Bookkeeper & Tax Season Specialist; Remote, Part-Time

| At a glance | |
| Location | Remote, Nicaragua |
| Hours | Part-time, 20 hours a week year-round. More hours during tax season (January to April), up to full-time by agreement |
| Schedule | Flexible, Monday to Friday, with at least 2 hours a day of overlap with the founder (about 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM Nicaragua time). Optional Sunday hours |
| Contract | Independent Contractor with Excello BPO |
| Start | November 2026 |

You own the monthly books for a growing roster of small business clients. You take work off the founder’s desk, keep every client file clean and review-ready, and spot issues before they become problems at tax time. From January to April you support a tax season of more than 100 returns.

Monthly bookkeeping

• Manage monthly bookkeeping for 10 to 20 small business clients in Quick Books Online (Xero for some clients).
• Categorize transactions, maintain bank feeds and rules, and reconcile bank, credit card and loan accounts every month.
• Process accounts receivable and accounts payable: invoices, bills, payment tracking and aging reports.
• Record payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll liabilities from Gusto, ADP or Quick Books Payroll reports.

Cleanup and catch-up

• Clean up and catch up books that are months behind, including rebuilding them from bank statements when records are missing.
  Reporting and review
• Prepare month-end and year-end packages: P&L, balance sheet, reconciliation reports and a short list of open questions.
• Flag unusual transactions, owner draw vs. payroll issues and missing documentation for the founder’s review.
• Use Excel for reconciliations, schedules and data cleanup.
  Tax season (January to April)
• Prepare year-end work papers for business returns (Forms 1120-S, 1065 and Schedule
  
  C) and track 1099 vendors.
• Support return intake: organize client documents and track what is still missing.

• 3+ years of bookkeeping for U.S. small businesses. S corporation and partnership experience strongly preferred. A CPA license is not required.
• Advanced Quick Books Online skills. Quick Books Pro Advisor certification preferred;
  Xero a plus.
• Solid grasp of U.S. GAAP basics, accrual vs. cash accounting and the U.S. tax calendar.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP). Power Query a plus.
• Fluent professional English, written and spoken (C1 or higher). You can write a clear client email explaining what you need and why.
• Exceptional attention to detail. You are deadline-driven and comfortable working independently from checklists.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business preferred.

• A long-term remote role with a growing U.S. firm, paid monthly in USD.
• Steady year-round hours, with more available during tax season.
• Ongoing support from the Excello team.
• We especially encourage women to apply.