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The Lincoln Woodworks team is hiring.

Bookkeeper

  • Full Time, Office Based, Hourly Compensation w/ Overtime Opportunities

  • 401k With 3% Match, Primary Health Care Benefits, Accrued Paid Time Off

The bookkeeper is responsible for ensuring that all the bills are paid on time, transactions are recorded correctly, and payroll runs on time. The bookkeeper collaborates with our CPA to properly document company activity throughout the year for taxes, according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).  The bookkeeper also assists in developing, implementing, and following policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation, effectiveness, efficiency, and financial condition of the company.  

Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related discipline 

  • Experience in accounting for construction and/or manufacturing business 

  • Basic accounting knowledge 

  • Understanding of industry benchmarks in accounting best practices 

  • Knowledge of IFRS, U.S. GAAP or other industry-standard accounting frameworks 

  • Expertise in Microsoft Excel and QuickBooks 

  • Establishing accounts 

  • Developing standards 

  • Data entry 

  • Deep understanding of accounting principles 

  • Confidentiality 

 

Primary Responsibilities

  • Establishing different accounts 

  • Maintaining records of financial transactions by posting and verifying 

  • Defining bookkeeping policies and procedures 

  • Developing systems to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts 

  • Maintaining subsidiary accounts by posting, verifying and allocating transactions 

  • Reconciling entries to balance subsidiary accounts 

  • Maintaining a balanced general ledger 

  • Preparing a trial balance for the accountants 

  • Preparing financial reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing accounting for information 

  • Ensuring compliance with federal, state and local legal requirements 

  • Monitoring for variances from the projected budget 

  • Advising management on compliance needs 

  • Assisting in financial activities such as running payroll and generating invoices