Job Description

Data Entry/Bookkeeping Assistant required to join our team of 2 for a growing home-based bookkeeping/tax company. I am looking for someone who can work 3 days a week Tuesday to Thursday in my centrally located home office (Bonnie Doon) surrounded by a beautiful backyard garden. This position will grow into full-time over the next year and possibly sooner.

Excellent typing and number keypad speed is a must. Looking for someone who already has some experience in accounting data-entry and reconciliation, who is able to problem solve and apply themselves while working on their own sometimes once trained. The successful candidate must understand Debits and Credits thoroughly and be able to apply that understanding to real bookkeeping transactions. A history of using various modules inside Quickbooks Online in a previous job is a must (A/R, A/P, GL Trial Balance work, reconciling, reporting, searches). I need you to have some experience and education in bookkeeping already. Pay starts at $23-$26 depending on experience and speed but will increase with improvement.

Please include a cover letter

to tell me why you are a good fit for this position and ensure you only apply if you meet the above criteria. The successful candidate wants to become a superstar for our bookkeeping company and watch their pay grow to reflect their output.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $23.00-$26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 21 - 24 per week

Ability to commute/relocate:

Edmonton, AB T6C 3L7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Fast, accurate typing and fast, accurate number pad use is essential. Have you had a job before where there was a lot of number entry into the number pad? Do you have typing speed of at least 45 wpm? Have you used Quickbooks Online, Quickbooks Desktop or Sage at a job recently doing the tasks listed in the job profile?
Experience:

bookkeeping data entry and reconciling: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person