Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Robert Half is seeking an experienced Full Charge Bookkeeper to support a professional services organization that provides outsourced accounting and bookkeeping support to a diverse client base. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented Full Charge Bookkeeper who thrives in a paced environment, enjoys solving complex accounting challenges, and can independently manage multiple sets of books with minimal direction. This position is 100% remote. Candidates must be capable of working a 40+ hour work week Monday - Friday, 8am -5pm. This role requires an individual who can step into existing accounting records, identify issues, perform account clean-up work, and maintain accurate month-end financials for numerous client accounts. The candidate must be comfortable communicating directly with clients, gathering missing information, and taking ownership of assigned portfolios.
Key Responsibilities for the Full Charge Bookkeeper:
- Manage bookkeeping and accounting activities for multiple client accounts simultaneously.
- Review existing accounting records and identify discrepancies, missing transactions, and classification errors.
- Perform clean-up and catch-up bookkeeping projects involving incomplete or outdated financial records.
- Complete monthly bookkeeping functions including journal entries, account reconciliations, transaction coding, and month-end close activities.
- Prepare and maintain accurate financial statements, profit and loss reports, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, loan accounts, and other balance sheet accounts.
- Research and resolve accounting discrepancies independently.
- Communicate directly with clients to obtain supporting documentation and clarify accounting activity.
- Maintain organized financial records while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
- Utilize accounting software platforms including QuickBooks and Xero.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bookkeeping experience within the real estate, property management, construction, or professional services industries.
- Experience managing portfolios of 30+ client accounts or multiple sets of books simultaneously.
- Prior experience working in a public accounting, outsourced accounting, CAS (Client Accounting Services), or bookkeeping services environment.
- Experience supporting small businesses and entrepreneurial clients.
- Comfortable proactively reaching out to clients to obtain information and resolve outstanding accounting items.
This opportunity is best suited for a highly organized Bookkeeper who enjoys working across a variety of businesses, can quickly assess the accuracy of financial records, and is comfortable engaging directly with clients. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong attention to detail, accountability, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a remote environment.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of full-cycle bookkeeping or full charge bookkeeping experience.
- Experience managing bookkeeping for multiple businesses or clients concurrently.
- Strong knowledge of account reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and month-end close procedures.
- Experience performing accounting clean-up, catch-up, and historical reconciliation work.
- Advanced proficiency with QuickBooks Online and/or Xero.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a high-volume workload.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment with limited supervision.