Staff Accountant

About this role

About Us:

Long Ledgers LLC is a growing accounting, payroll and tax preparation company services clients primarily in Colorado and New Mexico. We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join our team and support multiple clients across a variety of industries. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working on multiple accounts simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Work primarily in QuickBooks Online managing transactions, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Strong Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and Profit & Loss understanding
• Manage and organize client information in cloud files, keeps notes on accounts
• Reviews, reconciles, and corrects trial balance
• Works with multiple accounts, each with different needs and engagements

Client Communication & Relationship Management

• Serve as primary accounting contact for assigned clients
• Responds to client inquiries and requests
• Build strong relationships through proactive communication and service

Tax Support

• Supports income tax preparation by following firm best practices
• Provide good record keeping and notes to support tax examinations
• Capable of reviewing and reconciling general ledger accounts to real world by investigation and understanding of GAAP

Payroll Processing

• Needs basic understanding of payroll in multiple states in order to process payroll for clients
• Assistance with clients in discussing employee on-boarding best practices
• Capable of learning multiple software platforms for payroll, timekeeping, HR and onboarding
• Ability to review payroll reports and create general ledger entries, reconciles payroll in accounting system

Team Collaboration

• Work closely with manager and tax professional
• Assist other team members when needed, sharing internal processes on different accounts
• Participate in process improvement and inter...