Bookkeeper – Small Business Accounting Associate

 

If you love solving puzzles and you enjoy making an impact on the Small Business Community, come join us!

This is a Full Time, Remote role.

The Company: 

Breakwater Accounting & Advisory provides outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services for businesses and nonprofit organizations across the US. We embrace technology to work smarter not harder, and we strive to provide value-add service to each and every client. We are a Woman-Lead company, rated a top workplace by the Delaware News Journal four years in a row, and have been featured on the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing companies. 

Our Philosophy:

Great people first, technology-forward thinking second – with just the right combination.

The Role and Responsibilities:  

We are looking for highly-motivated and talented Bookkeepers to join us as Associate team members working with our For Profit clients.

Our Associates are natural problem-solvers and purposeful communicators. The ideal fit understands accounting fundamentals, has exceptional client-facing communication skills, and thrives in a team-based setting. In this role you will…

• Use your aptitude for detail-orientation to record & classify financial account activity and track grants
• Be a key team member on reconciliations, reporting, AP, AR, and payroll processing duties
• Use your meticulous organization skills to ensure the proper documentation and notes are submitted into accounting systems and client records
• Help nonprofits on a daily basis through direct communication with your clients 
• Be a lifelong learner while growing expertise in new accounting platforms and softwares

Who are You?

All of our team members are guided by Breakwater’s Core Principles. We are: proactive, positive, prepared, purposeful, protective, and principled. If these principles resonate with you, too, let’s talk.

• You have at least 1 year of accounting and/or bookkeeping for either/both small businesses
• Within the last 5 years you have used QuickBooks Online (QBO)
• You are a time blocking/calendar champion, having experience working with multiple sets of books at one time (example: bookkeeping for clients with a CPA firm)
• You are excited to learn new technology and resourceful in coming up with solutions
• You pride yourself on being organized and detail oriented 

What would we offer you?

• A supportive, friendly, fun culture that truly values work/life balance 
• A base salary of $44,000-$49,000
• FIVE weeks of PTO on top of company-observed holidays
• Health, vision, and dental benefits 
• We'll help you save for your golden years with a 401K company match

 

Breakwater Accounting + Advisory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.