Accountant/Bookkeeper

Staff Accountant/Bookkeeper

We are a CPA firm located in Fredericksburg, Texas, and we are looking to hire a Staff Accountant for our team. This CPA firm provides tax and payroll services for companies and individuals. The ideal candidate is highly organized, has top-notch communication skills, and is an experienced Bookkeeper specializing in Payroll. 90-Day probationary period.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the bookkeeping and tax needs and deadlines of assigned clients including;
• Payroll administration
• Payroll reports and tax filings
• Accounts Payable as needed
• Monthly account reconciliations
• Monthly financial statements and management reports, as needed
• Local and State tax filings
• Provide support to tax preparers and fellow bookkeepers
• General office and administrative support as needed

Key Characteristics for the Right Candidate:

A relationally driven person with a high emotional IQ, able to multitask and work full-time at 40 hours per week. Our culture is very family-oriented, and the right person for this position knows how to be professional, yet warm and engaging to our clients. A hard worker that is dedicated to deadlines and seeing a task through completion. Self-starter and "can do" attitude is very important. While this is a customer-facing position, the lifeblood of our company is numbers. We need someone who can be described as Meticulous and Responsible. Thoroughly reviews every transaction and email before taking the next steps or communicating with others as well as clients.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Non-negotiable, looking for someone proficient with QB Desktop and/or QBO.
• MINIMUM 3-5 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience
• Degree in Accounting or related field (preferred)
• Full cycle accounting experience
• Strong understanding of both Cash and Accrual-based accounting
• PROFICIENT in QuickBooks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Processing payments, invoices, income receipts and entering data into accounting software
• Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure, including cashflow, P&L's and balance sheets
• Paying vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances
• Verifying the accuracy of business accounts and alerting the Accountant of errors
• Preparation of employee wages, expense reports, quarterly and year end payroll reporting to include W-2's, 1099's, 1096's, 940/941/943's
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong time-management skills
• Flexible team player while also self-directed and able to work independently
• Client interaction to include email, phone, zoom, face-to-face meetings
• Strong ability to be proactive not reactive

Hours:

• Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm, Seasonal Hours 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
• Extended hours during peak season January - April, September - October to include some evenings and weekends

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $26.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Experience:

• Bookkeepers: 2 years (Required)
• Bookkeeping: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $26