Tellis and Company, PLLC - Detroit, MI

Here are the most common responsibilities of a bookkeeper:

• Establishing different accounts.
• Developing systems to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts
• Maintaining subsidiary accounts by posting, verifying and allocating transactions
• Reconciling entries to balance subsidiary accounts
• Maintaining a balanced general ledger
• Preparing a trial balance for the accountants
• Preparing financial reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing accounting for information
• Ensuring compliance with federal, state and local legal requirements
• Monitoring for variances from the projected budget
• Advising management on compliance needs
• Assisting in financial activities such as running payroll and generating invoices

Bookkeeper Qualifications
Qualifications can vary based on your organization’s needs. However, you want to at least include education, experience and licensing requirements in your job description.

• Previous bookkeeping experience preferred, minimum 2-3 years of experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Bookkeeper Skills
Here is a list of desired bookkeeper skills.

• Basic accounting knowledge
• Understanding of industry benchmarks in accounting best practices
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP or other industry-standard accounting frameworks
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel or any other spreadsheet
• Establishing accounts
• Developing standards
• Data entry
• Deep understanding of accounting principles
• Confidentiality
• Attention to detail
• Comfortable dealing with huge volumes of complex data

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $21.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Detroit, MI 48202: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Bookkeeping: 2-3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person