to-day fiscal and operational services, as well as computer input/output services, in addition to assisting the parish accountant with budgetary compliance.

Essential Functions: 

  • Perform secretarial duties for the pastor and other designated staff.
  • Provides bookkeeping and payroll services to the Parish.
  • Coordinates the Funeral Schedules.
  • General cleaning/straightening
  • Provide part time administrative assistant duties/responsibilities when part time administrative assistant is out of the office.
  • May be asked to do errands on behalf of the Church or Pastor
  • Other Office Duties as needed.

 Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities

  • Knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Church and its mission.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
  • Good computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and QuickBooks.
  • Knowledge of accounting and budgeting in coordination with the parish accountant.
  • Knowledge of payroll processing.
  • Demonstrated ability to set priorities and organize work effectively and efficiently, including developing and maintaining effective record-keeping systems.
  • Ability to compose correspondence, and/or reports.
  • Ability to represent the parish to those that call, write, or visit.
  • Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality.
  • Ability to perform outlined tasks with minimal supervision.
  • Must possess excellent analytical skills.
  • Must possess the ability to deal with people in a mature and respectful way.

Educational Requirements:

  • AS Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
  • One to three years’ secretarial experience.
  • Three to five years’ experience in hands-on bookkeeping.

 Interested candidates should submit a resume to Father Romans at fr.romans@aohct.org.