Bookkeeper & Tax Season Specialist (Remote, Part-Time)

Finance & AccountingAccountant

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

invoices, bills, payment tracking and aging reports. Record payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll liabilities from Gusto, ADP or QuickBooks Payroll reports.

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Finance & AccountingAccountant

Excello BPO is hiring for a women-owned, women-led U.S. tax, accounting and advisory firm based in Washington State, serving small businesses and individuals across the U.S.

At a glance
Location	Remote, Nicaragua
Hours	Part-time, 20 hours a week year-round. More hours during tax season (January to April), up to full-time by agreement
Schedule	Flexible, Monday to Friday, with at least 2 hours a day of overlap with the founder (about 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM Nicaragua time). Optional Sunday hours
Contract	Independent Contractor with Excello BPO
Start	November 2026

You own the monthly books for a growing roster of small business clients. You take work off the founder's desk, keep every client file clean and review-ready, and spot issues before they become problems at tax time. From January to April you support a tax season of more than 100 returns.

Responsibilities

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Monthly bookkeeping

→Manage monthly bookkeeping for 10 to 20 small business clients in QuickBooks Online (Xero for some clients).
→Categorize transactions, maintain bank feeds and rules, and reconcile bank, credit card and loan accounts every month.
→Process accounts receivable and accounts payable: invoices, bills, payment tracking and aging reports.
→Record payroll journal entries and reconcile payroll liabilities from Gusto, ADP or QuickBooks Payroll reports.

Cleanup and catch-up

→Clean up and catch up books that are months behind, including rebuilding them from bank statements when records are missing.

Reporting and review

→Prepare month-end and year-end packages: P&L, balance sheet, reconciliation reports and a short list of open questions.
→Flag unusual transactions, owner draw vs. payroll issues and missing documentation for the founder's review.
→Use Excel for reconciliations, schedules and data cleanup.

Tax season (January to April)

→Prepare year-end workpapers for business returns (Forms 1120-S, 1065 and Schedule C) and track 1099 vendors.
→Support return intake: organize client documents and track what is still missing.

Requirements

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3+ years of bookkeeping for U.S. small businesses. S corporation and partnership experience strongly preferred. A CPA license is not required.
Advanced QuickBooks Online skills. QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification preferred; Xero a plus.
Solid grasp of U.S. GAAP basics, accrual vs. cash accounting and the U.S. tax calendar.
Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP). Power Query a plus.
Fluent professional English, written and spoken (C1 or higher). You can write a clear client email explaining what you need and why.
Exceptional attention to detail. You are deadline-driven and comfortable working independently from checklists.
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or business preferred.

What We Offer

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✓A long-term remote role with a growing U.S. firm, paid monthly in USD.

✓Steady year-round hours, with more available during tax season.

✓Ongoing support from the Excello team.

✓We especially encourage women to apply.

Send your CV in English, a 1-minute introductory video in English highlighting why you think you would be a good fit for the role and the the accounting software you are more familiar with.