Bookkeeper

Company Description

Barton, Walter & Krier, P.C. is a Certified Public Accounting and business consulting firm based in Maple Grove, Minnesota, serving clients throughout the Greater Minneapolis–St. Paul Area. The firm is known for its friendly, attentive service and strong commitment to professional ethics. Its high client retention rate reflects a focus on long-term relationships and consistent, honest guidance for business clients. Team members are expected to provide both high-level technical expertise and personalized attention, reinforcing the firm’s reputation for trustworthy, client-centered service.

Role Description

This full-time, on-site Bookkeeper role is based in the Greater Minneapolis–St. Paul Area and supports the firm’s CPAs and business advisors with accurate financial recordkeeping. Day-to-day responsibilities include recording and reconciling financial transactions, preparing and maintaining ledgers, posting journal entries, and assisting in the preparation of financial statements. The Bookkeeper will work with accounting software to manage client accounts, organize supporting documentation, and help ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and firm policies. The role also involves collaborating with colleagues to respond to client inquiries, meet deadlines, and support efficient, professional service delivery.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

• Manage multiple client engagements while meeting established deadlines, quality standards and budgeted hours

• Coding and entering transactions including bank and credit card transactions

• Reconciling balance sheet accounts

• Identify unusual balances, discrepancies and potential errors, and investigate, or escalat...

• Process client payrolls, make payroll tax payments and prepare quarterly/annual payroll tax returns

• Make journal entries (including payroll)

• Calculate and make sales tax payments

• Communicate proactively with clients and internal team members to meet deadlines

• Assists clients with set up or training on accounting software

• Assist clients with bookkeeping processes and problem solving any bookkeeping errors

• Travel to clients office as needed in the metro area

• Identifies continuing education classes for technical advancement

• Stays current on accounting rules and regulations related to functional area

• Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll skills

• Multi-task, problem solve, and complete all assigned duties

• Strong written and verbal communication; excellent interpersonal skills

• Organized and detail oriented; able to maintain records and files

• Able to conduct themselves in a professional manner with clients and internal staff

• Ability to produce high quality work; able to maintain confidentiality at all times

• MS Office Suite, Quick Books (Desktop and Online)

• Able to perform multiple tasks in tight timeframes to meet tax deadlines

Qualifications:

• H/S Diploma with Advanced Technical School or Accounting courses towards AA degree or Bachelors Degree

• 4+ years of experience as an Accounting Associate or in a Bookkeeping function