Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Policies, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Bookkeeping, Communication Skills, Credit Cards, Customer Relations, Desktop PC, Detail Oriented, Establish Priorities, Financial Statements, Identify Issues, Intuit Quickbooks, Journal Entries, Outsourcing, Problem Solving Skills, Profit & Loss Statements, Reconciliation, Time Management, Transaction Processing/Management
Senior Bookkeeper/Accounting Specialist
Huntsville, Alabama - remote/hybrid options
Are you interested in a flexible, mostly remote role with meaningful client interaction and ownership of the accounting process?
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Bookkeeper / Accounting Specialist to oversee and refine bookkeeping work prepared by our internal team and to serve as a point of contact for client questions and accounting issues. The ideal candidate is a strong, independent worker with excellent communication skills who is comfortable reviewing financials, making adjustments, and collaborating directly with clients and our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and adjust bookkeeping completed by staff bookkeepers to ensure accurate coding and reconciliations
- Perform and oversee month-end close on an accrual basis, including workpapers, adjusting journal entries, and reconciliations
- Review financial statements (profit and loss, balance sheet, and related reports) for accuracy and reasonableness; identify and correct issues
- Support transaction processing in QuickBooks Online as needed (accounts receivable, accounts payable, credit cards, payroll journal entries, and bank matching)
- Work directly with clients (including CFO/owner level) to address questions, explain variances, and resolve accounting issues
- Help refine and document processes as we standardize month-end and reporting workflows
Qualifications
- 3-5+ years of bookkeeping or staff-accountant experience with small to mid-sized businesses
- Strong QuickBooks Online experience (required); QuickBooks Desktop experience is a plus
- Demonstrated experience with accrual-basis month-end close and financial statement review
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage recurring deadlines
- Comfort communicating directly with clients and explaining accounting concepts in plain language
- High attention to detail and strong reconciliation skills
- Experience in an outsourced bookkeeping or accounting firm is a plus