Bookkeeping Specialist - Part-Time (US & Canada)

ABOUT Our Company:

HigherRing is the ethical outsourcing partner for socially responsible companies. We harness business as a force for good and partner with impact organizations to lighten their load and further their purpose. We create remote, impact employment where our team members and clients are valued and supported in their efforts to advance us all toward a more sustainable world. HigherRing is a B Corp, climate-neutral, and a 1% for the Planet member.
ROLE Description:

This is a remote (work-from-home) position, W-2, not a contractor. Wage is $25-27/hr + full benefits.

The Bookkeeping Specialist (US & Canada) is a positive and energetic self-starter and problem solver who is comfortable with full-stack bookkeeping concepts and who understands the why and strategy of bookkeeping. This person will join a small and growing team to do the valuable work to keep clients’ financial operations clean and complete in a timely manner. In this position, you will work closely with clients to understand their businesses and bookkeeping needs, and then execute common bookkeeping tasks under the direct supervision of our Bookkeeping Manager. US and Canadian bookkeeping and inventory experience is necessary.

This person should have a passion for accounting work and understand how their work and the successful translation of financial activity into clean reports can be responsible for the success and optimization of businesses, enabling our clients to make successful, data-driven decisions. They are proactive about anything that affects the HigherRing -client relationship and any opportunities to optimize the client's work. They work closely with co-workers and management to support the values and mission of the company, and they are effective communicators.

We expect team members to manage themselves and to come to any meetings prepared to talk about their status, opportunities, and challenges. We also expect them to escalate to the team management as needed for support, guidance, and mentoring.
FURTHER Details:

- Supports client bookkeeping functions, including, yet not limited to, accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, payroll, journal entries, and reporting.

- Deep experience in full-charge bookkeeping, with multiple clients, and solid knowledge of basic accounting principles.

- Ability to create and interpret financial reports such as Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss, and cash flows, among others

- Detailed understanding of accounting and bookkeeping, and must understand the differences between cash and accrual accounting

- Very tech-savvy - comfortable using and learning the newest accounting and office technologies.

- Experience working in a multiple-client environment.

- Hyper-organized, able to handle a large variety of projects and tasks, and make sure nothing slips through the cracks

- Ensures deadlines for accounting month-end are met, and all needed reports are prepared in a timely manner

- Does everything possible so that the month- and year-end processes are smooth and lessen the time needed at the end of these periods

- Assists in the compilation of client information for tax preparation as requested and agreed by HigherRing (this is not usually included in our work beyond requesting W-9s, preparing 1099s, and providing reports)

- Assisting in organizing, systematizing, and documenting processes and procedures

- Is comfortable researching to determine answers to questions or the best way to perform work on client systems

- Performs other duties as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Experience: 10+ years of bookkeeping experience

- Inventory experience required

- US and Candian bookkeeping is required

- Experience using bookkeeping software. (e.g. QuickBooks (Online and Desktop), Xero, FreshBooks, Sage, NetSuite, Wave, Intacct, Procore)

- Proficient in Google Workspace, Slack, and Asana (or similar)

- Degree: Two-year accounting degree preferred

- Credentials/Certifica