AZ Accounting / ASF Professional Corporation is Looking For Virtual Assistant / Accounting Clerk at Remote Full Time

Job description

AZ Accounting is a rapidly growing professional cloud-based CPA firm that offers Tax, Accounting, and Financial Advisory services. We function in an automated, paperless, and fully digital environment utilizing modern cloud-based technologies and integrated workflows.

This role offers a flexible work schedule; however, as the firm prides itself on strong client relationship and swift communication, your ability to respond to clients, management, and other team members within a short timeframe during weekdays will be absolutely required. The workload is expected to vary throughout the year, with heavier loads during the tax season (January – June).

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant Virtual Assistant / Accounting Clerk experience in a similar role at an accounting firm.

Opportunity

We are looking for a highly motivated and tech-savvy individual to join our remote team as an independent (freelance) Virtual Assistant / Accounting Clerk. As an Virtual Assistant / Accounting Clerk, you will be responsible for administrative and technical support to our accounting & tax team as well as clients. The ideal candidate will be a fast learner, able to think outside of the box, and be able to adapt to changing workloads, processes, and technology.

Responsibilities

• Pull or request statements on a monthly basis for bookkeeping clients
• Provide excellent customer service and support to clients by providing timely assistance to them, answering their general questions, and helping with banks, CRA, timelines, and client portal
• Provide administrative support when necessary to bookkeepers and accountants to ensure statements and queries are received by departments in a timely manner
• Understand a full bookkeeping cycle in order to effectively assist the team
• Pull CRA s, review CRA account to answer inquiries, and contact CRA for any audit requirements
• Work closely with other members of the team to ensure a seamless client experience
• Be flexible in your work schedule as workload fluctuates throughout the year
• Good understanding of the tax filing process (corporate and personal) and the corresponding timelines

Skills and Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in a fast-paced client-facing role
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Accuracy and efficiency
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with clients
• Tech-savvy and able to learn new tools and platforms quickly
• Excellent time-management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Comfortable working in a 100% remote environment
• General understanding of the bookkeeping lifecycle, QBO, corporate taxes, and personal taxes
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, and accountability
• Be politically and culturally sensitive
• To be considered and move to the next stage of our hiring process, the Indeed questions, test and the following test MUST be completed (a timed 30-minute test) http://webtest.skillcheck.com/onlinetesting/servlet/com.skillcheck.session_management.SK_Servlet?ID=total-azaccounting&MODE=EN_EXCEL3652790_C

Schedule

• Shift work Monday to Friday and occasional weekend shifts (during tax season)
• Minimum 20 hrs per week
• Hiring for 2 shifts (8 am and 1 pm EST)

Experience

• Virtual Assistant / Accounting Clerk: minimum 5 years (required)
• QuickBooks Online: minimum 3 years (required)
• Bookkeeping knowledge: minimum 3 years (required)
• Experience with corporate and personal taxes: minimum 2 years (optional)

Education

• AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)

If you are a personable and tech-savvy individual who is eager to learn new things and build relationships with clients, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. We offer a competitive salary, flexible work hours, fully remote setting, and opportunities for growth within the company.

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Part-time hours: 15-25 per week

Salary: From $27.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Application question(s):

• Which shift would be available for: 8 am EST or 1 pm EST?

Education:

• AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (preferred)

Experience:

• QuickBooks: 3 years (required)
• Bookkeeping: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: Remote

Application deadline: 2023-09-11
Expected start date: 2023-09-18