Finance & Accounting
Bookkeeper / Staff Accountant (U.S. CPA firm)
CPA & advisory firm, Houston, TX
- Senior · Full-time
- Remote, Latin America
- Posted 18 days ago
About the role
A growing Houston-based CPA and advisory firm needs an experienced Bookkeeper / Staff Accountant to run the firm's own accounting and manage bookkeeping for a portfolio of U.S. clients. This isn't data entry: it's for someone who knows the standards, deadlines, confidentiality and client service of a professional accounting firm, ideally from a CPA firm, public accounting firm or outsourced accounting provider serving several external clients.
What you'll do
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping for the firm and assigned client accounts, keeping general ledgers accurate.
- Record and review accounts payable and receivable; reconcile bank, credit-card and balance-sheet accounts.
- Prepare adjusting and recurring journal entries and support monthly, quarterly and year-end close.
- Review client books, correct discrepancies and keep records clean and tax-ready.
- Prepare financial statements: profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow reports.
- Assist with 1099s, payroll reconciliations and sales-tax reporting when required.
- Communicate with clients to resolve questions, manage several accounts and deadlines, and keep all client data confidential.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- 3+ years of professional bookkeeping or accounting experience.
- Experience at a CPA firm, public accounting firm or outsourced accounting provider serving multiple clients (required).
- Hands-on accounting for U.S. businesses; full accounting cycle and month-end close; U.S. GAAP fundamentals.
- QuickBooks Online certification.
- English C1+ (fully professional), confident with U.S. clients.
- Available full-time on Houston / Central Time business hours, with a reliable laptop and high-speed internet.
Nice to have
- QuickBooks Desktop, Xero or similar platforms.
- U.S. payroll, sales tax, 1099 and tax-preparation workflows.
- Cleaning up or reconstructing incomplete client records.
Skills
- QuickBooks Online
- U.S. GAAP
- Reconciliations
- Month-end close
- Financial statements
- 1099s
- Sales tax
How hiring works
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