Backyard Bookkeeper

Senior Bookkeeper

Backyard Bookkeeper

part-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Salt Lake City • Utah • United States

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Salary

💰 $26 - $30 per hour

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Keeping the books (data entry, reconciliation, review, financial statements) for a handful of regular clients.
  • Taking responsibility for enterprise clients with more complex financial reporting.
  • Helping with incoming large projects that require cleanup or setup before transitioning them to 'maintenance mode' bookkeeping.

Requirements

  • Daytime availability for meetings and client calls.
  • Prepared to work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
  • Good at managing multiple ongoing projects across several clients.
  • At least three years of full-charge accounting experience in a small business environment (including data entry, A/R, A/P, reconciliations, etc).
  • Thorough understanding of general accounting/double-entry bookkeeping principles, comfortable making journal entries correctly.
  • Excellent communication skills, including through email, phone, video chat, and other online media; be able to respond to messages within one business day.
  • Self-motivated, able to work effectively under deadlines without much supervision, excellent follow-through.
  • Have your own computer with a number pad, headset, and webcam, along with a good internet connection.
  • Type at least 50 WPM, not afraid of data entry.
Benefits
  • Flexible hours
  • On the job training and development
  • Work from the comfort of your own home
  • Interact with lots of interesting people and companies in varying industries
  • Have a variety of ongoing projects, rather than keeping the same routine every day and week
  • Mileage and home office expense reimbursements
  • Company IRA matching up to 3%
  • Each team has an in-person meeting (usually lunch or dinner) once a quarter - attendance is required in most cases
  • We hold two events each year in the SLC, Utah area: a company retreat in the fall and a holiday party in early December. Attendance is required at both events if you live within reasonable traveling distance (mileage is reimbursed). If not, the company will pay for a plane ticket to at least one of the semiannual get-togethers.
  • You are welcome to take advantage of the office space if you prefer to work outside of your home office some of the time.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
communication skillsself-motivatedtime managementfollow-throughability to work under deadlines