Accountant CPA

Job Description

To thrive in this role, you'll need to love variety, work independently, communicate well and be super organized. The ideal candidate has been the Controller/CFO of a business and can jump into a set of books and run with it. You will be working on and managing several sets of books at a time will be able to read a financial statement, close the books on a monthly quarterly annual basis including journal entries, have a strong foundation in GAAP, be able to make process changes, and have sales tax experience.

Corporate tax experience a plus.
YOU MUST LIVE NEAR TUCSON please.

• Work in Quick Books Online (95% of the time) and/or Quick Books desktop on a daily basis for several small to medium sized businesses
• Guide a company's budget process
• Manage a client's accounting staff - if applicable
• Develop accounting policies and procedures
• Review and establish internal controls
• Provide high level financial analysis
• Make recommendations to business owners
• Prepare forecasts and long term financial plans
• Develop performance metrics
• Implement best practices
• Perform bookkeeping tasks
• Strategic and financial planning
• Negotiate contracts/terms for business owners - if applicable
• Prepare accruals
• Depreciate assets
• Prepare month end journal entries
• Close the books on a monthly annual basis
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Financial Statement preparation/analysis
• Payroll preparation
• Sales tax preparation
• Quarterly and Annual payroll tax form preparation
• 1099 preparation
• Communicate progress to Supervisor on a regular basis

• College degree
• 5 year minimum experience as a Controller or CFO
• 3 year minimum experience using QBO and Quick Books Desktop
• Strong business and administration experience
• Process improvement experience
• Strong leadership experience directing an accounting team
• Strong foundation in GAAP
• Problem solving skills
• Systems Aptitude
• Excel skills

• Sitting 80%
• Standing/Walking 20%
• Office setting - Office, Client, Home
• Frequent client and interoffice personnel interaction as this position is heavily dependent on excellent customer interaction
• Hearing - Must be able to hear telephonic equipment and comfortably communicate with clients and others by telephone and in person

• Computer literate
• Well groomed professional appearance and demeanor
• Must be friendly and dependable, possess leadership, self-motivation, and effective time management and communication skills
• Must adhere to company core values

Position may be up to 32 hours per week; contractor or employee based on circumstances.

$40.00 - $45.00 per hour

• Flexible schedule
• Work from home approximately 1-2 days a week

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

• Bonus pay

• Bachelor's or higher
• CPA a plus

• Accounting: 5 years (Required)
• GAAP: 1 year (Preferred)
• QB ONLINE VERSION: 2 years (Required)

• CPA (Preferred)
• QBO Pro Advisor

• Full-time
• Part-time
• Contract