Bookkeeper, Accounting Specialist

Rainbow Restoration; Alsip (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

SIMPLE IRA with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Rainbow Restoration in Alsip, IL is seeking a hands-on Bookkeeper to manage recurring accounting workflows for a busy restoration company. This is not entry-level; you will handle accounts receivable, payable, reconciliations, payroll support, and job costing with independence and accuracy.

You will follow established procedures, resolve discrepancies, and communicate professionally with customers and vendors while managing multiple deadlines in a full-time, office-based role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of bookkeeping or accounting operations experience
• Professional experience using QuickBooks
• Hands-on accounts receivable and accounts payable experience
• Experience reconciling bank, credit-card, customer, and vendor accounts
• Experience with payroll/timekeeping support and job costing
• Intermediate Excel skills, including formulas, sorting, filtering and working with spreadsheets containing financial data

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue invoices to customers and insurance carriers
• Post payments and apply them accurately to customer accounts
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and follow up on outstanding balances
• Reconcile customer accounts and help resolve discrepancies
• Review, verify, and process vendor invoices
• Prepare weekly check runs and electronic payments within approved limits
• Maintain organized vendor files, including W-9s and insurance documentation
• Reconcile vendor statements, credit card charges, and other accounting records
• Verify employee time records and assist with weekly payroll support
• Allocate expenses accurately to specific jobs for job costing

Skills

Accounts receivable

Accounts payable

Bank reconciliation

Payroll/timekeeping support

Job costing

Excel skills

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

Job Description: We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Bookkeeper to manage recurring accounting workflows for a busy property damage restoration company. This is not an entry-level or data-entry-only position. The successful candidate will have recent professional experience independently performing accounts receivable, past-due collections, accounts payable, account reconciliations, payroll or timekeeping support, and job-cost allocation. This is a full-time, office-based position in Alsip, Illinois. Candidates must be able to work accurately, follow established procedures, resolve discrepancies, communicate professionally with customers and vendors, and manage multiple accounting deadlines without constant supervision.

Why Join Us

• Established company with 19 years of local operations
• Stable, year-round service business
• Defined accounting procedures and approval processes
• Consistent full-time schedule
• Direct access to decision-makers
• Opportunity to grow into broader accounting and operational responsibilities
• Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance
• SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• No construction billing or reconstruction accounting Compensation - $26–$30 per hour Placement within the range will be based on relevant experience with QuickBooks, accounts receivable, accounts payable, collections, reconciliations, payroll support and job costing

Qualifications Must-Haves

• Three (3) or more years of recent bookkeeping or accounting operations experience
• Three (3) or more years professional experience using QuickBooks
• Hands-on accounts receivable and accounts payable experience
• Experience reconciling bank, credit-card, customer, and vendor accounts
• Experience with payroll/timekeeping support and job costing
• Intermediate Excel skills, including formulas, sorting, filtering and working with spreadsheets containing financial data

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue invoices to customers and insurance carriers
• Post payments and apply them accurately to customer accounts
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and follow up on outstanding balances
• Reconcile customer accounts and help resolve discrepancies
• Review, verify, and process vendor invoices
• Prepare weekly check runs and electronic payments within approved limits
• Maintain organized vendor files, including W-9s and insurance documentation
• Reconcile vendor statements, credit card charges, and other accounting records
• Verify employee time records and assist with weekly payroll support
• Allocate expenses accurately to specific jobs for job costing

Pay

$25.00 - $28.00 per hour

Application Question(s)

• Are you comfortable communicating with customers and vendors regarding billing questions, payment status, and account discrepancies?
• Are you able to work full-time from our office in Alsip, IL?
• How many years of recent bookkeeping or accounting operations experience do you have?
• How many years have you regularly used QuickBooks Online in a professional bookkeeping or accounting position?
• Work Location: In person