Bookkeeper - Contract Project-Based Cleanup

Red Bike Advisors a 100% virtual tax & accounting firm with team members located all over the United States and world with headquarters in Wilmington, NC. We provide accounting, tax strategy & filing, financial advisory, tax controversy & resolution, and fraud & forensic investigation services to business and individual clients.

We’re on a mission to equip our clients with finance and tax insights that create exponential value for their companies, customers, employees, and families. Our team are A-players who execute on this vision every day and have a passion for delivering value to clients.

We are seeking a Contract Bookkeeper to join our growing accounting team to help drive this mission forward. As a Contract Bookkeeper, you will be part of an elite stable of bookkeepers who pick up large catch-up and clean-up projects, deliver closed books by deadline and ready to be handed off to monthly bookkeepers.

Team members who thrive at our firm have impressive time management skills, are self-starters, take pride in the quality of their work, and most importantly, put the client experience front and center.

Areas of Responsibility

• Take new messy clients and clean up their bookkeeping, streamline processes, connect bank feeds, update chart of accounts, then hand it off to teammate for regular monthly bookkeeping

• Be comfortable working in the unknown, often with several years’ of backwork

Catch-Up and Cleanup KPIs:

• 6 months or less of cleanup : Delivered to client within 30 days of data received. Bookkeeper: 20 days. Review/Points to Clear: 10 days.

• 6-12 months of cleanup : Delivered to client within 60 days of data received.
  Bookkeeper: 40 days. Review/Points to Clear: 20 days.

• > 12 months of cleanup : Delivered to client within 90 days of data received.
  Bookkeeper: 70 days. Review/Points to Clear: 20 days.

Expectations for Remote Contract Work

• “Core” hours overlapping with other team members to collaborate efficiently

• A commitment to meeting turnaround times

Opportunities for Growth

• We are growing, and there may be opportunities to move to full-time contracting or W-2 employment on the Accounting Team.

You’re a good fit for Red Bike if:

• You’re an exceptional communicator who puts client experience front and center

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and can multitask, prioritize, and organize your work autonomously

• You are extremely detail-oriented and make sure all the boxes are ticked off

• You take ownership of your work and drive projects to completion

Qualifications and Experience

• 3+ years experience in accounting and bookkeeping

• 3+ years experience in QuickBooks Online

• Double or Canopy experience a plus

• Exposure to U.S. taxes a plus

• Familiarity with a variety of software applications, such as Microsoft Office, RightTool, project management software, and Adobe, and the ability to quickly learn new programs.

Pay Range

• US : $20-30/hour depending on experience. Pay is designed to reward efficiency, adherence to deadlines, and accuracy and is based on a percentage of the overall fee.
• Overseas : High market rates, depending on experience. Pay is designed to reward efficiency, adherence to deadlines, and accuracy and is based on a percentage of the overall fee.

We will not accept applications without a cover letter. In your cover letter, you must use the phrase "Red Bike Precision" in the first paragraph.

Red Bike Advisors is on a mission to help small business owners simplify, save, and thrive with “Know Your Numbers” financial and tax insights. Founded in 2009 as Adam Shay, CPA, PLLC, the firm provides accounting & bookkeeping, tax strategy & filing, tax controversy & resolution, and fraud & forensic investigative services to business and individual clients. The firm is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, and serves clients across the U.S. who are craving a strategic, rather than transactional, relationship with their finance and accounting firm. To learn more, visit .

Our Values

1. Creators of value : We don’t trade time for money or value our services on internal overhead and desired profit margin, but rather on the exponential value our services bring to our clients.

1. Excellent communication : Thoughtful, proactive communication is the backbone of trusting client relationships. All other areas of expertise being equal, we highly value team members that prioritize the customer experience.

1. Analytical creativity : Finance is so much more than numbers! We are pros at first uncovering client goals, and then analyzing the numbers and patterns to help clients think holistically about business growth and tax strategy.

1. Learning, growth, and progress : We highly value taking action, learning from mistakes, and being lifelong learners both inside and outside of the industry.

1. Accountability : “What gets measured, gets managed” is not just a finance axiom (although it’s 100% true)! We hold ourselves accountable to our mission, vision, values, an exponentially valuable client experience, KPIs, and to delivering on our promises.