Senior Specialist, Bookkeeping

Summary

Join Housecall Pro as a Senior Bookkeeping Specialist and contribute to building solutions that improve the lives of home service professionals. You will manage the bookkeeping tasks for our accounting customers, ensuring quality assurance and meeting deadlines. This role requires strong multitasking abilities, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. You will onboard new clients, provide ongoing support, and mentor junior team members. The ideal candidate possesses 3+ years of US bookkeeping experience, a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent), and a passion for accuracy and efficiency. This is a full-time independent contract role with a compensation range of $15,100-$18,900 USD/year.

Requirements

• 3+ years of U.S. bookkeeping/accounting experience with in-depth understanding of SMB accounting methods and processes, including: Consolidation and preparation of financial statements
• Month-end book close and consolidation process, including journal entries, account reconciliations and flux analysis, A/P and A/R
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, a similar certification or level of experience (such as QBO Proadvisor)

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality assurance on all month-end reconciliations
• Meet month-end service delivery deadlines for all dedicated accounts, including all actions necessary to deliver completed and reconciled books
• Exhibit discretion and project management skills when driving projects that ensure the accuracy of past, present, and future bookkeeping data
• Guide our customers through a white-glove onboarding journey and ensure that each customer is confident and has completed books once the onboarding journey is complete
• Create detailed documentation on client account statuses and issues
• Communicate best practices in resolutions to other team members and assess priorities
• Foster exceptional customer experiences and interactions, and employ robust organizational and communication skills to guarantee timely client follow-ups
• Serve as a role model and mentor for junior team members

Preferred Qualifications

• Finding joy in accuracy and efficiency
• Strong expertise in troubleshooting any bookkeeping and tax-related questions
• Track record of managing multiple projects with a strong attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent people skills: must be personable, patient, and good-humored
• Self-starter mentality and independent thinker; intelligent and effective problem-solver
• Interest or experience in home service business trades is a plus

Benefits

• This is a full time independent contract role
• The expected compensation range for this role is $15,100-$18,900 USD/year