Bookkeeper / Office Assistant Jobs

Remote Part-time Bookkeeper / Office Assistant

We are a quickly growing young company that requires a remote bookkeeper / office assistant to carry-out and manage office matters including administration, accounts receivables, accounts payable, job costing, certified payroll reports duties, AIA progress billing, document organization, and otherwise help manage the vendors, schedule, transactions, records, emails and projects.

Kln Space is a cleaning business with government and commercial clients along the east coast. This requires strict compliance with various billing and invoicing policies for each project. Although we work with the government and employ field workers, we pride ourselves in being an innovative and tech savvy company.

Must be able to work on Eastern Time Zone (New York) and ideally 20-25 hours a week through time tracking software (although, for the right applicant we would entertain a part-time position). This is for immediate hire.

Primary Responsibilities

General office & billing management involves the following tasks:

• Ensures insurance and corporate compliance and renewals
• Contract / project / vendor set up and administration, which including W-9s and COIs
• Creates itemized statements, bills, invoices, and other necessary billing documents, which may require calculation of credit terms, shipping charges, discounts, and costs of goods.
• Records amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
• Highlight any discrepancies between logs and invoice accounts.
• Initiate and establish new procedures for remote office administration and billing tasks
• Performs general bookkeeping work on a job costing basis which may include entering data and maintaining records, invoices, and supporting documents of amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
• Verifies accuracy of billing data, correcting any errors.
• Email, document and schedule management
• Contacts customers and subcontractors to obtain, verify, and update account information when necessary.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.
• Creates supporting documentation for billing documents for each type of project, whether it be G7202 payment applications, certified payroll reports, or hourly billing.

These Bills Might Include Utility Payments, Inventory Invoices, Employee Expense Accounts And Reimbursements, Which Involve The Following Tasks

Accounts Payable is about managing outgoing bills and invoices on behalf of the company.

• Fill out the weekly certified payroll sheet for each employee for each project with the hours and pay for the given week and include proof of pay stubs.
• Verifying accuracy of invoices before sending out payments
• Ensuring that all payments are sent on time
• Resolving payment discrepancies and disputes on behalf of the company
• Ensuring that all payments are made in accordance with company policy
• Submit these certified payroll sheets to the government on a monthly basis in the form of a single PDF with a coversheet and invoice.
• Responding to vendor invoices
• Updating and maintaining records of expenditures

Accounts Receivable is about managing incoming payments on behalf of the company, which involve the following tasks:

• Analyzing financial records for accuracy
• Preparing and emailing invoices to customers, with supporting documentation, which at times includes certified payroll reports.
• Reconciling cash receipts and deposits
• Organizing and filing deposit receipts as invoices are paid
• Preparing reports on delinquent accounts and customer payment profiles
• Posting payments to customer accounts

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellent attentive to detail
• Proficient in AIA documentation and job costing
• Proactive and ability to solve problems as they arise.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to do certified payroll reports.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good understanding of clerical and administrative procedures.

Education And Experience

• Associates degree or vocational school training preferred in accounting, finance or payroll accounting.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Language

• English (required)

Terms

• Immediate Hiring
• PTO
• Remote
• 20-25 hours a week (unless a part-time arrangement was made)
• Pay is negotiable based upon experience and certifications (e.g. $28 - $36/hr)