Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Bookkeeper

Salem, OR | On-Site Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Pay: $31.25-$33.50/hour

Our client, a well-established professional services firm with a long-standing reputation for client service, is seeking a Bookkeeper to join their team in Salem, Oregon. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys working with multiple clients, managing payroll, and supporting financial operations in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

This position is fully on-site through mid-January and offers a stable, supportive workplace where employees work closely together to meet important client deadlines while maintaining a positive and engaging culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage bookkeeping services for multiple business clients, including account reconciliations, transaction coding, and financial record maintenance.

• Process payroll for multiple client accounts and ensure timely payroll tax reporting and compliance. • Handle accounts payable processing and vendor payments.

• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts.

• Prepare journal entries, bank reconciliations, and financial statements.

• Support bookkeeping cleanup projects and bring client records to a tax-ready status.

• Research and resolve accounting discrepancies.

• Maintain accounting records for multi-entity organizations and businesses with multiple operating locations. • Utilize QuickBooks to manage and reconcile financial activity.

• Track fixed assets, construction projects, and capital expenditures when applicable.

• Collaborate with internal accounting and tax professionals to meet deadlines and support client needs.

• Respond to client inquiries related to bookkeeping, payroll, and financial records.

• Ensure confidentiality and accuracy of all financial information.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of bookkeeping experience.

• Experience supporting multiple clients, entities, or industries.

• Proficiency with QuickBooks preferred.

• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accounts payable, and payroll processing. • Experience with payroll tax filings and compliance requirements.

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Our Client?

• Established firm with more than 50 years of success and many long-term client relationships. • Collaborative, team-focused culture. • Supportive environment that values maintaining a positive atmosphere during busy seasons. • Opportunity to work with a diverse client portfolio across multiple industries. • Convenient on-site parking provided.

Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

• Standard 40-hour workweek with occasional overtime during peak periods (up to approximately 50 hours per week)

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Background Check

• Credit Check

• Degree Verification

• No Drug Screen Required

If you're an experienced bookkeeping professional who enjoys client-facing work, payroll administration, and supporting a variety of businesses, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay Details: $31.25 to $33.50 per hour

Search managed by: Austin Pellissier

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to -privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.