Job description
Summary:
The Franchise Services Bookkeeper is primarily responsible for providing bookkeeping services to franchise business clients. Empower Brands is a leading multi-branded franchise company in the residential and commercial services space. We offer bookkeeping services to our franchisees including transactional accounting, and timely financial reporting. The Franchise Services Bookkeeper will report directly to the Company’s Bookkeeping Manager and work closely with our bookkeeping services team and franchise support team members to provide excellent accounting and bookkeeping support for our franchisee clients.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Customer Invoicing and Accounts Receivable
Verify and reconcile revenue transactions generated by an automated Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”) software.
Reconcile CRM automated customer payments to bank deposits.
Assist franchise clients with research of customer account discrepancies.
Obtain information from clients to ensure records are accurate and complete and that accounts receivable ledgers and journals are up to date.
Accounts Payable and vendor payments
Accounts payable data entry.
Assist franchise clients with vendor payments and statement reconciliation.
General Accounting Duties
General ledger journal entries (including, but not limited to):
Payroll record keeping
Monthly depreciation/amortization
Cost of Goods Sold and inventory valuation adjustments
Construction job cost accrual accounting
Monthly account reconciliations – Bank and Credit Card
Maintain certain spreadsheets for monthly reporting and analysis
Assist with preparing the monthly financial reporting package
Assist with any other general accounting and bookkeeping duties as required
REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES:
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field preferred (Associate's degree required)
3+ years multi-client bookkeeping experience
Experience with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online is required (ProAdvisor certification preferred)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Energetic, positive, and enthusiastic attitude
Attention to detail
Multi-tasking capabilities
Ability to work both independently as well as within a team environment
Microsoft Office products’ knowledge and proficiency are required.
COMPENSATION RANGE
The estimated compensation range for this position is an hourly wage of $24.00 to $27.00. Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to years of experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location.
WHO WE ARE:
Empower Brands was founded in 2022 as a product of the integration of Lynx Franchising and Outdoor Living Brands. Empower encompasses ten industry-leading brands across commercial and residential services: JAN-PRO, FRSTeam, Archadeck Outdoor Living, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives (OLP), Conserva Irrigation, Koala Insulation, Wallaby Windows, Superior Fence and Rail, Bumble Roofing and Canopy Lawn Care. Empower is dedicated to providing its customers with the highest quality products and services in the commercial and home services industry while simultaneously delivering its franchise owners committed personal support, tools and empowerment to pursue their own success. Empower Brands is a portfolio company of MidOcean Partners, a leading private equity firm with an excellent track record investing in successful, growth-focused franchise businesses. For more about Empower Brands, visit the company’s new website at .
Note:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
Empower Brands is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Empower Brands makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.