Full Charge Bookkeeper

Warren Whitney is a management consulting firm based in Richmond, Virginia, with more than 36 years of experience helping privately held businesses and nonprofit organizations thrive. We provide fractional leadership, advisory services, and consulting engagements across three key areas: Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, and Strategy.

What sets Warren Whitney apart is the way we work and the people who choose to work with us. Our consultants bring deep expertise and a client-first mindset, supported by a firm that values integrity, flexibility, and meaningful impact. We prioritize long-term relationships over short-term wins and empower our team to recommend what's truly best for the client.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced Full Charge Bookkeeper to manage comprehensive bookkeeping functions for our firm internally and support our clients on-site or remotely. In this versatile role, you will handle end-to-end financial processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, adaptable, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where you'll divide time between internal tasks and client engagements.

Warren Whitney has a long-standing reputation for integrity, excellence, and results across Virginia and beyond. Being part of a firm that is highly regarded by its peers and clients alike adds professional pride and purpose to the role.

Position Summary

The Full Charge Bookkeeper is a key member of our Financial Services Team, responsible for overseeing multiple clients and our firm's day-to-day bookkeeping. This role offers both the ability to work with other Warren Whitney finance professionals, our clients, and the partners of our firm.

Key Responsibilities:

• Internal Bookkeeping: Execute the firm's payroll, maintain the firm's general ledger, manage insurance reconciliations, post cash receipts, backup accounts payable, manage accounts receivable, reconcile accounts and financial reporting. Assist with onboarding of new employees, benefits enrollment, and special projects as needed.
• Client Services: Provide on-site or remote bookkeeping support to clients, including payroll processing, invoice preparation, expense tracking, vendor management, tax compliance, and preparation of financial statements. Customize services based on client needs such as QuickBooks setup, cleanup, or ongoing maintenance.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, implement automation tools, and train staff or clients in best practices.
• Collaboration: Work closely with our clients' accounting teams, WW professionals, and partners to resolve discrepances, support audits, and provide financial insights.

Qualifications:

The successful Full Charge Bookkeeper will be passionate about providing exceptional client experiences to ensure that we do "what's best for our clients."

• Proven experience (10+ years) in bookkeeping roles, preferably within a professional services firm or consulting environment.
• Significant experience using QuickBooks desktop and similar programs to complete accounting tasks including payroll financial statements, tax reports, account/statement reconciliations, client billings, and invoice processing
• Ability to manage both accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, including invoicing, payments posting, and collections.
• Demonstrated proficiency in processing payroll, along with managing payroll liabilities (various withholdings, taxes, garnishments) and the appropriate journal entries.
• Ability to build effective and collaborative relationships with colleagues, clients, referral sources, and community leaders.
• Solid understanding of business functions including Finance, Human Resources, and Strategy
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, capable of balancing big-picture vision with operational detail. They should thrive in a deadline-driven, client-focused environment and be passionate about building systems that support people and performance.

Warren Whitney is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We aim to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented individuals from a diverse candidate pool.

Throughout the search process, we will make every effort to maintain a high degree of confidentiality for all candidates. We recognize that many candidates may be deeply committed to their current organizations but are intrigued by this opportunity. Expressions of interest will remain confidential until the final stages of the search.

Offer conditioned on passing DSS background checks.