What are the responsibilities and job description for the Church Secretary / Bookkeeper position at Van Wyck Presbyterian Church?
The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of Canva, Microsoft Word, Excel, websites, and email communication. Strong quantitative and organizational skills, an understanding of, or desire to learn, the key legal and regulatory issues that affect 501(c) 3 religious organizations. No conviction for a felony or misdemeanor. No history of accusations of financial impropriety.
Hours and Compensation: 8-12 hours weekly- mostly virtual with one morning in the church office and some driving to drop off deposits at the bank.
Secretarial duties include but are not limited to:
1. Create the weekly worship bulletins with the pastor. Proofread, print, and fold weekly worship bulletins. Upload the weekly bulletin to the church website.
2. Email the congregation weekly communications and urgent pastoral news as directed. Create social media content for the church facebook page and website in coordination with the pastor.
3. Maintain and update the Church Calendar for all meeting times and room reservations on weekly worship bulletins, Google calendar, and on church website.
4. Maintain and update the database of congregational contacts (phone, address, email).
5. Check the church office voicemail, maintain inventory of and purchase church supplies
Bookkeeping duties include but are not limited to:
1. Track and record Sunday offering and all other forms of income and make weekly deposits of all revenues, maintaining a good working relationship with the bank.
2. Enter Budget numbers into authorized computer system and track performance through the year. Process timely payment of ordinary operating expenditures, including payroll. For irregular or non-operating expenditures, obtain approval of the appropriate authority.
3. Pay all bills, tracking/entering all financial transactions utilizing authorized computer system/software.
4. Process all checks, recording them in the authorized computer system/software and Prepare checks for reimbursements. Reconcile bank account statements with church accounting system
5. Submit monthly numbers to the church session and send out semi-annual and year-end contribution statements to all donors.
Job Type: Part-time
Base Pay: $10,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 8 – 12 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lancaster, SC 29720
Salary : $10,000