Accountant

UpCounting; Pakistan; Remote; PKR 7,899,000 - 11,848,000; Full time

Job summary

UpCounting is hiring a multi-client, full-cycle bookkeeper/accountant on an independent contractor basis. You’ll manage several client books, perform reconciliations, A/P, A/R, journal entries, accruals and prepaids, with month-end close on deadlines.

Work is reviewed by a manager or senior accountant and you’ll communicate clearly to close each file. This role is remote, uses your own equipment, and pays in CAD.

Qualifications

• 3+ years accounting or bookkeeping experience including at least 1 year in a firm, BPO, or multi-client environment.
• Experience with multi-client portfolios and full-cycle bookkeeping (A/P, A/R, journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close).
• Proficient with QuickBooks Online or Xero; willing to obtain QuickBooks Online certification during onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of client files with full-cycle bookkeeping.
• Support month-end close including reconciliations, schedules and workpapers.
• Record payroll, prepaids, accruals; prepare sales tax filings and remittances.
• Check work prior to review and raise discrepancies clearly and promptly.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Xero

Job description

Hours: Full overlap with EST, 9 am to 5 pm

The role

You carry several eCommerce client files at once, each with their own books and deadlines. Reconciliations, A/P, A/R, journal entries, month-end close, on every file. Our clients are 7- to 9-figure brands, and we work to a five-day close.

We are hiring for multi-client and full-cycle. Multi-client means separate clients, not entities inside one company. Full cycle means you have carried a client from bank feed through to a closed month, not just A/P, A/R, or reconciliations.

Your work is reviewed by an accounting manager or senior accountant before it reaches the client, and you are expected to make that review short.

This is an independent contractor engagement. You use your own equipment and need a stable internet connection and power backup. Payment is made in Canadian dollars (CAD).

Must have

• 3+ years in accounting or bookkeeping, including at least 1 year in a firm, BPO, or multi-client environment
• A professional accounting qualification, or one in progress: ACCA, ICAP (CA), ICMA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent. Part-qualified and finalists count.
• Multiple clients, not multiple entities. You have worked across separate client books with their own deadlines and stakeholders. Several subsidiaries of one company in one system is a different job and does not count here.
• Full cycle bookkeeping: reconciliations, A/P, A/R, journal entries, accruals and prepaids
• You have worked to a month-end close and met it. Fixed deadlines preferred. If yours has been rolling, be ready to talk about how you would adapt.
• QuickBooks Online or Xero experience. We will fund your QuickBooks Online certification during onboarding if you do not have it.
• You can follow written instructions precisely, including format, naming, and deadlines, without being reminded.
• Experience working with clients or employers outside Pakistan, ideally the US, Canada, the UK, or Australia
• English strong enough to be understood in writing and on a live call
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• eCommerce or consumer goods clients
• Inventory and COGS experience
• Sales tax and multi-jurisdiction compliance
• ClickUp or similar project management tools

What you will do

• Full-cycle bookkeeping across a portfolio of client files
• Support month-end close: reconciliations, schedules, supporting workpapers
• Record payroll entries, prepaids, and accruals accurately
• Prepare sales tax filings and remittances
• Check your own work before it goes to review. Catching your own errors is part of the job.
• Raise discrepancies clearly and early, with what you have already checked
• Action review notes fully and on time, including the ones that were not itemized for you

What the job actually looks like

• Month-end is the most demanding period of the month and falls within the first ten business days. It eases considerably after that.
• You are expected to book around 39 hours a week to client work, tracked accurately.
• Your first two weeks are onboarding, not client work. How you handle that period tells us a lot.
• When you are stuck, you come with the problem and what you have already tried. You do not wait for a scheduled call to raise it.
• Some of our processes are mature, and others are still being built. Tell us when you hit a gap.

This role is not for you if

• You need each piece of work handed to you and itemized
• You wait for a scheduled call to raise something rather than flagging it the same day
• You assume an explanation for something that looks wrong instead of checking it
• You are looking for a calmer or less demanding environment. This is public accounting; it is busy by design, and month-end has real pressure in it.
• Working full EST hours would be a strain on your health or your life
• Your current role is AP only, AR only, a shared service centre, or audit rather than full cycle accounting
• Paid time off, Me Days, statutory holidays in your country, year-end company closure
• Certifications and internal training paid for
• Promotion from within based on performance and impact. Several of our leaders started in more junior roles.
• Fully remote, async-first