Senior Accountant - QuickBooks & Client Accounting

About the Company

This is a locally owned accounting firm in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. We serve individuals and small-to-medium-sized businesses throughout Northern Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati, and beyond. Our firm provides tax preparation and planning, bookkeeping, payroll, new-business setup, and business consulting. We are committed to accuracy, responsive communication, and personalized service that makes tax and financial matters easier for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly and quarterly accounting for multiple small-business clients
• Maintain and review client records in QuickBooks Online
• Reconcile bank, credit-card, loan, payroll, and balance-sheet accounts
• Review and properly classify income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity transactions
• Prepare and review journal entries and general-ledger activity
• Manage or oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Prepare accurate balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements, and other financial reports
• Complete catch-up bookkeeping, historical-record cleanup, and QuickBooks reconstruction projects
• Identify errors, discrepancies, and unusual transactions and recommend appropriate corrections
• Assist clients with accounting processes, internal controls, and QuickBooks questions
• Coordinate with the firm's tax professionals to ensure client records are complete and tax-ready
• Communicate directly with clients to gather information, resolve questions, and explain financial results
• Manage multiple client deadlines while maintaining accurate documentation and workpapers
• Support payroll and other accounting-related compliance work as needed

Requirements

• At least five years of professional accounting or full-charge bookkeeping experience
• Advanced proficiency with QuickBooks Online
• Strong understanding of general-ledger accounting and financial statements
• Demonstrated experience with account reconciliations, journal entries, AP, and AR
• Experience preparing accurate balance sheets and profit-and-loss statements
• Ability to identify and correct bookkeeping and accounting problems
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and maintain close attention to detail
• Professional judgment and commitment to protecting confidential client information
• Comfortable communicating directly with small-business owners