Bookkeeper

Job Title: Bookkeeper
Job Type: Regular Full Time (M-F 8:30am – 5:30pm)
Career Status: Executive
Compensation (DOE): $60K-75K
Department: Finance and Accounting 
Expected Travel: 0%
Location: Local, On Location
Reports to: President/CEO

The Role

The Bookkeeper is responsible for supporting and recording all financial transactions, such as customer invoicing, financial agreements, payroll, monitoring receivables, paying bills, placing purchase orders, and maintaining an accurate inventory system and financial reporting. The Bookkeeper will also perform clerical and administrative functions such as customer service and recordkeeping, in addition to conducting financial transactions. 

What You'll Do

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Develop system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts: defining bookkeeping policies and procedures
• Post journal entries in the QuickBooks using ConnectWise
• Maintain subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions
• Manage the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
• Review all accounts payable batches and monthly reports for validity, accuracy, and completeness and releasing the batches for payment
• Follow-up, collection, and allocation of payments
• Balance general ledger by preparing a trial balance: reconciling entries
• Maintain historical records by filing documents
• Prepare financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends
• Collect sales taxes from customers and remit them to the government
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying requirements, enforcing adherence to requirements, filing reports, and advising management on needed actions
• Assist in preparing all invoice types through an automated process in ConnectWise based on billing cycle
• Assist in processing employee time and expense reports
• Assist with conducting credit checks on prospects and reporting results to management
• Maintain customer financial information and status in ConnectWise
• Assist with establishing customer agreements in ConnectWise that correspond to service or project contracts
• Perform other accounting activities as required
• Maintain the annual budget
• Pay supplier invoices in a timely manner

Who You Are

At MCG, our core values and culture’s DNA are based on encouraging and rewarding team players that have high-energy, unbreakable positive attitude with the ability to develop strong relationships with the team, customers, and partners. If this describes you and the following are your personality traits, you will thrive with us.

• Proficient knowledge and understanding of QuickBooks
• Excellent understanding of Microsoft 365 with an emphasis on Microsoft Excel
• Ability to create complex formulas and pivot tables on Microsoft Excel
• Solid understanding of general ledger accounts
• Proficient in general office applications and accounting software
• Strong data entry skills
• Experience performing accounting activities such as reviewing general ledger entries and research of entries processed
• Excellent understanding of the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
• Strong organizational, presentation, and customer service skills
• Skill in preparing written communications
• Interpersonal skills: telephony, communication, active listening, and customer-care skills
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-moving environment
• BA/BS, preferably in Accounting or related field
• MBA with a focus on Accounting preferred, but not required
• 5 years of Accounting or Finance related experience