Experienced Bookkeeper / Staff Accountant

Experienced Bookkeeper / Staff Accountant Battle Creek, MI 49014 $42,000

• $45,000 a year
• Full-time $42,000
• $45,000 a year
• Full-time About the role Saye & Associates, LLC is a second-generation, family-owned accounting and advisory firm in Battle Creek, Michigan.

We manage full-cycle bookkeeping for a portfolio of small-business clients and we're hiring an experienced bookkeeper / staff accountant to own a set of those clients — keeping their books clean, closing their months, and being their regular point of contact in plain English. What you'd be doing Record transactions, reconcile bank and credit card accounts, and keep clean general ledgers for your assigned clients in QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop Process accounts payable and accounts receivable as client engagements require Run the monthly close — journal entries, accruals, and financial statement packages Handle sales tax filings and other state and local compliance Coordinate with our payroll team as needed Talk with clients regularly — answer questions about their books, request missing information, and explain variances in plain English Prepare year-end workpapers that hand off cleanly to our tax team Catch problems in client books before they become problems, and flag them What you need Minimum 2 years of full-cycle bookkeeping or staff accounting experience at a firm or in industry (3+ preferred) Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (QBO) and QuickBooks Desktop (QBD) — able to clean up a messy file, not just enter transactions in a tidy one A solid grasp of accounting fundamentals — debits and credits, accrual basis, and how the books tie to the financial statements The ability to manage several client engagements at once without dropping things No degree required — we hire on experience and judgment Nice to have (we'll train) Experience with AccountingCS, Karbon, or Truss Sales tax filing experience; multi-state a plus Industry-specific experience (construction, restaurants, professional services, nonprofits) Financial statement preparation for board or lender use What we offer

Salary:

$38,000

• 42,000 (pending your confirmation) Health insurance with shared premium cost

SIMPLE IRA

with a 3% firm match Paid sick time, paid vacation, and paid holidays Continuing education / CPE costs covered Year-round, full-time work with a predictable monthly close cycle Variety — a range of industries instead of the same accounts every day A small-firm environment where your work is visible and valued, and where we actually answer the phone Schedule & location Full-time, Monday-Friday, in-office at our Battle Creek location (491 E Columbia Ave, Suite 2). Some flexibility around month-end close. How to apply Send a resume and a short note about why this role interests you to amy@sayeandassociates.com , or call (269) 968-0932 . We respond personally to every applicant. Saye & Associates, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay:

$42,000.00

• $45,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) 3% Match Dental insurance Health insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Paid training Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person