Mid-Senior Bookkeeper or Staff Accountant

Mid-Senior Bookkeeper or Staff Accountant

Role Overview: Our client is looking for a Mid-Senior Bookkeeper/Staff Accountant who will be responsible for compiling, producing, and delivering accurate financial statements for their clients on a timely basis. This role will support all bookkeeping and accounting tasks in the accounting cycle. The candidate should be a solutions-driven, deadline-driven accounting professional who leverages full-cycle bookkeeping expertise to perform all aspects of daily bookkeeping and feed powerful packages. This role contributes to client experience and optimizes bookkeeping processes using innovation to streamline methods.

• Maintain records of financial transactions by establishing accounts, posting transactions, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements
• Assure the internal administrative process is followed in the new client onboarding process
• Develop a system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts and defining bookkeeping policies and procedures
• Maintain subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions
• Balance subsidiary accounts by reconciling entries
• Maintain the general ledger by transferring subsidiary account summaries
• Balance the general ledger by preparing a trial balance and reconciling entries
• Maintain historical records by filing documents
• Prepare financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends
• Evaluate new client information, processes, and accounting practices and determine where processes need revision
• Establish an accounting interface for new clients in the QuickBooks system
• Prepare and complete acquisition entries to establish the business in QuickBooks
• Transfer the on-boarded client to the Account Managers within three months
• Meet all end-of-month accounting deadlines and ensure they are met for the Account Manager Team
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying requirements, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing reports, and advising management on needed actions
• Provide customer service excellence to small business owner clients
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is preferred
• 3+ years of experience working as a full-cycle bookkeeper
• Experience in developing and enforcing standards
• Experience in working in a highly confidential environment
• Experience in payroll filing, processing, and tax agency interactions is preferred
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas is preferred
• Strong working knowledge of financial statements, including profit and loss and balance sheet
• Understand month-end close procedures
• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles and organizational structure
• Advanced QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, Excel, and Google Suite
• Proficient at researching issues and problem-solving
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize in a deadline-driven environment
• Service-minded and customer service-focused
• Excellent data entry skills with a high degree of accuracy
• Outstanding attention to detail and thoroughness
• Adept at analyzing information and dealing with complexity
• Ability to teach nonfinancial people accounting concepts
• Efficient multitasker with organizational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Process-driven and a self-starter able to work effectively with minimal supervision

• WORK SCHEDULE: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (9:00 PM – 6:00 AM Philippine Standard Time), follows Philippine holidays
• POSITION TYPE: Full Time
• WORK ARRANGEMENT: Remote