Bookkeeper for Remote Accounting Firm

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of demonstrated ability to provide detailed bookkeeping and accounting support.
• QuickBooks Online Certification.
• 3+ years of experience using QuickBooks for/in a professional organization.
• Familiar with Outlook and Office 365 Online Suite (Outlook Online, Microsoft ToDo, Microsoft Teams Meetings, and SharePoint/OneDrive).
• Able to communicate powerfully, clearly, and professionally - both orally and in writing.
• A passion for and a sense of personal satisfaction in assisting clients and ensuring that they are successful in running their small businesses.
• Confidence in learning and embracing new technologies, and a willingness to consistently and accurately follow established policies and procedures.
• Efficient with deadlines.
• Willingness to build strong remote team relationships based on trust, accountability, integrity, and shared learning and training.
• Dedicated office space with a reliable, high-speed internet connection.
• Capacity and commitment to work 40 hours per week.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Bookkeeping, or another equivalent degree.
• Fully set up to work remotely.
• QuickBooks Online Advanced Certification.
• Willing to take and make phone calls as needed when urgent contact with a client is necessary to complete their requested bookkeeping tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional bookkeeping services to clients via QuickBooks Online.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of professional accounting and bookkeeping practices.
• Meet with clients via virtual meetings as needed to answer questions and support their business ventures.
• Close the books monthly & send monthly email reports of work to date to the client.
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Manage bookkeeping & accounting journal entries.
• Maintain the chart of accounts.
• Create the company’s financial statements to prepare for analysis and annual tax preparation.
• Conduct periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure their accuracy.
• Process payroll per client needs (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, etc).
• Provide clerical and administrative support as requested.
• Issue invoices to customers.
• Pay supplier invoices in a timely manner.
• Pay any debt as it comes due for payment.
• Ensure that receivables are collected promptly.
• Record cash receipts and make bank deposits.
• Collect sales taxes from customers and remit them to the government.
• Tag and monitor fixed assets.
• Ensure that the client is compliant with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements.
• Support client onboarding process for all assigned client engagements in accordance with defined processes.