Bookkeeper
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Wellness resources
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bonus based on performance
- Company parties
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule
- Comprehensive Reconciliations: Perform full monthly bank, credit card, and loan statement reconciliations, independently identifying and resolving complex transactional discrepancies.
- General Ledger Maintenance: Prepare and post standard and adjusting journal entries, maintain accurate fixed asset registers, and calculate depreciation schedules.
- Advanced AP/AR Operations: Manage client vendor payments, oversee accounts receivable aging analysis, and execute proactive collections workflows.
- Payroll Execution: Handle regular payroll processing cycles, guarantee exact calculations, and assist with year-end and periodic payroll tax filings.
- Account Autonomy: Maintain timely, precise records for multiple client accounts simultaneously, executing tasks independently with minimal oversight.
- Work Review: Provide quality assurance and review the transactional accounting entries of entry-level Client Data Specialists to maintain firm-wide accuracy.
- Specialized Accounting Projects: Lead targeted historical clean-up efforts and specialized financial projects as assigned by leadership.
- Professional Tenure: Minimum of 3 years of progressive, hands-on professional bookkeeping experience.
- Accounting Frameworks: Intermediate to advanced understanding of core bookkeeping principles, internal controls, and standard corporate accounting practices.
- Software Ecosystem: Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online (QBO) and practical familiarity with Google Workspace.
- Intuit Bookkeeping Certification
- QBO Level 1 Certification
- QBO Payroll Certification
- Autonomy: Strong personal initiative with a proven ability to manage time effectively and work productively in an independent environment.
- Agility: Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills, with the capacity to pivot between varied client portfolios and priorities in a fast-paced setting.
- Interpersonal Communication: High-level written and verbal communication skills, delivering complex technical updates with professional nuance and clarity.
- Comprehensive Reconciliations: Perform full monthly bank, credit card, and loan statement reconciliations, independently identifying and resolving complex transactional discrepancies.
- General Ledger Maintenance: Prepare and post standard and adjusting journal entries, maintain accurate fixed asset registers, and calculate depreciation schedules.
- Advanced AP/AR Operations: Manage client vendor payments, oversee accounts receivable aging analysis, and execute proactive collections workflows.
- Payroll Execution: Handle regular payroll processing cycles, guarantee exact calculations, and assist with year-end and periodic payroll tax filings.
- Account Autonomy: Maintain timely, precise records for multiple client accounts simultaneously, executing tasks independently with minimal oversight.
- Work Review: Provide quality assurance and review the transactional accounting entries of entry-level Client Data Specialists to maintain firm-wide accuracy.
- Specialized Accounting Projects: Lead targeted historical clean-up efforts and specialized financial projects as assigned by leadership.
- Professional Tenure: Minimum of 3 years of progressive, hands-on professional bookkeeping experience.
- Accounting Frameworks: Intermediate to advanced understanding of core bookkeeping principles, internal controls, and standard corporate accounting practices.
- Software Ecosystem: Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online (QBO) and practical familiarity with Google Workspace.
- Intuit Bookkeeping Certification
- QBO Level 1 Certification
- QBO Payroll Certification
- Autonomy: Strong personal initiative with a proven ability to manage time effectively and work productively in an independent environment.
- Agility: Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills, with the capacity to pivot between varied client portfolios and priorities in a fast-paced setting.
- Interpersonal Communication: High-level written and verbal communication skills, delivering complex technical updates with professional nuance and clarity.
Working at Jackson Hewitt
Jackson Hewitt is an innovator with nearly 6,000 locations, and we’re on a mission to change the face of the tax industry. We are an industry-leading provider of full-service individual, federal, and state income tax preparation with offices across the country. Jackson Hewitt is always seeking to improve its financial products, promotions, and partnerships so clients get more.
Taxes are fun (really!)
Jackson Hewitt is proud to offer free tax training as well as continuing education for tax preparers across the country. With nearly 6,000 locations to choose from, there's likely a Jackson Hewitt location near you, including at your local Walmart store. Tax preparers have flexible scheduling and various rewards too.
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Work-Life Balance We offer seasonal opportunities and flexible schedules for a variety of positions. That leaves the rest of your time to build out your dreams, grow your skills, spend time with family, and live your life. Stability Over 150 million people file taxes every year and more than half use tax services. Be the Difference Who knows your community better than you do? Join a team that helps your neighbors with what is likely their most important financial transaction of the year. Recognition and Appreciation Jackson Hewitt recognizes top performers through the Tax Pro bonus program and other award drawings. Jobs with Career Potential Build your future—and your resume—with skills that don’t age. Get a start in the tax business and build the career you want. Giving Back Retail locations are often heavily involved in their local communities and charities. Celebrating Success Districts across the nation host conference calls that start with recognition of wins in client satisfaction, returns completed, and other company objectives. At the end of each tax season, teams in each district come together to celebrate the season’s accomplishments. Transferable Skills Learning to prepare taxes will benefit you at Jackson Hewitt and beyond.Flexible work from home options available.
Requires 3+ years of professional bookkeeping experience, advanced QuickBooks Online proficiency, Google Workspace familiarity, accounting knowledge, and Intuit Bookkeeping, QBO Level 1, and QBO Payroll certifications.
Key Responsibilities
- reconciling accounts
- maintaining ledgers
- processing payroll
Skills & Tools
QuickBooks Online (QBO), Google Workspace
Job Details
- Category: Finance and Accounting
- Seniority: Mid Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Salary: USD 41,600 – 54,080 / year
- Languages: English
Benefits
- 401k matching
- Retirement plan
About Jackson Hewitt
A nationwide provider of individual federal and state income tax preparation services and financial products. — Industry: Finance