Sr Bookkeeper

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain records of financial transactions by establishing accounts, posting transactions, and ensuring legal requirements compliance
• Ensure 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 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

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or in a related field is preferred
• 5+ years of experience with end-to-end bookkeeping, including reconciliations and financial report reviews
• 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, and can review/explain to clients
• Understands month-end close procedures
• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles and organizational structure
• Advanced QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, Excel, and Google Suite user who enjoys learning new technology and using it to full functionality
• 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 enjoys a fast-paced environment
• Process-driven and a self-starter able to work effectively with minimal supervision