Accountant (kept.pro, Full-Time)

About the Role

Title: Accountant (work from home)

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, Texas, Minnesota

Work Type: Remote, Full Time

Department: Client Operations

Job Description:

Looking for an accurate and systematic team player who is ready to use their accounting knowledge and analytical ability to delight clients.

Do you have at least 4 years of experience with Accounting? 

Are you a consistent, reliable, detail-oriented person who has experience with both routine and complex accounting problems?

We would love to connect with a person who is:

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• team-oriented and comes to work to work

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• accurate, precise, and thorough without being overly rigid

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• an accounting subject matter expert with a continuous learning mindset

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• excited to leverage technology to increase productivity 

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• comfortable evaluating financials - and running down discrepancies when something isn’t right 

DAILY AND MONTHLY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Performing accounting functions within QuickBooks Online and other platforms

• Ability to determine effect of accounting transactions based on an Accrual or Cash Basis

• Prepare the initial draft of monthly financial statements

• Lead the month end close process

• Maintain supporting Balance Sheet schedules, for example: Prepaid Expenses, Accrued Expenses, Fixed Asset Schedule, Payroll liability reconciliations

• Prepare and record month end journal entries

• Compete the full cycle duties for A/R and A/P

• Prepare and review payroll

• Prepare and review Sales Tax

• Primary communicator with clients

• Reviewing team member’s work; support Controller in coaching and training less experienced team members 

• Setting up new technology integrations and troubleshoot any issues 

• Partnering with a variety of vendors and platforms to complete accounting operations (e.g. expense management software, payroll providers, etc)

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS 

• Experience working with multiple clients / entities (>5), across a variety of industries to deliver bookkeeping or accounting services

• 4+ years bookkeeping or accounting experience

• An Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field; or bookkeeping certification

• Proficiency working in QuickBooks Online

• Proficient with accrual accounting, consolidated financial statements, revenue recognition, and executing the month end close process 

• Analytical thinker that is skilled in creative problem solving and using independent judgment

• Exceptional attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks, and finish projects within a specified timeframe

• Enjoys engaging with clients

• High level of comfort with leveraging tools and technology to collaborate with remote team members

• Compensation

  $61,000 - $82,000 annually