Bookkeeper
Overview
As a Bookkeeper, you play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our clients’ financial records. Your attention to detail and dedication to maintaining accurate financial data are essential to the success of both our clients and our firm. Your contributions directly impact the efficiency of our financial processes, the quality of our services, and the overall client experience. You are a key player in maintaining our reputation for reliability and excellence.
Expectations and Responsibilities:
1. Core Responsibilities:
- Financial Record-keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, including daily transactions, general ledger entries, and reconciliations.
- Accounts Payable/Receivable: Manage invoicing, collections, and payments, ensuring timely and accurate processing of accounts payable and receivable.
- Bank Reconciliation: Reconcile bank and credit card statements to ensure consistency with the firm’s financial records.
- Data Entry and Maintenance: Enter financial data into accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks) with precision and ensure that all information is current and error-free.
- Financial Reporting: Generate financial reports, including profit and loss statements and balance sheets, to support decision-making processes.
- Compliance and Documentation: Ensure that all financial documentation is filed, organized, and compliant with regulatory requirements.
2. Time Reporting and Communication:
- Accurately report time spent on tasks and projects using the firm’s designated time-tracking system.
- Maintain open and proactive communication with the team, providing regular updates on task progress, challenges, and any support needed to meet deadlines.
- Be available and responsive during core business hours, ensuring prompt responses to client inquiries and internal communications.
3. Collaboration and Teamwork:
- Actively participate in team meetings, sharing insights and contributing to process improvements.
- Support your colleagues by offering assistance when needed, fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure seamless financial operations and client service.
4. Client-Focused Service:
- Provide exceptional service to clients by ensuring their financial records are accurate, timely, and well-maintained.
- Address client inquiries related to financial data with professionalism and clarity, ensuring their satisfaction and confidence in our services.
- Prioritize client confidentiality and adhere to data security best practices in all aspects of your work.
5. Flexibility and Adaptability:
- Understand that your role may evolve over time and that you may be asked to participate in activities outside your core responsibilities.
- Embrace opportunities to learn new skills, take on new challenges, and contribute to the firm’s growth and success.
- Be willing to adapt to changing client needs, firm priorities, and industry developments.
Alignment with Firm Values, Mission, and Vision:
We are committed to providing exceptional financial services with integrity, excellence, and a client-centric approach. As a Bookkeeper, you are expected to embody these values in every aspect of your work. Your performance should reflect the firm’s mission to empower clients through accurate and reliable financial management, and your contributions should align with our vision of being a leader in the accounting and tax industry.