Bookkeeper Job Description
Major duties and necessary qualifications are covered for new hires or updated employee requirements in this bookkeeper job description.
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Description
Responsibilities:
- Maintains records of financial transactions.
- Verifies, allocates, and posts transactions to the appropriate accounts.
- Maintains and balances general ledger.
- Invoices clients.
- Prepares relevant financial reports.
- Updates profit-and-loss statements and balance sheets.
- Manages payroll.
- Works as a member of a team.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and practices.
- Ability to accurately record and analyze data.
- Strong organizational skills, allowing one to oversee several accounts and/or transactions at a time.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent customer service skills when dealing with accounts receivable and payable.
- College degree preferred.
