Top Bookkeeping Jobs in Chicago, IL

Own end-to-end bookkeeping for pilot restaurant customers, including account setup, monthly close, reconciliations, accruals, consolidation, tax support, and financial statements. Serve as the restaurant-accounting expert while partnering with product and engineering to define workflows and requirements. Build bookkeeping SOPs, controls, and QA processes from scratch, support restaurant operators, and help establish scalable tooling, automation, and hiring practices.

Manage full-cycle bookkeeping for 3–8 clients, including accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, expense categorization, payroll processing, financial reporting, record maintenance, and tax-season coordination with CPAs. Communicate directly with clients, resolve discrepancies, provide business-performance insights, manage deadlines, and independently solve open-ended problems using QuickBooks Online and related accounting tools.

Maintains accurate financial records through transaction entry, account reconciliation, ledger balancing, and preparation of financial statements, budgets, payroll, and financial reports. Processes accounts receivable and payable, coordinates bank deposits, supports audits, ensures regulatory compliance, and protects confidential financial information. The role may also recruit, train, and supervise financial staff while reporting financial status and recommendations to management.

The Accountant/Sr. Bookkeeper develops accounting systems, maintains accounts and general ledger, prepares financial reports, and ensures compliance with legal requirements.

Provide remote bookkeeping for US clients: maintain financial records, reconciliations, AP/AR, payroll processing and tax compliance, prepare monthly financial statements and 1099s, organize tax documentation, and communicate with clients.

The Bookkeeper is responsible for managing multiple client accounting engagements, performing full-cycle bookkeeping, preparing financial statements, and ensuring financial accuracy.

Provide full-time bookkeeping support for multiple small-business clients: process transactions in QuickBooks Online, assist payroll and sales tax filings, manage A/R and A/P, prepare dashboards, cash forecasts, and reports, and communicate with clients via Zoom and email under company policies.

Manage full-cycle bookkeeping for multiple clients: set up accounts, transact and reconcile, run month-end close, prepare financial statements, process AP/AR and payroll, maintain organized records, apply automation, and communicate proactively with clients while protecting data privacy.

Help track and make payments to employees and contractors, support management, and ensure meticulous record-keeping.

The Bookkeeper will manage financial records, reconcile accounts, track sales, prepare reports, and collaborate for compliance in an eCommerce environment.