Bookkeeper

Company: Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery and Garden Center
Location: Crystal Lake
Posted on: September 18, 2022

Job Description:

This candidate will be responsible for accounting departments for five separate and quickly GROWING related entities.Our environment is fast paced, energetic, contains daily interruptions, and regularly changes direction. This is not your quiet secluded corner accounting desk job.For the most part you will be your own boss and your accounting team, so you need to be confident, self-motivated, a self-starter, a problem solver, with multi-tasking, organizational, and decision making skills. In addition, you will need to be able to handle and manage your stress and time. Interruptions and changes in direction are regular occurrences within our fast paced environment.You will be responsible for locating, collecting, interpreting, & inputting raw data (AI is not yet functional), reconciling accounts, working with our payroll company, inventory reporting, gift certificate management, sales tax return preparation, fixed asset management, accounting for loans & leases, cash management, closings, creating & analyzing financial statements, budgets, & cash flow projections (managerial accounting), phones, as well as multiple other jobs keeping our entities functioning. Intercompany accounting knowledge and recording is a must!Our company is in the beginning stages of creating our own inventory, so an understanding of WIP and the knowledge to create and implement cost accounting processes and analysis into our financial reporting system would be a huge plus.We anticipate an accounting software conversion to QuickBooks Enterprise in the very near future, so previous experience with software conversions including an understanding of duplicate software & verification requirements is preferred, but not required.Job Type: Full-timeBenefits:* 401(k)* 401(k) matching* Employee discount* Health insurance* Paid time offSchedule:* Day shift* Monday to Friday* Weekend availabilityEducation:* High school or equivalent (Required)Experience:* Bookkeeping: 5 years (Required)Work Location: One location

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