Overview
Join our dynamic finance team as a Bookkeeper and Payroll Specialist, where your expertise will drive accurate financial management and seamless payroll operations. This vital role combines meticulous bookkeeping with efficient payroll processing, ensuring our organization maintains compliance with accounting standards and delivers timely, precise financial information. You will play a key part in supporting our mission by maintaining clean financial records, reconciling accounts, and managing employee compensation with precision and enthusiasm.
Duties
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping tasks using accounting software such as QuickBooks Online, Xero, Sage, and other financial systems to ensure accurate recording of transactions.
- Perform accounts payable and receivable functions, including invoice processing, payment scheduling, and collections to maintain healthy cash flow.
- Reconcile bank statements, general ledger accounts, and balance sheets regularly to uphold data integrity in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
- Prepare journal entries, account analyses, and account reconciliations to support accurate financial reporting.
- Process payroll accurately and efficiently using payroll software, ensuring compliance with tax laws and employment regulations.
- Maintain detailed records of employee hours, benefits deductions, taxes, and other payroll-related data for audit readiness.
- Generate financial reports including profit & loss statements, balance sheets, and other management reports to inform strategic decision-making.
- Support budgeting processes by tracking expenses against budgets and preparing variance analyses.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards such as double-entry bookkeeping principles and technical accounting practices.
- Conduct regular general ledger reconciliation tasks to verify the accuracy of financial data across all accounts.
Experience
- Proven experience as a bookkeeper or payroll specialist with a strong background in corporate or non-profit accounting environments.
- Extensive knowledge of accounting software such as QuickBooks (including QuickBooks Online), Xero, Sage, or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to handle payroll processing with accuracy and confidentiality.
- Familiarity with GAAP standards, financial concepts, bank reconciliation procedures, and account analysis techniques.
- Experience working with spreadsheets for data analysis and report writing is essential.
- Strong understanding of technical accounting principles including journal entries, debits & credits, general ledger reconciliation, and double-entry bookkeeping.
- Prior experience in public accounting or working within an organization that emphasizes strict adherence to accounting standards is highly desirable.
- Ability to perform 10-key typing efficiently for data entry tasks along with excellent attention to detail in account reconciliation processes.
Join us in a role where your skills will directly impact our organization’s financial health! We value energetic professionals who are eager to contribute their expertise in bookkeeping and payroll functions within a collaborative environment focused on accuracy and excellence.
Pay: $28.63 - $31.71 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: In person
