This is a remote position.
Job Title: Bookkeeper (QuickBooks Online)
Location: Fully Remote (Kenya-based team member supporting a U.S. company in Alabama)
Type: Part-Time (20 hours per week)
Availability: Must work U.S. business hours with flexibility to support Central Time (Alabama)
Terms of Engagement: 12month contract renewable based on performance business need need other factors.
About the Role
The high-end bookkeeper will support the clientan interior finish Client helps homeowners and builders complete
interior selections and installations (flooring lighting fixtures cabinets countertops window coverings etc.) delivering a streamlined start-to-finish roles initial focus is cleaning up and maintaining the books in QuickBooks Online and delivering reliable monthly reporting.
Key Responsibilities
1) QuickBooks Online Bookkeeping & Cleanup
Maintain accurate day-to-day bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online (QBO).
Review and clean up historical transactions as needed to ensure the books are accurate and investor-ready.
Ensure consistent transaction coding and a clean usable chart of accounts (in alignment with the owners reporting needs).
2) Monthly Close Reconciliation & Accuracy
Reconcile all connected accounts monthly (bank account(s) line of credit and credit cards).
Investigate and resolve discrepancies (duplicates missing entries uncategorized itemsmiscoding).
Keep accounts current so financials reflect the real-time health of the business.
3) Financial Reporting for Management
Produce clear monthly financial reports including:
Profit & Loss (P&L)
Balance Sheet
Cash flow visibility (as needed)
Provide reporting that helps leadership answer practical questions like what does it cost and where is margin going
4) Payables/Receivables Support (as applicable in QBO)
Support accurate vendor/expense tracking and documentation.
Help keep customer invoices/receipts organized within the bookkeeping workflow (as
applicable).
5) Documentation & Process
Maintain organized digital records (receipts supporting docs reconciliations).
Create simple repeatable bookkeeping procedures to reduce month-end friction.
Future Scope (as Finir grows)
Light budgeting support and simple forecasting views.
Basic KPI tracking (e.g. gross margin trends operating expense trends).
Coordination with Finirs external accountant during tax time (books handed off cleanly;
no tax filing required in this role).
Requirements
Qualifications & Skills
3 years of high-level bookkeeping experience (small business preferred).
Strong proficiency in QuickBooks Online (required).
Must have 3 years of working experience with a US Based company doing quickbooks online.
Strong proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets (formulas accuracy checks clean reporting).
Excellent attention to detail and commitment to clean audit-ready books.
Clear professional English communication (written and verbal); able to summarize issues and next steps concisely.
Comfortable handling high transaction volume and working independently with deadlines.
Strong integrity and confidentiality with financial information.
Preferred Experience
Experience supporting construction trades home services or project-based businesses(helpful not required).
Experience improving bookkeeping processes and cleaning up historical records.
Tools & Systems
Houzz Pro (required familiarity): Candidate should be comfortable learning/using Houzz Pro as an industry-specific system used by the business (user access will be provided).
Google Drive (strong proficiency required): Candidate must be highly organized managing documents receipts and supporting files in Google Drive.
Work Style & Personal Attributes
Proactive dependable and steady follow-through.
Patient with detail-heavy tasks; enjoys reconciling and getting things to zero.
Solutions-oriented: flags problems early and proposes fixes.
Comfortable collaborating with a U.S.-based team during U.S. business hours (Central Time).
Able to onboard into the clients workflows and communicate clearly to bridge process/context gaps.
Equipment Requirements
Personal laptop and phone high-quality headset.
Reliable high-speed internet connection suitable for daily remote work.
Qualifications & Skills 3 years of high-level bookkeeping experience (small business preferred). Strong proficiency in QuickBooks Online (required). Must have 3 years of working experience with a US Based company doing quickbooks online. Strong proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets (formulas accuracy checks clean reporting). Excellent attention to detail and commitment to clean audit-ready books. Clear professional English communication (written and verbal); able to summarize issues and next steps concisely. Comfortable handling high transaction volume and working independently with deadlines. Strong integrity and confidentiality with financial information. Preferred Experience Experience supporting construction trades home services or project-based businesses(helpful not required). Experience improving bookkeeping processes and cleaning up historical records. Tools & Systems Houzz Pro (required familiarity): Candidate should be comfortable learning/using Houzz Pro as an industry-specific system used by the business (user access will be provided). Google Drive (strong proficiency required): Candidate must be highly organized managing documents receipts and supporting files in Google Drive. Work Style & Personal Attributes Proactive dependable and steady follow-through. Patient with detail-heavy tasks; enjoys reconciling and getting things to zero. Solutions-oriented: flags problems early and proposes fixes. Comfortable collaborating with a U.S.-based team during U.S. business hours (Central Time). Able to onboard into the clients workflows and communicate clearly to bridge process/context gaps. Equipment Requirements Personal laptop and phone high-quality headset. Reliable high-speed internet connection suitable for daily remote work.