Accounting Specialist - Part-Time

FBFM; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual pay adjustment

Tax-season hours possible

Job summary

FBFM is seeking an Accounting Specialist (Part-Time) in Champaign, IL to perform bookkeeping and payroll tasks using QuickBooks. You will handle paychecks, payroll reports, GL updates, and client communication with accuracy and discretion.

The ideal candidate has an associate degree in accounting or related experience, about 1 year in accounting, and a keen eye for detail. This role offers 20 hours/week with potential full-time during tax season.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in accounting or commensurate experience.
• 1 year (Preferred) in accounting or bookkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Prepare client payrolls, statements, and reports.
• Calculate net salaries, deductions, and withholdings.
• Maintain general ledger and payroll files.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Associates degree in accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Job Title: Accounting Specialist - Part-Time

Job Summary

Perform bookkeeping and office assistant duties to help with the organization and performance of administrative tasks, as well as make monthly computer accounting entries for clients using QuickBooks. The ideal candidate will be a hard-working professional able to undertake a variety of office support tasks and work diligently under pressure. This person will be comfortable working with a high degree of attention to detail and discretion as well as incorporating new and effective ways to achieve better results.

Essential Duties

• Prepare client employee statements and process paychecks. Maintain payroll files and create reports.
• Calculate net salaries, deductions, and withholdings.
• Updating payroll files and general ledger.
• Resolve payroll issues.
• Ensure payroll documents and tax documents are accurate. (W-2's, 943, 941, 940, etc)
• Participate in payroll audits.
• Ensure compliance with governmental laws payroll taxes.
• Filing all required payroll monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reports.
• Respond to any letters received from government agencies regarding payroll issues.
• Maintain access to clients' online transcripts and financial information.
• Contact grain marketing company to confirm grain sales.
• Prepare bank deposits, general ledger postings and statements for clients.
• Performing day to day financial transactions including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables data for clients.
• Send accounting reports to clients.
• Prepare and file sales and use tax.
• Assist other staff as needed with their questions.

Job Overview And Scope

• Organize office and assist State Office staff in ways that optimize procedures
• Take messages including appointment cancellations and reschedules
• Monitor level of supplies and handle shortages
• Maintain trusting relationships with other offices
• Maintain and update databases such as mailing lists, contact lists, etc.
• Retrieve, sort and distribute incoming mail

Experience / Education

• Associates degree in accounting or commensurate experience
• 1 year (Preferred) in accounting or bookkeeping

Pay & Work

• We offer a competitive salary that recognizes experience.
• Annual Pay adjustment
• Part-time hours (20 hours/week) with up to full-time during tax season