Accountant

Full-time or Part-time

Do you pride yourself on being accurate and thorough? Do you love supporting business owners in running their businesses? Do you know accounting basics and payroll like the back of your hand? Do you get a thrill from figuring out a problem and finding errors that others missed? Do you embrace technology and new ways of working that will make your life easier and more efficient?  Do you like to work in an environment with autonomy? Then this job may be just for you!

At Gemsbok Consulting we are committed to delivering reliable financial records and helping our clients make better, more informed business decisions. We understand the challenges CFOs and business owners face and have worked with hundreds of companies to help them with a variety of financial and operating issues. Gemsbok Consulting’s mission is to provide strategic financial and operational support for the everyday business owner. Overall the mentality is crunching numbers and our team is composed of passionate and energetic individuals that do just that.

About the Role

The Accountant will be a key advisor for Gemsbok’s clients. This role will work directly with clients on monthly reporting, completing payroll, accounting questions, and overall business needs. This work will include tasks such as reconciling monthly activity and populating and reviewing monthly reporting for key business trends, concerns, and successes. The Accountant will work directly with business owners to answer questions about financial reporting, and accounting. The Accountant will be involved with preparing financials for year-end audits or tax returns for several clients. Questions and updates are received almost daily from some clients. The role is fast-paced and requires thoroughness coupled with timeliness.

Key Attributes

• Day-to-day accounting experience & knowledge
• Detailed oriented
• Comfortable in Excel and using vlooks, pivot tables, etc.
• Easily learns new technology
• Excellent communicator in all forms
• Curious about how businesses work
• Willing to look at problems from all sides
• Likes training others in accounting and bookkeeping

The position requires ownership of the following:

• Daily accounting activities for multiple companies
• Entering Year End Adjusting Journal Entries
• Closing out books monthly
• Processing payrolls and reviewing benefit costs
• Preparing year-end 1099s and W-2
• Updating a variety of client Excel Spreadsheets i.e. budgeting and projections
• Replying to client emails and requests for support as needed
• Communicating with the team to better serve the client’s needs

 Technology Skills

• Excel – Intermediate skills
• QuickBooks knowledge
• Google Suite
• Microsoft Office Suite
• DropBox
• Trello
• Slack

 Flexibility

This role will work from their home office 80% – 90% of the time.  We do meet clients on site at their offices from time to time and meet up as a team in the greater Denver area.  However, the  staff member will need a focused area to work in their home. Gemsbok Consulting will provide a computer.  Much of the work will need to be done between 8 am – 5 pm Monday – Friday and hours are flexible if clients receive a response within 1 business day.   When online, the Accountant would be expected to respond to an email, slack, or other communication within 2 hours during normal business hours.

Salary and Benefits

• $67,500 – $95,000
• Simple IRA
• Vacation and sick time off
• Holiday pay
• Flexible working scheduled

To Apply

Please complete the required following form. Candidates must provide a resume and cover letter in pdf format with their desired salary and why they should be considered for the position.