Seattle, Washington
Sr. Staff Accountant or FC Bookkeeper Job Opening in Seattle, Washington - Yavar provides high-quality business support for small professional services firms such as Engineering, Architectural, IT, Software, and consulting firms. Our clients choose us for our reputation, knowledge, and expertise resulting from years of experience. Yavar provides work-life balance and offers great benefits, including fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee; retirement plan employer matching; three weeks of paid time off with seven paid holidays; and an ORCA public transportation pass!
Our downtown Seattle accounting and bookkeeping team has an immediate opening and is seeking a smart, experienced, responsible, and high-energy candidate interested in making an impact and developing their accounting skills. You?ll be working with confidential client financial information so accuracy, reliability, ethics, discretion and professionalism are essential. The initial focus of this role will be on learning professional services customer agreements and project invoicing, and will incrementally add payroll, payables, tax filings, and more.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Review customer agreements to understand terms, conditions and financial details
Produce invoices using ERP system, upload to customer systems or email to clients
Record sales receipts using other accounting system(s)
Follow up with customers on accounts receivables and potential collections
Review vendor agreements to understand terms, conditions and financial details
Record vendor invoices and receipts in ERP and manage accounts payable processes
Review employee timecards for proper project, holiday and PTO accuracy
Process accurate and timely payroll using both ERP and payroll provider platforms
Process, file and pay business and payroll taxes including Federal Form 941s, W-2s, 1099s; state DOR, ESD, L & I and DOL; and city licensing, B&O or excise taxes.
Reconcile bank account and credit card statements with ERP or other accounting system
Produce scheduled and ad hoc financial statements and various management reports
Set up new clients, employees and vendors in ERP or accounting systems
Technical and Soft Skills:
Practical understanding of business financial statements, including Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet
Good understanding of accounting system Chart of Accounts with setup ability preferred
Practical understanding of assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, expense, and contra accounts
Ability to work professionally with customer owners, Principals, Project Managers, and staff
Comfort with business information systems, hardware devices, and cloud services
Strong work ethic with adaptability to changing business needs, demands and deadlines
Excellent critical thinking skills with positive problem solving mindset and bias for pro-action
Active listener with professional and persuasive verbal communication skills at all company levels
Strong written communication skills with ability to write or edit company documents or agreements
Mid to advanced MS Office application proficiency, including Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
Professional, positive, diplomatic, friendly, helpful, and energetic
Highly organized with attention to detail and ability to work independently until project completion
Education and Experience:
Bachelor?s degree in accounting, finance, business, or Associate?s degree with commensurate full-charge bookkeeping experience
3+ years? full-cycle experience in professional services firm accounting or bookkeeping such as architectural, engineering, IT, consulting, etc.
1+ year experience with Ajera or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
2+ years? experience with QuickBooks or other services firm accounting system
2+ year experience reconciling bank account and/or credit card statements with accounting system
This position is permanent, FLSA exempt. Compensation DOE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
Seattle, WA
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
QuickBooks: 2 years
Accounting: 3 years
Ajera: 1 year
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