Accounting Specialist - Part-Time

Note:

This is a part-time, 1099 contract position. We're seeking talented, qualified professionals willing to start with 15-20 hours per week. There may be opportunities for hours to grow to up to 40 hours per week over time, if desired.

About Upsourced:

Upsourced delivers accounting, oversight, and CFO advisory for hundreds of marketing agencies across the country. We're accountants, yes, but not like you're thinking. We don't do audits. We don't focus on compliance. We're future-focused financial strategists. We're an extension of our clients' leadership teams - preparing financials, building forecasts, and evaluating KPIs to help them make the best decisions possible.

Who We are

We take being "team-oriented" seriously because we know that when we're putting our heads together, working with agency partners, or sharing our thought leadership, the whole can be even greater than the sum of its parts.

Our Culture

We excel at working with fast-growing businesses because we are one. At Upsourced, we vibe with the startup feel; things move fast and we stay on top of the latest trends, tech, and best practices. We treat our clients as partners and our coworkers as friends. And we always strive to keep things collaborative, kind, and fun. This means that we are innovative, fresh, responsive, flexible, and approachable. We've established ourselves as a new model for public accounting by fostering an environment of opportunity, growth, and flexibility.

Accounting Specialist Job Description:

An Accounting Specialist at Upsourced is a key partner in ensuring success for clients an integral piece of our team and culture. Upsourced is seeking energetic accounting professionals who want to supplement an existing career or seek the flexibility of a part-time role. We're hoping for someone that would thrive in a collaborative environment where things change rapidly.

Things about you:

You have extensive, recent bookkeeping experience

You've used and implemented Quickbooks Online and/or Xero

You're an expert at month-end close, including bank recs, accrual basis journal entries, and initial financial statement review

You've worked in client service and have experience managing several clients and deadlines at once

You love to learn new things

You're attentive to detail and deadlines

You're conscientious and reliable

You like ownership and autonomy, but you work well with others, too

You know your way around a spreadsheet

Bachelor's degree in accounting strongly preferred Things you'll do:

Prepare and send invoices on behalf of our agency clients

Review and prepare bills for approval and payment

Build and deliver accurate financials and other reports

Partner with team to deliver ad hoc reporting to clients

Other responsibilities may vary based on client needs