About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior/Full Charge Bookkeeper to oversee bookkeeping and financial reporting for multiple clients, supervise bookkeepers, and serve as a confident point of contact for business owners. This is a hands-on role for someone who can evaluate accounting records, identify and resolve problems, and move work forward independently while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines. The ideal candidate combines strong technical bookkeeping skills with controller-level judgment, clear communication, and the ability to manage competing client and team priorities.

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Key Responsibilities

• Manage bookkeeping and accounting work for multiple clients, balancing recurring monthly work, project needs, payroll schedules, and reporting deadlines.
• Supervise, train, and review the work of bookkeepers, providing clear feedback and verifying that reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reports are accurate and complete.
• Review general ledger activity, bank and credit card reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and balance sheet accounts; investigate discrepancies and correct bookkeeping errors.
• Assess incomplete or inaccurate accounting records, develop a cleanup plan, and lead historical bookkeeping cleanup projects, including multi-year accounts when needed.
• Oversee month-end and year-end close activities and produce reliable financial statements, with supporting schedules and documentation.
• Prepare financial projections, cash flow forecasts, statements of cash flows, and budget-to-actual reports; explain assumptions, variances, and cash needs to clients.
• Process and review payroll using payroll software and manual calculations, including gross-to-net pay, deductions, withholding, and payroll journal entries; reconcile payroll to the accounting records.
• Proactively call and meet with clients to obtain information, resolve questions, discuss financial results, and communicate progress and deadlines.
• Use critical thinking to identify the cause of accounting issues, determine appropriate corrections, and recognize when a matter needs escalation.
• Maintain clear workpapers and procedures, improve accounting workflows, and protect confidential client information.

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Required Qualifications

• At least five years of hands-on bookkeeping experience, including responsibility for the full bookkeeping cycle and financial statement preparation.
• Experience working directly with clients and managing accounting work for multiple businesses or client accounts.
• Strong working proficiency in QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and Xero, including reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to supervise and review other bookkeepers' work, identify errors, and provide practical guidance and constructive feedback.
• Ability to prepare financial projections, cash flow forecasts, and statements of cash flows.
• Experience processing payroll through software and performing manual payroll calculations, with an understanding of payroll accounting and reconciliation.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Confident verbal and written communication skills, including comfort initiating client phone calls and explaining financial information clearly.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities, work well under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets for financial analysis, reconciliations, and projections.

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Preferred Qualifications

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  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.