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Job Summary Accounting Elements is looking for an E‐Commerce Bookkeeper who understands how money moves through online sales platforms like Shopify. This remote W‐2, full‐time position (32‐40 hour flexibility) requires you to be comfortable tracing activity from gross sales through discounts, fees, refunds, chargebacks, gift cards, sales tax, inventory, cost of goods sold, clearing accounts, to bank deposit. You should be able to dig into reconciliations and identify why balances do not match. Your schedule may have flexibility but must remain consistent, with at least five working hours each day overlapping 9:00 am–5:00 pm Central Time. You must have a dedicated workspace and await company‐provided computer equipment. Key Responsibilities Review Amazon, Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, and other settlement activity and confirm that deposits tie to the underlying platform reports. Review A2X postings and mappings for sales, discounts, fees, refunds, sales tax, gift cards, and other activity; troubleshoot exceptions and integration issues. Reconcile marketplace and payment‐processor clearing accounts without plugging differences or abandoning old balances. Maintain monthly digital workpapers and prepare necessary journal entries for multiple clients. Reconcile bank, credit card, inventory, sales tax, payroll, loan, and other balance‐sheet accounts. Analyze gross margin and cost of goods sold, investigating unexpected changes, missing inventory activity, or incorrect classifications. Review inventory reports and coordinate adjustments with clients, inventory applications, or internal team members. Manage day‐to‐day bookkeeping while keeping month‐end deadlines moving. Prepare clean month‐end files and reports for review, including clear notes regarding open items, unusual activity, and recommendations. Communicate directly with clients to obtain information, explain findings, and resolve discrepancies in plain English. Identify risks, unusual trends, and opportunities to improve financial workflows before a client has to ask. Follow established processes, document procedures, and recommend thoughtful improvements. Attend training, share useful discoveries with the team, and occasionally contribute a highly specific accounting GIF in Slack. Qualifications At least four years of hands‐on bookkeeping or accounting experience, including meaningful responsibility for month‐end close and balance‐sheet reconciliations. At least two years of direct e‐commerce accounting experience is strongly preferred. Strong accrual‐accounting knowledge, including prepaid expenses, deferred revenue, inventory, cost of goods sold, and journal entries. Strong Xero experience preferred; QuickBooks Online experience is useful but not essential. Hands‐on experience with A2X and at least two major e‐commerce or payment platforms such as Amazon, Shopify, and Walmart is preferred. Experience with inventory accounting and an application such as Cin7 Core/DEAR is a significant plus. Advanced Excel, including pivot tables, and working confidently with data exports is a huge plus. An investigative mindset; ability to dig into negative balances, uncleared payouts, or sudden margin changes. Comfort using technology and integrations while still verifying that the results make sense. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain accounting issues to clients who don't always speak fluent debit‐and‐credit. Strong organization, attention to detail, self‐review habits, and the ability to prioritize across multiple clients. Accounting degree or related education preferred; equivalent practical experience is welcome. Must live and work in the United States and be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship. This is a W‐2 employee position, not a freelance, side‐gig, or outsourced contractor role. Compensation $56,000–$64,000 yearly #J-18808-Ljbffr