Responsibilities and Duties:
General Setup and Accounting Records:
Create and maintain QuickBooks Online company data. Understand the account and company setup steps and maintain a general knowledge of the major areas of the QuickBooks Online application.
Create and maintain QuickBooks Online users, and set and maintain the appropriate access levels.
Export periodic backups of the QuickBooks Online company data.
Create and maintain vendor records, including contact information, payment information.
Customize the company invoice form and other forms, such as sales receipts and estimates (Plus only) as needed.
Create and maintain employees including contact information, payroll salary or rate information, and related employment data, such as W-4s and other new hire paperwork
Transactions:
Write checks in QuickBooks Online.
Invoice customers. Upon approval, distribute invoices to customers via email or mail.
Manage bills received from vendors (Plus only).
Create and maintain time tracking records, if applicable. (Plus only)
Prepare estimates if requested. (Plus only)
If estimates are used, match invoices to estimates. If time tracking is used, tie to invoicing. (Plus only)
Record bank transactions as needed. Download bank transactions into bank accounts (Plus only).
Prepare or monitor the preparation of payroll.
Make journal entries as directed.
Reporting and Reconciliation:
Track the cash balance and alert owner or manager with regular cash flow reports.
Customize and memorize reports for the owner, outside accounting experts, government agencies, outside payroll services, and other interested parties. These reports include account balances, profit and loss figures, and transactional reports.
Reconcile bank accounts and perform account analysis on assets and liability accounts. (Note: this duty should be segregated from the employee who receives the checks and goes to the bank.)
Prepare 1099s for application vendors.