Position: Staff Accountant Location: Remote/Hybrid
Fort Collins, CO
Company Overview: Keep Smart Books (KSB) of Northern Colorado offers a full suite of bookkeeping and accounting support services, from basic full charge bookkeeping, payroll services, and financial reporting, to outsourced CFO services.
Started in Fort Collins, CO in 2010, KSB now serves clients nationwide. We work with clients from all industries, with deep expertise in the nonprofit and construction sectors. We aim to make a profound impact on the local economy by supporting small business owners with the highest level of accuracy and integrity in their financials. In addition to giving back to our community via volunteering and donating, KBS launched Keep Smart Books Academy in 2023. This is a mission-based school offering certification in in-depth bookkeeping and payroll training based on real-life business experience.
Job Summary: KSB has consistently achieved double-digit growth and is expanding its team. We're seeking a highly motivated Staff Accountant/Full Charge Bookkeeper who shares our values of client service, collaboration, and problem-solving. People who succeed in our culture are adaptable go-getters. They're fired up to find solutions to the gnarliest client challenges, and approach their work with curiosity, flexibility and positivity. This role requires someone capable of running day-to-day bookkeeping processes (data entry, reconciliation, payroll, sales tax, AP, AR), and also has high-level accounting knowledge and understands financial statements. This person has a wide knowledge of different industries and understands different business entity types (sole prop, LLC, S-corp, partnership), and is skilled enough to spot inconsistencies and curious enough to ask questions; brave enough to inquire about what they are seeing.
Key Responsibilities: Maintain and update accounting data in QuickBooks for various clients, including account reconciliations, journal entries, sales tax filings, and generating 1099s/W-2s. Prepare month-end closing and year-end adjusting entries, along with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. Process payroll and tax payments for multiple clients, managing updates, terminations, and benefit withholdings. Detect and reconcile payroll and payroll tax payment issues, file quarterly payroll tax returns. Cultivate strong, professional relationships with clients, through responsiveness, problem-solving and education. Qualifications: 3+ years of experience as a Staff Accountant or Full Charge Bookkeeper in a CPA firm or other environment with multiple clients. Deep knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, including AP, AR, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation. Expertise in transaction entry using GAAP, functional expense allocation, reconciliation, and financial report analysis. Proficiency in QuickBooks (Desktop and Online), Microsoft Excel, and other cloud-based accounting software (ADP, Gusto, Bill.com, etc.). Ability to multitask and manage priorities across several clients; We work as a team and you may touch up to 30 client files/month. Strong communication and organizational skills, emotional intelligence, and the professionalism to inspire trust with clients. Comfortable in a team-oriented environment, taking direction from peers and supervisors. Experience with the unique funding, operational goals, and reporting requirements of non profits is highly desirable. What We Offer: Competitive salary range of $25-31/hour + overtime, based on experience, skills, and ability to handle complex financials and clients 401K matching at 3% for both full- and part-time staff members PTO/Sick Pay in addition to company-observed holidays 50% covered dental, 100% covered vision insurance $25K life insurance Keep Smart Books is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
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