Strategic QuickBooks Accountant: Financial Reporting

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Peoria Heights (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking a QuickBooks Accountant to manage advanced financial reporting, review bookkeeping data, and oversee multiple client accounts using QuickBooks Online Accountant and Desktop.

You'll handle payroll, tax compliance, and real-time financial analysis, ensuring GAAP adherence and confidentiality across multi-state operations in Illinois and beyond. This full-time role offers immediate opportunity in Peoria Heights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Human Resources.
• CPA license preferred or required for auditing and tax representation.
• Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online Accountant, QuickBooks Desktop, and related third-party financial apps.
• Strong analytical capabilities, deep knowledge of GAAP standards, and close attention to detail.
• Strict attention to data confidentiality, strong numerical aptitude, and a firm grasp of multi-state tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Review and Adjust Books: Oversee daily entries, fix categorization errors, and post adjusting or journal entries using QuickBooks features like the Working Trial Balance.
• Financial Reporting: Generate and analyze complex statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports.
• Tax Preparation: Prepare and file business tax returns, manage compliance, and handle year-end closing processes.
• Client & Practice Management: Use the centralized QuickBooks dashboard to manage workflows, bank feeds, and communications across business clients.
• Financial Advisory: Provide budgeting, forecasting, and strategic insights based on real-time platform data.
• Process Payroll: Run regular and off-cycle payrolls for hourly, salaried, and contracted workers.
• Tax Compliance: Manage the filing of federal, state, and local payroll taxes (including Forms 940, 941, and W-2s) and ensure adherence to labor laws.
• Time and Benefit Tracking: Sync employee timesheets, oversee paid time off (PTO) balances, and track deductions for benefits or retirement contributions.
• Ledger Integration: Automatically map and reconcile all payroll transactions to the QuickBooks general ledger for precise financial reporting.
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot direct deposit errors, handle wage garnishments, and resolve employee payroll discrepancies.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Analytical capabilities

Data confidentiality

Numerical aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Human Resources

Tools

QuickBooks Online Accountant

QuickBooks Desktop

Third-party financial apps

Job description

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is seeking a QuickBooks Accountant to manage advanced financial reporting, review bookkeeping data, and oversee multiple client accounts using QuickBooks Online Accountant and Desktop.

You'll handle payroll, tax compliance, and real-time financial analysis, ensuring GAAP adherence and confidentiality across multi-state operations in Illinois and beyond. This full-time role offers immediate opportunity in Peoria Heights.