Aprio PH - Accounting Specialist (New Client Onboarding)

Join Aprio's Outsourcing team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for an Implementation Specialist to join their dynamic team.

Position Responsibilities

• Work expertly in Xero or QuickBooks online and Bill.com
• Tech stack implementation and optimization
• Work on a team to support client needs and tailor accounting to the client’s needs and for optimum efficiency for our accounting team.
• Provide regular updates on status of implementation and accounting cleanup projects and ensure the delivery of quality projects on time.
• Effective communications with project team.
• Support client accounting in all industries; SaaS, Professional Services and Ecommerce.
• Accounting cleanup, diagnosis, and solutions.
• Complete accurate and timely productions of monthly financial statements.
• Set up a new QBO or Xero if the client doesn't already have one.
• Do conversions from QB Desktop to QBO
• Compare tax returns to balance sheets and making adjustments as needed to get a good starting point for our accounting work.
• Catch up accounting work - bank coding, cleaning up A/P, reconciling payroll and entering historical payroll JEs, setting up investment assets properly so that they can be reconciled by our team on a monthly basis, setting up clearing accounts and cleaning up e-commerce sales and reconciliations.
• Set up Karbon work and processes for ongoing accounting work including setting up depreciation schedules, amortization schedules, accrual / deferral schedules as needed
• Create open item spreadsheets and month close spreadsheets for the monthly accounting team to use in their ongoing work.
• Set up Bill.com and customizing for the client.
• Communicate with the client via email when items are needed or there are questions on cleanup or processes.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Business, Computer Science or any related field.
• At least 3-5 years using or implementing Quickbooks Online and Xero.
• Demonstrate an understanding of accounting principles and best practices utilizing financial statements, expense management tools, chart of accounts.
• Experience with historical accounting cleanup including: reconciling to tax returns; importing transactions to QBO and Xero; reconciling all cash and liabilities to statements; entering payroll journal entries and reconciling to payroll registers; reconciling investment accounts to statements; reconciling e-commerce accounts and recording revenue; entering trial balance journal entries; reviewing Accounts Receivable and Payable to ensure accuracy;
• Knowledge and reconciliation experience with clearing accounts, bank statements, prepaid expenses, accrued revenue, accrued liabilities.
• Proficient in analyzing financial statements and adept at identifying discrepancies.
• Problem solver with effective communication skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work independently.
• Strong multitasking skills, adept at handling tasks for multiple clients and quickly adjusting priorities.