This is a remote position.
Schedule: Monday to Friday 9AM to 6PM Miami, FL Time The staff accountant is responsible for maintaining financial records of clients, reconciling accounts, preparing necessary journal entries and ensuring accurate financial reports in a timely manner. The person in this position must be professional, analytical, organized, able to address tight deadlines and have thorough bookkeeping knowledge typically acquired through experience and/or an undergraduate degree.
Duties / Responsibilities: Auditing the coding, payroll entries and reconciliations prepared by our back-office team to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.Performing mid-month and end-of-month procedures for assigned clients in accordance with standard operating procedures.Closing the books and producing the monthly reporting package by the 8th business day of the following month.Acting as point of contact for bookkeeping liaisons responsible for communications with clients.Clarifying and adjusting unknown transactions as requested by liaison.Identifying and documenting 3-way trust discrepancies timely.Ensuring proper documentation and filing of documents are in place according to policy.Providing support for financial analysis by answering questions and/or preparing reports as requested by liaison.Occasionally participating in client conference calls with bookkeeping liaison to help explain/answer any technical bookkeeping questions.Completing year-end closing and post year-end tax adjusting entries.Obtaining QuickBooks Certification and attending all in-house mandatory trainings for ongoing education.Keeping all client information confidential.Requirements: Possess strong competency of general accounting principles and practices.Possess strong organizational skills, problem-solving skills and be detail-oriented.Proficiency using accounting software and spreadsheets. Experience with QuickBooks Online and/or various payroll programs is MANDATORY.Be able to communicate clearly and professionally both verbally and in writing.Be able to work in a fast-paced, team-centered environment against tight deadlines.Experience working with escrow/trust ledger accounting for lawyers is a big plus.Excellent communication skills are MANDATORY and NON-NEGOTIABLE.Independent Contractor Perks: HMO Coverage for eligible locations.Permanent work from home.Immediate hiring.Steady freelance job.
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