Overview

Our client is looking for a detailed, reliable, and experienced Accountant (QuickBooks) to clean up, bring current, and manage their daily accounting operations in QuickBooks. The role begins with an immediate primary focus on performing a comprehensive catch-up of 2026 financial records, fixing backend errors, and reconciling all accounts. Once brought fully up to date, the position transitions into maintaining day-to-day operations, including payroll, tax filings, invoicing, purchase orders, and monthly reporting.

Schedule:

• Part-Time, flexible schedule during client business hours

Responsibilities

Catch-Up & Cleanup (Immediate Priority)

• 2026 Books Catch-Up: Bring all financial transactions, entries, and accounts fully up to date for 2026.
• Backend Troubleshooting & Correction: Audit current QuickBooks setup, resolve misallocated entries, fix back-end errors, clean up chart of accounts, and correct historical discrepancies.
• Account Reconciliation: Balance and reconcile all bank accounts, credit cards, and merchant platforms to ensure 100% accuracy.

Ongoing Daily & Operational Accounting

• Daily Ledger Entries: Record and categorize daily transactions, expenses, and revenues accurately in QuickBooks.
• Accounts Receivable (A/R): Create and send customer estimates, generate and issue invoices, track receivables, and manage collection follow-ups.
• Accounts Payable (A/P): Manage purchase orders (POs), match POs to bills/vendor invoices, and track payables.
• Payroll & Payroll Taxes: Process periodic payroll accurately, ensure proper payroll tax withholdings, file payroll tax returns, and make timely tax deposits.
• Reporting & Analysis: Generate regular financial reports (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Accounts Receivable/Payable Aging, Cash Flow) and ad-hoc analysis as needed.

Requirements

• QuickBooks Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience using QuickBooks (Online/Desktop) with proven capability in backend setup, cleanup, and error resolution.
• Accounting Background: 3+ years of experience
• Payroll & Tax Knowledge: Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end payroll processing and filing localized payroll taxes accurately and on time.
• Reconciliation Mastery: Extensive experience performing bank/credit card reconciliations and resolving complex discrepancies.
• Detail-Oriented & Self-Driven: High precision, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently with minimal oversight.
• Communication & Reliability: Clear communication regarding progress updates, deadlines, and financial insights.

Independent Contractor Perks

• Permanent work from home
• Immediate hiring

Note

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