Part-Time Remote Bookkeeper

Overview

This role involves performing comprehensive bookkeeping services, including handling daily bank transactions, maintaining general ledgers, and preparing monthly financial reports for several clients remotely. It requires a meticulous individual possessing strong accounting skills and expertise in Quickbooks.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage bank feeds and reconcile accounts across multiple banks within Quickbooks.
• Accurately code financial transactions to the correct general ledger accounts to maintain precise accounting records.
• Establish and maintain transaction rules to optimize posting efficiency for high volume daily transactions.
• Handle invoicing tasks by posting and creating invoices, recording payments, entering client bills, issuing vendor payments, and categorizing deposits weekly.
• Conduct monthly bank and credit card reconciliations, ledger reconciliations, journal postings, inter-company billing, and other closing activities.
• Analyze financial outcomes and consolidate data into monthly client reports.
• Prepare management reports regularly, covering monthly, quarterly, and annual financial data.
• Perform journal entries, account reconciliations, and provide general ledger support.
• Develop annual budgets for client organizations.
• Assist in administrative tasks related to opening and closing bank accounts.
• Participate actively in weekly meetings to discuss goals and complete assigned duties.
• Draft written reports to complement financial data presentation.
• Diagnose and solve accounting problems, analyze data, and find appropriate resolutions.
• Adapt to new accounting software tools as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or certification in accounting principles preferred.
• Proficiency with Quickbooks is essential.
• Between 3 to 5 years of experience in accounting or bookkeeping preferred.
• Sound understanding of accounting principles is required.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel.
• Experience with Quickbooks and Xero software advantageous.
• Highly organized self-starter with a detail-oriented approach, professionalism, and reliability.
• Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, and capability to interact professionally with colleagues and vendors.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with a focus on accuracy and punctuality.

Working Conditions and Schedule

This is a remote position requiring access to a personal computer which must pass a cybersecurity assessment by the IT department. The role offers flexible working hours during the day but requires daily task completion. Availability during standard working hours for meetings and communication by phone or text is expected.

The position entails 8 to 15 hours per week, varying based on periodic reporting demands.