Experienced Bookkeeper – QuickBooks Online & Xero; REMOTE

Objective Tax & Accounting is a growing Canadian accounting firm providing personal and corporate tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll.

We are looking for an experienced bookkeeper who can independently manage bookkeeping for multiple clients, including investment holding companies.

• Managing monthly and quarterly bookkeeping for multiple clients using Quick Books Online (QBO) and Xero.
• Setting up new client in QBO, including chart of accounts, bank feeds, opening balances, and bookkeeping workflows.
• Using Hubdoc to collect, organize, and process invoices, receipts, and other financial documents.
• Reconciling bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and investment accounts.
• Recording investment transactions, including purchases, sales, dividends, interest, capital gains, and investment fees.
• Preparing and reconciling GST/HST accounts and assisting with related filings.
• Reviewing general ledgers, identifying discrepancies, and correcting bookkeeping errors.
• Preparing organized working papers and financial records for corporate tax returns and year-end accounting.
• Communicating with clients to obtain missing information and resolve bookkeeping questions.
• Helping improve our bookkeeping processes and workflows.

• At least 10 years of professional bookkeeping experience, preferably in a Canadian public accounting or bookkeeping firm.
• Strong hands-on experience with QBO.
• Experience setting up new client files in QBO.
• Experience reconciling accounts.
• Experience with investment bookkeeping, including brokerage statements, investment income, realized gains and losses, and reconciling investment accounts.
• Good understanding of GST/HST.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple client deadlines.

• Experience with Xero.
• Experience using Hubdoc.

Objective Tax & Accounting is part of the Objective group of companies, which includes Objective Financial Partners, one of Canada’s largest advice-only financial planning firms.

We offer flexibility in how you structure your workweek and recognize that people have commitments outside of work. We are not focused on billable hour targets or tracking every minute of your day. We care more about doing good work and having a team that enjoys working together.

We are growing and looking for someone who can take ownership of their client files and work independently while being part of a supportive team.

• Annual salary of $55,000 to $75,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Health spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance, and travel insurance.