General Ledger Accounting Specialist - Freelance, Remote

About the Client

A U.S.-based, multi-entity hospitality and nightlife group operating venues in major metropolitan markets is preparing for upcoming U.S. tax filings. The finance function is centralizing historical accounting across several entities and standardizing books in QuickBooks. The team values accuracy, speed, and strong GAAP fundamentals while working in a fully remote environment.

Why does this role exist?

The client needs a GL-focused specialist to perform historical accounting cleanup (2021–present) across multiple entities to ensure books are accurate, properly structured, and U.S. tax-ready. This role exists to diagnose and correct legacy accounting issues, reconcile accounts, and apply correct U.S. GAAP treatment so financial statements can be reliably used for tax preparation. The work is deep, hands-on accounting—not operational finance—and demands exceptional attention to detail and fluency in how entries flow through the ledger.

The Impact you’ll make

Historical GL Cleanup and Reconciliation

• Diagnose and correct historical journal entries from 2021 to present
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and supporting subledgers
• Perform and document bank reconciliations across entities

GAAP-Accurate Financial Preparation for Tax

• Prepare accurate, supportable financials for U.S. tax filings
• Validate revenue recognition flows and correct mapping as needed
• Ensure proper classification for inventory movement and impairment

QuickBooks File Integrity and Structure

• Maintain chart of accounts hygiene and transaction mapping
• Enter, adjust, and reclass transactions to align with GAAP
• Standardize workflows and documentation for a multi-entity environment

Audit and Controls Mindset

• Conduct historical entry reviews and variance analysis
• Create clear audit trails, schedules, and reconciliations
• Flag risks, data gaps, and propose remediation steps

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with the client’s finance lead for priorities and reviews
• Communicate findings, decisions, and changes with concise documentation
• Follow defined workflows from onboarding and continuously improve them

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required:

• Proven U.S. GAAP knowledge applied in General Ledger accounting
• Hands-on GL cleanup and reconciliation experience in a multi-entity context
• Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks (desktop or online), including journal entries and mapping
• Demonstrated ability to perform bank reconciliations and correct historical entries
• Track record of accurate revenue recognition, inventory classification, and impairment treatment

Your superpowers are...

• Technical: U.S. GAAP application, QuickBooks expertise, GL reconciliations, bank recs, journal entry audits, transaction mapping, documentation
• Analytical: Forensic problem-solving, variance analysis, pattern recognition across historical data
• Operational: Meticulous attention to detail, organized record-keeping, repeatable workflow creation
• Communication: Clear written documentation, succinct summaries of findings and recommendations
• Bonus: Comfort using AI/automation to speed research, reconciliation checks, or documentation

WFH Set-Up:

• Computer with at least 8GB RAM, an Intel i5 core processor/AMD Ryzen 5 Processor and up.
• Internet speed of at least 40MBPS
• Headset with an extended mic that has noise cancellation and a webcam
• Back-up computer and internet connection
• Quiet, dedicated workspace at home

You should apply if...

• You love deep, heads-down GL work and take pride in clean, supportable ledgers
• You think like an auditor: skeptical, detail-obsessed, and documentation-first
• You prefer accounting logic over transactional data entry and want to fix root causes, not just symptoms
• You thrive in a QuickBooks-only, multi-entity setup and can work independently with clear priorities
• You’re comfortable excluding AP/AR and focusing on GL cleanup and tax-readiness

What to expect...

Work Setup:

• Remote position
• Must have a reliable internet connection and a quiet workspace
• Required to provide own computer with Intel Core i5 or something similar or higher operating system

Working Hours:

• 20 hours per week (with a potential path to 40 hours per week)
• Between 9:00am to 4:00pm Pacific Time

Compensation:

• $7 per hour
• No benefits package included

Benefits