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Law Firm Accounting, Clio Bookkeeper
Location
Utah
Posted
128 days ago
Salary
$26 - $30 / hour
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Law Firm Accounting, Clio Bookkeeper
Backyard Bookkeeper
• Keeping the books (data entry, reconciliation, review, financial statements) for law firm and attorney clients. • Working from home, although we have in-person team lunches quarterly and two annual company events. • Attending regular business hours for communication with clients and participate in team meetings and training. • Engaging during hands-on training and required daytime Zoom meetings for the first 2-4 months of employment.
Job Requirements
- Daytime availability for meetings and client calls.
- Prepared to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. There is an option to increase to 35-40 hours per week over time.
- Good at managing multiple ongoing projects across several clients.
- Able to provide good, consistent service to clients who are sometimes assertive and demanding.
- At least one year of full-charge accounting experience in a law firm using some combination of Clio and QBO or Xero.
- Thorough understanding of general accounting/double-entry bookkeeping principles, comfortable making journal entries correctly.
- Excellent communication skills, including through email, phone, video chat, and other online media; be able to respond to messages within one business day.
- Self-motivated, able to work effectively under deadlines without much supervision, excellent follow-through.
- Have your own computer with a number pad, headset, and webcam, along with a good internet connection.
- Type at least 50 WPM, not afraid of data entry (sometimes it gets tedious, but we do our best to mix it up with more interesting work).
- Generally tech savvy on computers, Windows, Microsoft Office, and internet; able to learn new software quickly.
Benefits
- Flexible hours
- On the job training and development
- Work from the comfort of your own home
- Interact with lots of interesting people and companies in varying industries
- Have a variety of ongoing projects, rather than keeping the same routine every day and week
- Mileage and home office expense reimbursements
- Company IRA matching up to 3%
- Each team has an in-person meeting (usually lunch or dinner) once a quarter - attendance is required in most cases
- We hold two events each year in the SLC, Utah area: a company retreat in the fall and a holiday party in early December. Attendance is required at both events if you live within reasonable traveling distance (mileage is reimbursed). If not, the company will pay for a plane ticket to at least one of the semiannual get-togethers.
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