Full Charge Bookkeeper

Benchmark International has grown year over year in the last 12 years. This position will play a pivotal role in the expansion of our HR & Finance Department to help support our growth. This position reports to the individual serving as the Personnel & Finance Manager of Benchmark International and will assist members of the Human Resource and Finance Team as well as the Executive Team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage company’s day-to-day financial records for each entity.
• Prepare financial statements, such as balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, ensuring they meet accuracy, completeness, and compliance standards.
• Oversee the month-end closing process, reviewing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and generating financial reports within specified deadlines.
• Perform Bank Account and Credit Card Reconciliation.
• Accounts payable and receivables.
• Enter all accounting transactions into QuickBooks Online.
• Conduct general ledger reconciliation to ensure accuracy of financial data.
• Generate client payment requests and receipts.
• Process client credit card payments.
• Review expense reports to make sure they are in line with company policy.
• Assist with cost control across all entities.
• Manage yearly insurance audit reporting.
• Prepare individual 1099 forms for tax reporting each year.
• Scan all receipts into QuickBooks Online.
• Identify areas for process improvements and automation within the department.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualification/Requirements

• Discretion and confidentiality are a must.
• 3-5 years of Full Charge Bookkeeping experience.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Online.
• Knowledge of GAAP accounting rules.
• Experience in Balance Sheet Reconciliation.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with multi-entity businesses preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritize daily workload.
• Willing to take initiative and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced environment.
• Must be able to work in the office 100% of the time as this is not a remote or hybrid position.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No Supervisory Responsibilities
  
  

Education/Training/Experience
Associate degree or higher is preferred.
3-5 years of Full Charge Bookkeeping experience.
2-5 years of QuickBooks Online bookkeeping experience.

Compensation
Annual compensation will range between $55,000 - $60,000 based on experience.

Benefits
All Benchmark International positions offer paid time off, standard holidays, and community service days. Employees are eligible for highly competitive company-subsidized medical, dental, vision, and AD&D insurance; 401k with company matching; flexible spending accounts; and flexible dependent care assistance accounts. Quarterly team outings and standing desks are employee favorites at present.

Social Responsibility
Benchmark International is an active, contributing member of the communities in which we work. The company participates in significant charitable giving opportunities throughout the year. Many of the recipient charities have been identified by our individual employees as a result of their personal passion for supporting particular needs. In addition, each employee is encouraged to use two paid workdays per year to provide their labor and skills to the community.

Physical Demands

• Moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature, including sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time with the ability to lift up to 25 lbs. regularly and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to drive in a safe manner.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and perceive attributes of objects and materials.
  
  

Travel Demands
Occasional local travel.

Expected Hours
This role is 100% in-office. Office hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm local time, Monday through Friday, with one hour for lunch and after-hours attendance in the office as needed.

Company Overview
Benchmark International is one of the world’s leading merger and acquisitions firms, specializing in the sale of mid-market companies. We are looking to recruit some of the most talented and exceptional individuals. With offices throughout the world, we are in touch with all the major acquirers and consolidators who are constantly seeking both on and off market opportunities across all sectors. Our unique and dynamic international offering presents our clients with unparalleled global coverage, allowing them access through our exclusive databases and business intelligence facilities to both international markets and local representation. Our clients include entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.

Our US headquarters in Tampa opened in mid-2012 and we continue to grow as our domestic client base and international buyer-contacts expand. We offer our clients a unique business proposition that has resonated well with the US market as it has previously with markets in other countries. Recognizing that the US M&A markets are the most robust in the world, particularly in this coveted middle-market range, we are planning to continue to grow our US presence in the coming years. Coming on board now presents employees with the opportunity to ride this wave of growth. Benchmark International has always promoted from within and we look forward to bringing talent onboard as the next generation of Benchmark International’s leaders. 

Unfortunately, Benchmark International is not in a position to sponsor visas for candidates at this time.

Benchmark International provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification. Equal employment opportunity includes, but is not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, demotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination. The Company takes allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation seriously, and will promptly investigate when such behavior is reported.