Job Title: CLOUD FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER

Experience: Preferred Intermediate Level

Hours: Full or Part-Time (Employee or Contractor Positions Available)

Be Part of a Firm Forward Team!

Accounting Lifeline is an online bookkeeping and technology service-based business.

We are Hiring!

Our bookkeepers are just individual worker they are part of the team. They’re big thinkers, creative problem solvers, and subject matter experts — on everything from service based, property management and ecommerce businesses.

We’re hiring remote bookkeepers who thrive in an online environment with strong communication skills and an eagerness to learn! If you’re passionate about embracing innovative technology and helping small businesses, reach out today!

Job Description

Accounting Lifeline is searching for our next CLOUD FULL CHARGE BOOKKEEPER. Our firm is on a mission to help small business owners build the businesses of their dreams. We need a fantastic accounting-minded person who loves working with clients, building relationships, and getting their hands dirty with the team to keep moving towards our vision.

Does this sound like you?

You are highly organized
You are great at managing yourself to a deadline
Your communication skills shine
You love implementing technology
You have the confidence to make decisions
You enjoy helping people
You push yourself and your team members to achieve their goals
You have strong problem-solving skills
Working with a direct human is preferable
You figure things out when others are stumped
You find yourself taking on more projects because you’re interested and seeking more
You see potentials before the downside
You love processes and believe they are there to support us all

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

– Performing basic bookkeeping procedures, e.g., posting transactions, A/R, A/P, time billing, P/R, G/L, tax payments, and inventory control
– Processing payroll company and related tax payments and reports accurately and timely
– Process sales tax payments and reports accurately and timely
– Ensure bank, credit card, and loan accounts in QuickBooks agree with bank balances
– Reconcile and resolve issues at month–end
– When necessary, develop and implement systems for maintaining and resolving unique client bookkeeping issues
– Communicate to account manager and client open and unresolved issues with closing month–end
– Understand when necessary, to develop and implement systems for maintaining and resolving unique client bookkeeping issues, ask account manager, operations manager, or owner for assistance
– Preparing financial statements, e.g., monthly and quarterly financial reports, weekly forecasts to Management Team summarizing the current and projected financial position
– Month–end and quarterly closing (e.g., balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements)
– Analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts and investment transactions in conjunction with preparing quarterly reports for management
– Assisting Accounts Manager with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and workers compensation and general liability audits by serving as company liaison with auditors
– Assist with year–end W–2, 1099s, and related tasks
– Communicating with customers to address any needs on their account
– Producing financial data for management team upon request and assisting with other special Accounting projects from time to time
– Performing analysis of operations on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually basis
– Ensuring all active projects are performed timely and covered by valid, binding contracts

Must-haves for Cloud Bookkeepers

– Project-oriented and able to complete a task with a limited timeframe
– Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
– Client facing skills –you must be able to communicate with our clients, both on the zoom, slack, phone, and through email.
– Enjoy the fast-paced and personality of entrepreneurial businesspeople
– Dedicated home office workspace
– Adequate home office internet speed and ability
– The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate to avoid continually work and client disruption to maintain a professional environment
– Dedicated home office workspace

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

– Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field preferred
– 5+ years progressive bookkeeping experience or similar full charge cloud work environment
– QBO Certification or at least five years working directly in QBO
– Experience with add-ons/apps in the QBO ecosystem such as A2X, App Portfolio
– Prior experience working with e-commerce, property investor businesses
– One year of remote work experience
– Strong organization, oral and written communication skills
– Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and deadlines
– Professional, self-motivated, and self-starter
– Continued desire to learn
– Strong computer aptitude, which includes expertise with Microsoft Excel and Word as well as experience with accounting software and ABC general ledgers
– Analytical skills with particular attention to detail