Bookkeeper - Freelance, Remote

Application Deadline: 20 September 2024

Department: Client: Family Entertainment

Location: Global+

Compensation: $7.00 / hour

Description

About the Client

This client operates premier indoor playground and family entertainment centers in Las Vegas, NV and Ontario, CA. They offer a wide range of activities for children and families, including slides, Nerf guns, obstacle courses, and ball pits. The centers feature a full kitchen with gourmet chefs serving various cuisines, as well as party hosting services for birthdays and other events. They also organize special activities like Nerf wars, arts and crafts, and holiday-themed events, aiming to provide a safe, clean, and fun environment for children to create lasting memories.

Why does this role exist?

To ensure accurate and timely financial record-keeping across multiple businesses, enabling informed decision-making and smooth operations for our client.

The Impact you’ll make

• Maintain financial clarity and accuracy for multiple business entities
• Enable timely reporting and analysis for management and accounting teams
• Contribute to the overall financial health and compliance of the businesses
  
  

Your Tasks:

• Attend to monthly financial reports, records of payments and adjustments, ledger data entry, and daily accounting tasks.
• Oversee a company's financial data and compliance by maintaining accurate books on accounts payable and receivable, among others
• Verify that transactions are recorded in the correct daybook, suppliers ledger, customer ledger, and general ledger.
• Extract and categorize financial data from bank and expense statements
• Record transactions accurately in Excel spreadsheets
• Prepare and organize financial data for month-end reporting
• Meet strict deadlines to provide journals to the accounting team
• Handle transactions from multiple businesses simultaneously
• Adapt to varying workloads and prioritize tasks effectively
  
  

What to Expect?

• Must be willing to work overtime.
• The target deadline is the end of the month, ensuring the client can provide the journal to her accounting team on time.
• Client business hours are 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM PST.
• The rate is $7/hour.
• High attendance expectations.
• Must have no prior commitments that could affect work engagement.
• Must commit to a minimum of 40 hours a week.
• Must be able to commit to a minimum 6-month contract.
  
  

Hard Requirements

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum 6 months proven accounting experience
• Advanced proficiency in Excel spreadsheets
• Demonstrated ability to categorize financial transactions correctly
• Experience in handling financial data for multiple businesses
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and practices
• WFH Set-Up:
• Computer with at least an Intel i3 core processor
• Internet speed of at least 40MBPS
• Headset with an extended mic that has noise cancellation
• Quiet, dedicated workspace at home
  

Your superpowers are…

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently
• Adaptability to changing priorities and workloads
• Resilience under pressure, especially during month-end crunch times
  
  

You should apply if…

• You thrive on bringing order to complex financial data
• You're excited by the challenge of juggling multiple business accounts
• You find satisfaction in producing accurate, timely financial reports
• You're comfortable working independently in a virtual environment
• You're willing to put in extra hours when needed to meet critical deadlines
• You're passionate about continuous learning in accounting and financial management
• You enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with mastering Excel functions
  
  

Benefits