Senior QuickBooks Bookkeeper / Financial Controller (Construction Industry Preferred)

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TYPE OF WORK

Any

SALARY

$5hr

HOURS PER WEEK

TBD

DATE UPDATED

Mar 26, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

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???? Job Overview
JAC Dreamscapes is a growing outdoor living design-build company based in the East Bay, California.
We are looking for a highly experienced QuickBooks expert who can take full ownership of our bookkeeping and financial organization.
This is NOT a data-entry role.
We need someone who:
Has years of real bookkeeping/accounting experience
Understands construction job costing
Can build clean financial systems from scratch
Can take initiative and lead
Can teach and guide the owner on financial clarity
We currently do not have structured bookkeeping in place. You will help build it properly.
???? Responsibilities
You will:
• Set up and organize QuickBooks Online properly
• Clean up and structure chart of accounts
• Categorize and reconcile past transactions
• Create job costing structure for construction projects
• Track revenue, cost of goods, materials, labor, and overhead
• Reconcile bank accounts and credit cards monthly
• Create monthly Profit & Loss reports
• Create cash flow tracking system
• Build financial dashboards in Google Sheets
• Track project profitability per job
• Create budget forecasting spreadsheets
• Monitor accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure sales tax tracking accuracy
• Prepare reports for CPA when needed
• Educate the owner on financial health metrics
You must be able to take initiative and recommend improvements.
???? Required Experience
• 3+ years QuickBooks Online experience (Required)
• Strong understanding of bookkeeping & accounting principles
• Construction / job costing experience strongly preferred
• Experience building financial systems from scratch
• Advanced Google Sheets skills (formulas, dashboards, tracking)
• Strong reconciliation experience
• Ability to explain financial reports clearly
???? We Are NOT Looking For
• Beginner bookkeepers
• Data entry clerks
• Someone who needs to be micromanaged
• Someone who just categorizes transactions
We need leadership in this role.
???? Ideal Candidate
You are:
• Detail-oriented
• Organized
• Confident in your accounting knowledge
• Comfortable correcting mistakes
• Comfortable taking control of financial systems
• Proactive in identifying problems
• Able to build clean, simple reporting systems
Bonus if you:
• Have worked with US-based construction companies
• Understand job costing deeply
• Have worked with companies doing $500K–$5M annually
???? Work Setup
• Part-time to start (10–20 hours/week)
• Long-term opportunity
• Must overlap with PST time zone at least 2–3 hours daily
• Must communicate clearly in English
???? How to Apply
Please include:
Your years of QuickBooks experience
Your experience with construction/job costing
A description of a bookkeeping system you built or cleaned up
What financial reports you believe are most important for a construction company
The word “Dreamscapes” at the top of your application
???? Final Note
We are building this company into a multi-million dollar operation.
We need financial clarity and structure.
If you are confident in your ability to take ownership of accounting systems and bring order to financial chaos — we want to hear from you.

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