Bookkeeper

Description

We are seeking a Bookkeeper to join a growing Financial Management team with responsibilities over a growing group of small business locations. You will work directly with the CFO to manage and track financial performance over all the business units. You will be tasked with preparing, examining and analyzing a company’s accounts, financial records and other financial obligations to ensure compliance with financial reporting and other standard procedures.

Role could be either full or part time and location opportunities for based throughout Connecticut.

Responsibilities

• Reconciling the company's bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers
• Completing analysis of the employee expenditures
• Managing income and expenditure accounts
• Generating the company's financial reports using income and expenditure data
• Keeping a check on the company's finances based on financial status
• Filing and remitting taxes and other financial obligations
• Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company

Skills and Qualifications

A successful candidate should have experience with accounting and financial software and should stay up to date with current trends. Expert-level knowledge of working with spreadsheets is crucial. Experience with word processing software is essential for generating and writing reports for record-keeping as well as presentations. Other experience requirements include management of company finances and drawing up a budget based on income and expenditure accounts. Experience conducting internal and external auditing is an added advantage. Working experience with general ledger functions is required.

• Experience with accounting software and data entry
• Excellent understanding of accounting rules and procedures including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Advanced knowledge and experience of spreadsheets
• Ability to work independently
• Analytical skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related
• Previous bookkeeping experience desired
• Experience working in a fast paced and evolving environment