[Hiring] Accounting Assistant @Assistant Launch

Role Description

Our client is a vacation rental business that needs a detail-oriented, tech-savvy bookkeeper to keep their books accurate and up to date. You'll own the day-to-day accounting, from reconciliations to owner payouts, and work directly with the owner, with support from an external accountant and a CPA at tax time.

• Manage the daily bookkeeping in QuickBooks, including transactions coming in from booking platform integrations.
• Complete bank and account reconciliations accurately and on time.
• Prepare owner payouts each month, which is the busiest week of the month.
• Maintain the balance sheet and track the P&L so the owner always has a clear view of the business.
• Support the CPA with tax preparation, organizing documents and records.
• Check in daily and send an end-of-day report with what was completed, what's pending and any issues.
• Spot errors and inconsistencies early and propose better ways to keep the books clean.

Qualifications

• Experienced bookkeeper or accountant: solid accounting knowledge and hands-on experience with reconciliations, balance sheets and P&L.
• QuickBooks proficient: comfortable working in QuickBooks every day, including bank feeds and integrations.
• Strong in spreadsheets: confident with Google Sheets for tracking, reconciling and reporting.
• Tech-savvy and accurate: you avoid manual entry errors by using integrations, copy-paste and smart workflows.
• Proactive and self-directed: you take ownership, flag issues before you're asked, and keep the owner informed.
• Clear communicator: strong written and spoken English, and comfortable sending concise daily updates.
• Available on Pacific Time from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
• Strong plus: US tax experience.
• Nice to have: accounting experience in real estate, vacation rentals (Airbnb, VRBO) or hotels, including owner payouts.

Requirements

• Part-time, 4–6 hours per day, tentatively 9:00 AM–2:00 PM Pacific Time.
• Steady workload, with one busier week each month during owner payout preparation.
• Part-time in the long term, with openness to revisit hours as the business grows.
• Fully remote.
• Weekly pay.