Outsourced Accountant

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Careers with ORBA Cloud CFO

Join our rockstar accounting firm.

Our mission is to help businesses and people grow stronger, using a foundation of relationships and numbers. We are a rock star outsourced accounting team based in downtown Chicago in the NBC Tower. We only work with growing companies that always keep you on your toes.  We encourage a fun work environment, but we need the perfect fit for us and our clients. Our team is one of the service groups within ORBA, which means we offer a unique mix of both a small company feel with the support of a larger firm. Apply for your accounting career today!

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About the Job

  • Full time, M-F
  • Salary: $60,000-$70,000 per year
  • 100% remote, must be USA-based
  • Great benefits

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s (Preferred)
  • Accounting: 2 years (Preferred)
  • QuickBooks: 2 years (Preferred)

Experience

  • Understanding of accounting principles and practices (duh…)
  • Two years of previous accounting experience.
  • Proficiency in QuickBooks
  • Proficiency in Excel.

Does this sound like you?

  • People understand what I’m saying via phone and email.
  • I never let little details slip through the cracks.
  • I could be part of the Ringling Brothers’ Circus because I’m a professional task juggler.
  • I always keep a full to-do list of what needs to be done and prioritize appropriately.
  • I love digging into a problem and figuring things out!
  • I’m willing to do whatever task is needed of me.
  • I like the family feeling of a small team.
  • I don’t tell secrets – confidential info should remain confidential.

Why Work with ORBA Cloud CFO?

  • You will learn a TON! You will learn lots of accounting, as well as operations and different business models and industries.
  • You will work very closely with your assigned small business clients and be a key resource for them.
  • We have long-term relationships with our clients so it is very rewarding when you see them succeed as a result of what we do.
  • You get to meet each month via video conference with entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world!
  • We provide a career path for you to grow and be promoted as soon as you’re ready.
  • We offer the flexibility to be fully remote.
  • We offer great benefits and know how to have fun.

Outsourced Accountant Responsibilities

This will be a client-facing role, so you must love interacting with people! You’ll eventually be assigned up to four clients that you’ll work with on a daily & weekly basis. Here’s what you’ll be doing (basically everything):

  • Enter and maintain all accounts receivable – aka show me the money!
  • Enter and code accounts payable and credit card transactions – control spending the money.
  • Process payroll to keep happy employees.
  • Perform bank reconciliations so we know everything is captured.
  • Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts so the balance sheet doesn’t become a black hole of unknown balances.
  • Work with your manager on the client’s budget and cash flow.
  • Prepare monthly financial packets with assistance from a manager and present the packet to your clients – they will love you for this.
  • Maintain organized digital files – a messy Dropbox is a messy employee.

BENEFITS

  • Salary is based upon experience.
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) with unlimited days off
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401k plan available with 3% company profit sharing
  • Opportunity to learn tons of useful knowledge about multiple industries
  • You get to work with the coolest people in the world! (we may be biased…)

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