[Hiring] Bookkeeper @Jackson Hewitt - 2861

Role Description

Seeking an experienced, independent Bookkeeper to manage a diverse and complex portfolio of client accounts. This role requires a professional who pairs technical accounting mastery—including full reconciliations, payroll, and fixed assets—with excellent organizational agility. Operating with minimal supervision, you will ensure high-density precision across all client ledger activities while upholding strict firm communication standards.

Core Responsibilities

• Portfolio Management & Financial Accuracy
  • Comprehensive Reconciliations: Perform full monthly bank, credit card, and loan statement reconciliations, independently identifying and resolving complex transactional discrepancies.
  • General Ledger Maintenance: Prepare and post standard and adjusting journal entries, maintain accurate fixed asset registers, and calculate depreciation schedules.
  • Advanced AP/AR Operations: Manage client vendor payments, oversee accounts receivable aging analysis, and execute proactive collections workflows.
  • Payroll Execution: Handle regular payroll processing cycles, guarantee exact calculations, and assist with year-end and periodic payroll tax filings.
  • Account Autonomy: Maintain timely, precise records for multiple client accounts simultaneously, executing tasks independently with minimal oversight.
• Operational Oversight & Quality Control
  • Work Review: Provide quality assurance and review the transactional accounting entries of entry-level Client Data Specialists to maintain firm-wide accuracy.
  • Specialized Accounting Projects: Lead targeted historical clean-up efforts and specialized financial projects as assigned by leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of progressive, hands-on professional bookkeeping experience.
• Intermediate to advanced understanding of core bookkeeping principles, internal controls, and standard corporate accounting practices.
• Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online (QBO) and practical familiarity with Google Workspace.
• Intuit Bookkeeping Certification.
• QBO Level 1 Certification.
• QBO Payroll Certification.

Requirements

• Strong personal initiative with a proven ability to manage time effectively and work productively in an independent environment.
• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills, with the capacity to pivot between varied client portfolios and priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• High-level written and verbal communication skills, delivering complex technical updates with professional nuance and clarity.

Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible work from home options available