Senior Bookkeeper & Financial Ops Lead – Tempe

Advisory Excellence LLC; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Advisory Excellence LLC in Tempe, AZ is seeking a mid-level Bookkeeper to join our growing team. The role anchors the monthly close, supports external audits, and partners with the Tempe controller on journal entries, deferrals, and accruals.

You will draft board decks to translate numbers into decisions, mentor junior staff, and help automate tax compliance and general ledger tasks. This position offers a clear path for growth within a flexible, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain.
• An Advisory Excellence LLC mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow.
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your finance expertise.
• Strong working knowledge of Tax Compliance and General Ledger.
• An oddball-friendly bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait.
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Draft the board deck that turns numbers into a decision
• Mentor junior accounting staff and review their work for accuracy
• Lean on Tax Compliance and General Ledger to automate what used to be manual
• Forecast tax payments precisely enough to avoid an underpayment penalty
• Shepherd the year-end flexible audit from PBC list to signed opinion
• Sit beside the Tempe controller on accruals, deferrals, and journal entries

Skills

Time management

Written communication

Adaptability

Finance portfolio

Tax compliance

General ledger

Project ownership

Job description

Advisory Excellence LLC in Tempe, AZ is seeking a mid-level Bookkeeper to join our growing team. The role anchors the monthly close, supports external audits, and partners with the Tempe controller on journal entries, deferrals, and accruals.

You will draft board decks to translate numbers into decisions, mentor junior staff, and help automate tax compliance and general ledger tasks. This position offers a clear path for growth within a flexible, mission-driven environment.