Experienced Accountant/Bookkeeper

SBW & ASSOCIATES, PC is a well-established, highly innovative accounting firm in northwest Wyoming. We are seeking an experienced Accountant/Bookkeeper to join our growing team! We are in need of a talented, motivated, client-focused bookkeeping professional with approximately 5 or more years of bookkeeping and accounting experience that has the natural ability to communicate effectively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are seeking a professional that is cheerful, courteous, and attentive to our clients’ needs and expectations. The ideal candidate should have a proven ability to build long term and sustainable business relationships with a forward-thinking approach to their career, whilst supporting their team and promoting a positive team environment. If you are one who enjoys working in a challenging work environment with an amazing team and client base, and are looking to grow in your accounting knowledge, experience, and responsibilities, then please submit your interest along with your resume and cover letter.

Our Mission: We serve our clients' accounting needs through professional experience, innovative technology and quality service to enhance their well-being and peace of mind.

Our Vision: We envision a future for the leadership, staff and clients of SBW that includes…

• Balance: Creating healthier balance in work, life and service, for our team and for our community.
• Clear Expectations: Within the firm and with our clients, clearly communicating our expectations to achieve better outcomes.
• Leadership: Being leaders in our industry and in our community, and our firm will celebrate leadership at all levels.
• Empowerment: Our teams will be empowered to fully use their skills and talents, and our clients will be empowered to make the best decisions possible.
• Strategy: We commit to making decisions and responding to situations following our vision and our priorities.
• Unity: We will move forward with a cohesive team of SBW leaders, staff and clients.

Noteworthy Mentions:

• We have a full benefit package including health insurance, HSA, retirement, disability insurance, life insurance, paid holidays, paid time off, and quarterly profit sharing.
• We provide home offices for the long tax season hours and for the days that working from home is a necessity.
• We provide the opportunity for growth within the firm as well as within the field of accounting. We encourage our employees to lead, learn and contribute to the firm and to our clients. We support employee interaction with our clients and desire them to be able to meet with them, consult with them and assist them with their accounting needs.
• We go above and beyond for our clients. We not only prepare their tax returns, we are proactive in the industry, stay on-top of all the new laws and legislation, implement new and efficient technologies and securities, and educate our clients to assist them with decision making regarding themselves and/or their businesses. We see ourselves as partners with our clients and have found that they find a lot of value in the advisory services we provide.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Verifies, allocates, and posts details of business transactions to accounts in journals or computer files from documents such as invoices, receipts, check stubs, and computer printouts.
• Summarizes details in separate ledgers or computer files and transfers data to general ledger.
• Reconciles and balances accounts.
• Compiles reports to show statistics such as receipts and expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, profit and loss, and other items pertinent to operation of business.
• Calculates employee wages from records or time cards and prepares checks for payment of wages.
• Prepares payroll, labor, withholding, Social Security, and other tax reports.
• Computes, types, and mails monthly statements to customers.
• Completes records to or through trial balance.
• Provide accurate and timely client financial statements and schedules for partner review and signature.
• Maintain monthly bookkeeping tickler list.
• Investigate monthly suspense items.
• Assist with client education regarding bookkeeping and payroll responsibilities and requirements.
• Assist with preparation of client tax returns.
• Support partners and participate in special projects, as directed.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and Five (5) or more years in related experience and/or training.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to clients, co-workers and partners.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have working knowledge of Spreadsheet and Tax/Accounting software.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met and are typically encountered by an employee while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 55 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 4% Match
• 401(k) matching
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Bookkeeping: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Powell, WY 82435: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $22 - $27