Accounting Specialist/Full-Charge Bookkeeper

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST/ FULL-CHARGE BOOKKEEPER
$60K-$70K/Year
M-F 8am/9am-4pm/5pm (flexible) 
Direct Hire Opportunity! 
Rochester, NY

POSITION SUMMARY:
Seeking a highly autonomous, versatile, and dependable Accounting Specialist/Full-Charge Bookkeeper to manage the complete corporate accounting department for our client's small, family-owned manufacturing company. In this independent role, you will take full ownership of all day-to-day financial operations—from daily cash applications and weekly ACH pay runs to sales commission math, customer/vendor dispute resolutions, and quarterly state tax compliance.

The ideal candidate thrives in a family business environment where they serve as the sole internal accounting authority, managing every detail from routine administrative setups to month-end and year-end closures. This role focuses entirely on financial operations, cash flow management, and compliance.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cash Flow Management & Treasury: Actively manage daily cash flow position, monitor working capital, post electronic customer payments, execute weekly vendor disbursements via batch ACH, and process commercial loan payments.
• Accounts Receivable & Collections : Protect and optimize company cash flow by monitoring aging reports, pursuing overdue customer accounts, and securing timely invoice payments.
• Internal Controls & Process Optimization: Develop, implement, and enforce standardized operating procedures and internal checks to guarantee data accuracy and minimize errors across all accounting workflows.
• Bank & Ledger Reconciliations : Maintain complete daily oversight into all business bank accounts and executing month-end bank reconciliations.
• Period Closures & CPA Tax Prep : Lead the independent end-to-end month-end and year-end closing processes in QuickBooks Desktop, including posting adjusting entries. Own the year-end tax file preparation by gathering all requested documentation, reconciliations, and schedules to deliver a clean, auditable file to the CPA.
• Sales Commissions : Calculate, verify, and process monthly commission payouts for sales representatives.
• Payroll Operations : Post 401K & weekly payroll journal entries into the general ledger, and serve as the fully trained, active backup for executing the weekly employee payroll processing run.
• NYS Tax Compliance : Compile sales records, audit taxable transactions, and execute the quarterly New York State sales & use tax filing (Form ST-100) via the NYS online portal to meet compliance deadlines.
• Data & System Administration : Set up new customer accounts in the database, establish secure vendor portals, and serve as the primary operational backup for daily customer invoicing and AP processing.
• Dispute & Relationship Management : Act as the dedicated point of contact to investigate, research, and resolve billing disputes or payment discrepancies directly with customers and vendors.
• Department Ownership : Take absolute responsibility for all incoming inquiries, troubleshooting, and administrative demands directed to the accounting department.

• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of professional bookkeeping or corporate accounting experience, including direct cash flow tracking.
• Confidentiality: Absolute discretion and a proven track record of maintaining strict confidentiality regarding family-owner financials, executive payroll, and sensitive business data.
• Process Management: Proven experience building or maintaining internal controls, accounting checklists, or departmental procedural guides.
• Software Expertise: High proficiency in QuickBooks Desktop.
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (data entry, formatting, sorting, and basic formulas).
• NYS Compliance: Prior experience handling or compiling data for New York State sales tax filings (Form ST-100) is preferred.
• Traits: Ability to work completely independently, maintain strict professional boundaries, and enforce department deadlines.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or a professional accounting certification, a plus.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Prior experience with billing, invoicing, and payroll processing strongly preferred.

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