Senior Bookkeeper

***A cover letter is REQUIRED for consideration for any position.***

Job Description

If you answer yes to all of the following, we invite you to apply to join our team!

• Are you one of those rare people who actually LIKES accounting?
• Is cleaning up an accounting disaster the most satisfying thing in the world to you?
• Do you love puzzles and logic problems?
• Are you looking for meaningful work that will be personally fulfilling, that you can accomplish part-time while still taking care of your family and other personal needs?
• Do you enjoy figuring out technical tricks to do things more efficiently?
• Even though you are already great at organizing and calendaring, are you even better at checking things off on your to-do list?
• Are you a resident of Utah?
• Do you have lots of experience in Quickbooks Online and applications that integrate with QBO?
• Do you have experience in other platforms, such as NetSuite, QBO accounting integrations, or enterprise accounting software?

Responsibilities

Backyard Bookkeeper is looking for new senior bookkeepers to join our team. As a member of our accounting team, you will be keeping the books (data entry, reconciliation, review, financial statements) for a handful of regular clients, taking responsibility for enterprise clients with more complex financial reporting, as well as helping with incoming large projects that require cleanup or setup before we can transition them to "maintenance mode" bookkeeping.

This is a w-2 position and requires you to sign a non-compete agreement.

You will be working from home, although we have in-person team lunches quarterly and two annual company events. We are looking for residents of Utah, but we may consider out-of-state candidates on a case by case basis.
Qualifications

• Daytime availability for meetings and client calls. Even though you can do most of the work whenever you want, you must have regular availability during regular business hours in order to communicate with your clients and participate in team meetings and training. In addition, our training is pretty hands-on, and there will be more required daytime Zoom meetings for the first 2-4 months of your employment.
• Prepared to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. There is an option to increase to 35-40 hours per week over time.
• Good at managing multiple ongoing projects across several clients.
• Able to provide good, consistent service to clients who are sometimes assertive and demanding.
• At least three years of full-charge accounting experience in a small business environment (including data entry, A/R, A/P, reconciliations, etc).
• Thorough understanding of general accounting/double-entry bookkeeping principles, comfortable making journal entries correctly.
• Excellent communication skills, including through email, phone, video chat, and other online media; be able to respond to messages within one business day.
• Self-motivated, able to work effectively under deadlines without much supervision, excellent follow-through.
• Have your own computer with a number pad, headset, and webcam, along with a good internet connection.
• Type at least 50 WPM, not afraid of data entry (sometimes it gets tedious, but we do our best to mix it up with more interesting work).
• Generally tech savvy on computers, Windows, Microsoft Office, and internet; able to learn new software quickly.

Additional Information/Benefits:

• Flexible hours
• On the job training and development
• Work from the comfort of your own home
• Interact with lots of interesting people and companies in varying industries
• Have a variety of ongoing projects, rather than keeping the same routine every day and week
• Mileage and home office expense reimbursements
• Company IRA matching up to 3%
• Each team has an in-person meeting (usually lunch or dinner) once a quarter - attendance is required in most cases
• We hold two events each year in the SLC, Utah area: a company retreat in the fall and a holiday party in early December. Attendance is required at both events if you live within reasonable traveling distance (mileage is reimbursed). If not, the company will pay for a plane ticket to at least one of the semiannual get-togethers. 
• We currently have an office location in Sandy, Utah. You are welcome to take advantage of the office space if you prefer to work outside of your home office some of the time. 

***One last note: we have an intensive, careful hiring process because we are dedicated to choosing the best qualified candidates who will work well within our company culture and provide excellent service to our clients. Please be prepared to have as many as five interviews before we make any final decision, and the whole process may take several weeks.