The Role
Performs QuickBooks Online setup and cleanup, chart of accounts management, balance sheet reconciliations, asset and liability setup, transaction troubleshooting, financial reporting, software integrations, and construction accounting. Communicates with clients to resolve discrepancies, supports reporting needs, and improves bookkeeping processes. Requires advanced QBO expertise, strong analytical skills, and attention to detail. Zoho and JobTread experience is preferred.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Senior Bookkeeper with advanced technical expertise in QuickBooks Online (QBO) and a strong understanding of construction accounting. This role is ideal for someone who excels at troubleshooting complex bookkeeping issues, cleaning up financial records, and ensuring accurate, reliable financial reporting.
The primary focus of this position will be client onboarding, chart of accounts cleanup, balance sheet reconciliations, asset and liability setup, complex transaction troubleshooting, and system integrations. The ideal candidate is analytical, resourceful, and comfortable working with incomplete or unclear financial data, using sound judgment to identify discrepancies and implement effective solutions.
This individual will also support internal reporting needs and may communicate directly with clients to clarify financial information and resolve bookkeeping questions.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications & Skills
The primary focus of this position will be client onboarding, chart of accounts cleanup, balance sheet reconciliations, asset and liability setup, complex transaction troubleshooting, and system integrations. The ideal candidate is analytical, resourceful, and comfortable working with incomplete or unclear financial data, using sound judgment to identify discrepancies and implement effective solutions.
This individual will also support internal reporting needs and may communicate directly with clients to clarify financial information and resolve bookkeeping questions.
Key Responsibilities
- QuickBooks Online Setup & Cleanup: Review and clean up charts of accounts during client onboarding, ensuring proper account classifications and an organized financial structure.
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Reconcile balance sheet accounts, investigate discrepancies, and ensure the accuracy of account balances.
- Asset, Liability & Loan Setup: Establish and maintain asset and liability accounts, including loan balances, related adjustments, and supporting entries.
- Complex Transaction Troubleshooting: Investigate unusual, incomplete, or incorrectly recorded transactions and determine appropriate corrections.
- Financial Reporting: Generate, review, and customize financial reports and vendor expense reports to support internal analysis and business decision-making.
- System Integrations: Assist with troubleshooting and maintaining integrations between QuickBooks Online and external software platforms.
- Construction Accounting: Apply construction bookkeeping knowledge to support accurate financial records and account classifications for construction-related clients.
- Software Support: Work with tools such as Zoho and JobTread to support bookkeeping workflows and financial data accuracy.
- Client Communication: Communicate professionally with clients as needed to clarify transactions, request missing information, and resolve accounting discrepancies.
- Process Improvement: Identify recurring bookkeeping issues and recommend practical solutions to improve accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online (QBO), including company setup, chart of accounts cleanup, account configuration, and transaction troubleshooting.
- Strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations and the setup and adjustment of assets, liabilities, and loans.
- Demonstrated ability to investigate and resolve complex bookkeeping issues independently.
- Experience generating, analyzing, and customizing financial reports and vendor expense reports.
- Familiarity with integrations between QBO and external applications.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to make sound decisions when financial data is incomplete or ambiguous.
- Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and accuracy.
- Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills.
- A proactive, solution-oriented approach to identifying and resolving problems.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in construction bookkeeping or construction accounting.
- Experience using Zoho.
- Experience with JobTread; candidates who are willing and able to learn the platform will also be considered.
Skills Required
- Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online, including company setup, chart of accounts cleanup, account configuration, and transaction troubleshooting.
- Strong experience with balance sheet reconciliations and setup and adjustment of assets, liabilities, and loans.
- Ability to independently investigate and resolve complex bookkeeping issues.
- Experience generating, analyzing, and customizing financial reports and vendor expense reports.
- Familiarity with integrations between QuickBooks Online and external applications.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills for making decisions with incomplete or ambiguous financial data.
- Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and accuracy.
- Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills.
- Proactive, solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Previous experience in construction bookkeeping or construction accounting.
- Experience using Zoho.
- Experience using JobTread, or willingness and ability to learn the platform.
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The Company
What We Do
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