Bookkeeper - Public Accounting Firm

Job Description

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

A well-established public accounting and advisory firm is seeking a Bookkeeper with public accounting experience to provide hands-on bookkeeping and accounting support for clients.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with clients and wants to grow within a professional public accounting environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting support for clients
• Work onsite at a client location in Englewood approximately 3 days per week
• Answer client accounting questions and provide ongoing support
• Review and clean up monthly QuickBooks activity
• Post and code transactions in QuickBooks
• Prepare bank reconciliations and general ledger entries
• Prepare financial statements
• Reconcile prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, and fixed assets
• Assist with tax notices and follow-up items
• Support tax preparation and year-end accounting projects
• Assist with cash tie-outs, AP searches, AR items, and 1099s
• Work closely with clients and the engagement team
• Manage priorities across multiple client engagements

Qualifications:

• Public accounting experience required
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
• Hands-on bookkeeping and accounting experience
• QuickBooks experience xhyhwjd required
• QuickBooks data import experience is a plus
• Yardi experience is a plus
• Strong understanding of accounting principles
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and directly with clients
• Ability to travel to the Englewood client site approximately 3 days per week