Remote Outsourced Accountant

Job Description

REMOTE Outsourced Accountant (Public Accounting) | Jobot

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at a rapidly growing public accounting firm, operating entirely remotely. The company is actively seeking an experienced accounting professional to manage diverse outsourced accounting tasks for its clients. This role is critical in supporting the firm’s public accounting services by ensuring precise financial operations, managing client accounts receivable, facilitating accurate bank reconciliations, and providing essential payroll support. Your contributions will directly enable the firm’s continued growth and deliver high-quality financial services to a varied client base.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote
• Pay: $70000–$90000 yearly
• Mission: To manage accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, payroll support, and other accounting functions for the firm’s clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks Online

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounts Receivable Management: Manage and maintain the complete accounts receivable process for clients, which includes ensuring that all invoices are accurately issued and that payments are received in a timely manner, contributing to healthy client cash flow.
• Financial Reconciliations: Perform meticulous monthly and weekly bank reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting and to maintain robust financial control for clients.
• Payroll Support: Provide comprehensive support for the payroll process for various clients, ensuring that all employees are paid accurately and promptly according to established schedules.
• Chart of Accounts Management & Financial Reporting: Responsibly manage and maintain the chart of accounts for client entities, ensuring ongoing accuracy and compliance with financial reporting standards, and assist in the preparation of financial reports, budgets, and forecasts.
• Client Service & Process Enhancement: Provide excellent customer service to clients by answering accounting-related inquiries and resolving issues promptly, and work collaboratively with the accounting team to improve processes and procedures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field, with an ideal background coming from a public accounting firm.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in an accounting role, including at least 3 years of experience with QuickBooks Online or similar accounting software.
• Skills: Proficiency in QuickBooks, strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices (particularly accounts receivable and bank reconciliations), excellent numerical skills, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, effective written and verbal communication, and the ability to work independently with a proactive approach to problem-solving and initiative in a remote environment.