Our team is growing!
We are seeking a full-time Senior Accounting Specialist to join our team.
Position Overview
The Senior Accounting Specialist supports the Accounting Supervisor and Accounting Manager by performing advanced bookkeeping, financial reporting, and account reconciliation tasks. This role requires strong technical accounting skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work with multiple clients in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Reconcile bank and credit card statements
- Accurately code financial transactions
- Complete complex client bookkeeping tasks
- Prepare detailed and accurate financial statement presentations
- Record adjusting journal entries including depreciation, loans, and payroll
- Maintain assets and record depreciation
- Record payroll entries and ensure accuracy
- Create amortization schedules and balance loans
- Prepare and maintain 1099 forms
- Maintain files and documentation according to firm policy
- Assist with miscellaneous projects as needed
- Provide client training in QuickBooks Online (QBO)
- Serve as a Developmental Coach to Accounting Specialists by setting goals and supporting career growth
- Assist in Simple Accounting Review processes
- Support accounting supervisor with accounting setup for new clients
- Perform accounting file cleanups for new clients
Required Qualifications & Skills
- QuickBooks Online Level 2 Certification
- QuickBooks Online Bookkeeping Certification
- Associate Degree (minimum), but BA is preferred
- 2–3 years of bookkeeping experience, preferably with multiple clients
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent data entry skills
- Strong understanding of accounting principles
- Knowledge of financial statement presentation standards
- Solid understanding of depreciation methods
- Basic understanding of accounting basis differences (e.g., Tax vs GAAP)
- Strong knowledge of QuickBooks Online software
- Understanding of payroll principles and their accounting impact
This position can be hybrid and work in any of our offices in Flemingsburg, Maysville, Richmond, Lexington, or Louisville, Kentucky.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Equal Employment Opportunity & ADA Statement
Baldwin CPAs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Applicants requiring accommodation may contact the Firm HR team.
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