Full Charge Bookkeeper

We are looking for a Full Charge Bookkeeper to support financial operations in New York. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate records across payables, receivables, reconciliations, and cash activity while helping ensure dependable reporting and strong operational controls. The ideal candidate brings leadership experience, sound accounting judgment, and the ability to improve processes in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Responsibilities:
• Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping activities across accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring accurate invoicing, collections, payment processing, and account balancing.
• Guide and support AP and AR team members by setting clear expectations, providing coaching, and encouraging career growth.
• Review financial transactions and related documentation to confirm timely vendor payments, customer billing accuracy, and proper cash application.
• Track cash movement, outstanding balances, aging activity, and liabilities to help inform financial planning and liquidity management.
• Establish and refine procedures, controls, and best practices that strengthen the accuracy and efficiency of payables and receivables operations.
• Work closely with finance and accounting leadership during monthly and annual close cycles, audit preparation, and reporting deliverables.
• Approve journal entries, reconciliations, write-offs, reserves, disbursement batches, and other exceptions requiring senior review.
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve the use of accounting systems and reporting tools.
• Partner with internal departments to resolve billing discrepancies, collection matters, vendor concerns, and payment-related issues.
• Prepare performance summaries, trend reporting, and operational metrics for leadership while handling escalated customer and vendor matters promptly and effectively.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in bookkeeping, accounting operations, accounts payable, or accounts receivable.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading or supervising accounting support teams.
• Strong understanding of reconciliations, internal controls, cash activity, and financial reporting processes.
• Hands-on experience working with accounting platforms such as QuickBooks and in high-volume transaction settings.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze data and produce clear financial reports.
• Effective leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to manage competing deadlines and contribute to ongoing process improvement.

Compensation

$120,000.00-$140,000.00 Yearly

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