Accounting Associate - Payroll Experience
- Description:
- Manage the automatic or manual syncing of transactional data into Quickbooks Online.
- Verify that all transactions downloaded into Quickbooks Online are accurately coded to the proper GL account, vendor, customer and class and/or matched to the proper QBO record.
- Prepare bank and credit card reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Ensure all Accounts Payable are accurately coded in the AP software and syncing to Quickbooks Online.
- Manage AP processing, ensuring bills are approved and paid in a timely manner.
- Collect W9s and prepare annual 1099 filings at the end of the year.
- Monitor cash position to ensure enough funds are available to process AP.
- Assist in preparation of customer invoices.
- Sync invoice information to QBO, if using a third-party billing system.
- Monitor invoicing schedules and rates based on customer contracts.
- Keep track of open receivables, monitor due dates, and follow up on outstanding items.
- Match payments to the proper customers and invoices.
- Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, manage adjusting journal entries, and maintain supporting workpapers.
- Review for errors and misstatements.
- Accurately code inventory purchases to the proper item in the financial system.
- Manage creating and receiving inventory against purchase orders.
- Reconcile and balance physical inventory counts to the financial system.
- Process timely and accurate payroll using third-party payroll software.
- Process payroll tax reporting and submissions, if not managed by the payroll software.
- Maintain payroll schedules that accurately reflect employee wage rates, deductions, deferrals, and garnishments.
- Maintain bonus and other supplemental payroll schedules.
- Oversee onboarding and termination of employees in the payroll system.
- Timely management of employment account registrations by state.
- Enroll new states and manage TPA assignments in the payroll system, as necessary.
- Monitor quarterly and annual tax filings prepared by the payroll provider to ensure compliance.
- Process new state sales tax registrations.
- Manage the reporting and submission of monthly, quarterly and annual sales tax filings.
- Identify & implement opportunities to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Possess awareness and curiosity of technology tools an integrations.
- Other special projects as needed.
- Requirements:
- 5 Years experience doing bookkeeping/accounting for an entrepreneurial organization.
- Mastery of Quickbooks desktop, Quickbooks Online, and Xero.
- Experience working with technology solutions such as Shopify, Quickbooks Online, Bill.com, Melio, Abacus, Expensify, Fathom, Syft, LivePlan, Gusto, Rippling, Avalara and others.
- Experience working directly with business owners, principals, and executive staff.
- Proactive Communicator – when you identify a problem, you bring it to the table. You look ahead to anticipate and solve problems in advance.
- Operates with a sense of urgency. You have a passion for your work and are an advocate for your clients.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, enjoys technology challenges and troubleshooting.
- Ability/desire to work with multiple clients in multiple industries and ability to handle shifting priorities.
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