09/11/2026
Morningside Hills United Church of Christ is hiring a bookkeeper! See below for the job description.
Morningside Hills United Church of Christ (UCC) is hiring a parttime bookkeeper to work with our church administrator and treasurer. This position requires a candidate who has an accounting background and who is familiar with the QuickBooks (QB) Online platform. It may be a perfect role for someone who has had a full-time accounting position in the past and is looking for more work/life balance. Our church is modest in size, generating 15–20 transactions per month. We have a terrific staff and congregation who will be eager to support our new bookkeeper. This position reports to the chair of our Board of Trustees.
Position responsibilities include:
• Preparing accounts payable payments for the treasurer or other church leaders to sign and recording them in QB in the correct accounts. (Mailing payments is handled by the church administrator or treasurer.)
• Accounting for deposits and accurately recording them in QB.
• Recording information on deposits from counter forms in QB.
• Reconciling church’s various monthly accounts.
• Preparing monthly financial statements, including year-to-date income statements, balance sheets and investment account details for Trustees, other church committees and others as needed.
• Accounting for fund balances and reporting them.
• Communicating with the treasurer and church administrator to ensure leaders fully understand the financial statements.
• Managing payroll, including the annual workers’ compensation audit and 1099s/W-2s.
• Managing checking account balance.
• Transferring cash to and from investment accounts as needed.
• Administering Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave program and other employee benefits.
• Serving as the accounting resource for preschool treasurer and church administrator
Candidates must posess:
• A working knowledge of QuickBooks Online.
• 5–10 years of recent history working as a bookkeeper/accountant or 2–3 years of that history plus accounting coursework.
• Strong communication skills, specifically helping others understand financial statements and methods.
• Ability to take timely action on data entry and reconciliation.
• Ability to work well with others regarding sensitive information (e.g., church donations, employee compensation, etc.)
Ideal candidates will possess:
• A knowledge of church or nonprofit accounting procedures and fund accounting.
• Have held a financial position at a church in the past.
Compensation:
• $35.00 per hour, up to 20 hours per month. Hours may vary by week from as few as 1 or 2 hours to as many as 8 hours. Additional hours must be approved by the Trustees chair.
• This position doesn’t offer benefits
Interested? Email Thom Miller, Trustees chair, at [email protected]; or call him at 612-991-1599.
