Bookkeeper

Job Description

Bookkeeper-Ext | H&R Block

The Tone:
This is a role at H&R Block, an organization dedicated to providing comprehensive financial services to its clients. This position is fundamental in supporting business clients by meticulously managing their day-to-day financial operations and ensuring the accuracy of their monetary records. The Bookkeeper-Ext directly contributes to the financial health and regulatory compliance of businesses, offering them clarity and control over their income, expenses, and payroll. This role is crucial for enabling clients to focus on their core business activities while their essential financial reporting and record-keeping needs are professionally handled.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Mission: To accurately maintain financial records, manage transactions, process payroll, and generate reports for business clients, ensuring compliance and providing clear financial insights.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Data Entry & Recording: Receive all operational data to meticulously determine and execute the best method for accurately recording diverse financial information, including income, expenses, returned checks, bank charges, and detailed labor hours or codes, directly into the client’s designated bookkeeping system.
• Transaction Management & Reporting: Ensure all checks are properly endorsed and deposited, process all charge card transactions daily, report income and bank charge information, and develop detailed periodic reports for business clients regarding income, expenses, and gross taxes.
• Account Reconciliation & Ledger Balancing: Balance and reconcile client ledgers, which become part of the general ledger system, and reconcile cash and bank accounts on an agreed-upon basis by comparing account balances to other recorded sources.
• Comprehensive Payroll Services: Perform full payroll services as requested, including the preparation of payroll checks and all necessary monthly, quarterly, and annual employee and employer payroll reports, ensuring strict adherence to local, state, and federal wage and hour laws.
• Record Keeping & Process Improvement: Maintain a manual file system for hard-copy documents, identify issues with current processes, notify management and clients of concerns, and actively participate in training to continuously improve service delivery to clients.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: No previous work experience necessary.
• Skills: Data Entry, Bookkeeping Principles, Payroll Preparation, Financial Reporting, Manual Record Keeping.