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Accounting Clerk / Bookkeeper
Location: Livonia, MI — on-site initially, with the potential for a hybrid schedule as the role develops
Type: Full-time, long-term contract; potential for contract-to-hire
Pay: Accounting Clerk: $24–$26/hour | Bookkeeper: $26–$30/hour, with flexibility for a strong fit
Hours: Typically 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Some flexibility may be possible over time as trust and familiarity build.
About The Company
Our client is a growing professional consulting firm focused on manufacturing. The company brings together teams of experienced resources to help manufacturing businesses solve operational challenges. Consultants work across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, and the firm is continuing to grow.
About The Role
We’re looking for a detail-oriented Accounting Clerk or Bookkeeper to support weekly client invoicing and monthly accounting tasks. Operations Manager, who will be your day-to-day contact, and collaborate with the company’s operations and accounting leadership.
A key part of the role is reviewing approximately 40 Excel timesheet and expense files each week. You’ll check that hours and expenses appear reasonable, organize the information, prepare client invoices, and enter invoice data into QuickBooks Online. This role is a good fit for someone who is comfortable working with spreadsheets, catches inconsistencies, and uses sound judgment when reviewing details.
What You’ll Do
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Get a complete career fit with Kelly®.
You’re looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we’re here to help you do just that. Our staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.
Location: Livonia, MI — on-site initially, with the potential for a hybrid schedule as the role develops
Type: Full-time, long-term contract; potential for contract-to-hire
Pay: Accounting Clerk: $24–$26/hour | Bookkeeper: $26–$30/hour, with flexibility for a strong fit
Hours: Typically 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Some flexibility may be possible over time as trust and familiarity build.
About The Company
Our client is a growing professional consulting firm focused on manufacturing. The company brings together teams of experienced resources to help manufacturing businesses solve operational challenges. Consultants work across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, and the firm is continuing to grow.
About The Role
We’re looking for a detail-oriented Accounting Clerk or Bookkeeper to support weekly client invoicing and monthly accounting tasks. Operations Manager, who will be your day-to-day contact, and collaborate with the company’s operations and accounting leadership.
A key part of the role is reviewing approximately 40 Excel timesheet and expense files each week. You’ll check that hours and expenses appear reasonable, organize the information, prepare client invoices, and enter invoice data into QuickBooks Online. This role is a good fit for someone who is comfortable working with spreadsheets, catches inconsistencies, and uses sound judgment when reviewing details.
What You’ll Do
- Review weekly Excel timesheet and expense files for accuracy and completeness.
- Check reported hours and expenses, such as hotel costs, for reasonableness.
- Format and organize spreadsheet data, use basic formulas such as sums, and prepare client invoices.
- Enter invoice information into QuickBooks Online and assign costs to the appropriate budget accounts.
- Support weekly invoicing, typically on Tuesdays.
- Assist with monthly close and account reconciliations.
- Review expense categorization with company leadership and help ensure records are accurate.
- As you become familiar with the business, support additional bookkeeping tasks, which may include entering banking transactions.
- Experience in bookkeeping, accounting support, accounts payable/receivable, or a similar role.
- QuickBooks Online experience.
- Strong Excel skills, including organizing and manipulating data and using basic formulas.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to spot inconsistencies.
- Critical-thinking skills and good judgment when reviewing hours, expenses, and supporting information.
- A dependable, organized approach to recurring weekly and monthly deadlines.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Get a complete career fit with Kelly®.
You’re looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we’re here to help you do just that. Our staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.
Salary : $24 - $26