Senior Bookkeeper

Backyard Bookkeeper•Cottonwood Heights, UT

11d•$26 - $30•Hybrid

About The Position

Backyard Bookkeeper is looking for new senior bookkeepers to join their team. This is a part-time W-2 position with flexible hours, requiring a minimum of 20 hours per week, with the option to increase to 35-40 hours per week over time. The role involves keeping the books for regular clients, taking responsibility for enterprise clients with more complex financial reporting, and assisting with large projects requiring cleanup or setup. The position is primarily remote, with quarterly in-person team lunches and two annual company events. While the company is looking for Utah residents, out-of-state candidates may be considered on a case-by-case basis. A non-compete agreement is required.

Requirements

Daytime availability for meetings and client calls.
Must have regular availability during regular business hours for communication with clients and participation in team meetings and training.
Prepared to work a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Good at managing multiple ongoing projects across several clients.
Able to provide good, consistent service to clients who are sometimes assertive and demanding.
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.
Generally tech savvy on computers, Windows, Microsoft Office, and internet; able to learn new software quickly.
Resident of Utah (though out-of-state candidates may be considered on a case-by-case basis).

Nice To Haves

Liking accounting.
Enjoying cleaning up accounting disasters.
Loving puzzles and logic problems.
Looking for meaningful work that is personally fulfilling.
Enjoying figuring out technical tricks to do things more efficiently.
Being great at organizing and calendaring and checking things off on a to-do list.
Lots of experience in Quickbooks Online and applications that integrate with QBO.
Experience in other platforms, such as NetSuite, QBO accounting integrations, or enterprise accounting software.

Responsibilities

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.

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%
Quarterly in-person team meetings (usually lunch or dinner) - attendance is required in most cases
Two annual company events 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.
Access to office space in Sandy, Utah.