Temporary Remote Bookkeeper

Warren Whitney is a management consulting firm based in Richmond, Virginia, with more than 36 years of experience helping privately held businesses and nonprofit organizations thrive. Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, and Strategy.

We prioritize long-term relationships over short-term wins and empower our team to recommend what\'s truly best for the client.

We are seeking an experienced Full Charge Bookkeeper to manage comprehensive bookkeeping functions for our firm internally and support our clients on-site or remotely. In this versatile role, you will handle end-to-end financial processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. The Full Charge Bookkeeper is a key member of our Financial Services Team, responsible for overseeing multiple clients and our firm\'s day-to-day bookkeeping. This role offers both the ability to work with other Warren Whitney finance professionals, our clients, and the partners of our firm.

Internal Bookkeeping: Execute the firm\'s payroll, maintain the firm\'s general ledger, manage insurance reconciliations, post cash receipts, backup accounts payable, manage accounts receivable, reconcile accounts and financial reporting. Assist with onboarding of new employees, benefits enrollment, and special projects as needed.

Client Services: Provide on-site or remote bookkeeping support to clients, including payroll processing, invoice preparation, expense tracking, vendor management, tax compliance, and preparation of financial statements. Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, implement automation tools, and train staff or clients in best practices.

Collaboration: Work closely with our clients\' accounting teams, WW professionals, and partners to resolve discrepancies, support audits, and provide financial insights.

Proven experience (10+ years) in bookkeeping roles, preferably within a professional services firm or consulting environment.

Significant experience using QuickBooks desktop and similar programs to complete accounting tasks including payroll, financial statements, tax reports, account/statement reconciliations, client billings, and invoice processing.

Ability to manage both accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including invoicing, payments posting, and collections.

Demonstrated proficiency in processing payroll, along with managing payroll liabilities (various withholdings, taxes, garnishments) and the appropriate journal entries.

Ability to build effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues, clients, referral sources, and community leaders.

Solid understanding of business functions including Finance, Human Resources, and Strategy

Excellent communication and writing skills.

They should thrive in a deadline-driven, client-focused environment and be passionate about building systems that support people and performance.

Expressions of interest will remain confidential until the final stages of the search.