Staff Accountant/Bookkeeper (Business Advisor)

Job Description

Staff Accountant / Bookkeeper | Platform Accounting Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Platform Accounting Group, offering flexible work arrangements across its 50+ offices in 15 States. The company is a rapidly growing professional services firm providing tax, accounting, assurance, IT consulting, and wealth management services to small and medium-sized businesses and their owners. This role is crucial for performing essential bookkeeping services for a diverse range of clients, upholding the firm’s foundation of providing the highest level of service and oversight.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Flexible (multiple office locations)
• Pay: $50000–$80000 yearly
• Mission: Perform bookkeeping services for a variety of individual and business clients, ensuring the highest level of service and oversight.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks, Sage, CFS

What You’ll Actually Do
• Bookkeeping: Prepare bookkeeping for a variety of clients on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Payroll Management: Prepare and process client payroll and payroll taxes, including W2s, 1099s, quarterly returns, and annual returns.
• General Accounting: Perform general accounting duties such as entering transactions and reconciling general ledger, credit card, and cash accounts.
• Accounts Payable: Verify, complete, and reconcile payment of invoices associated with accounts payable, ensuring payments are charged to the appropriate accounts.
• Accounts Receivable: Monitor accounts receivable for accuracy in financial reporting.
• Sales Tax: Prepare and file sales tax returns for business clients.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Core domain knowledge in professional bookkeeping and accounting practices.
• Experience: 3+ years of professional bookkeeping or accounting experience, including Multi-State Payroll experience.
• Skills: Excellent communication, attention to detail, and strong analytical skills; proficiency with accounting software and the ability to quickly learn new systems; excellent customer service and interpersonal skills; proactive problem-solving and the ability to self-manage projects.