Bookkeeper Jobs in New Jersey
Oversee the general ledger. Bookkeepers—also called bookkeeping clerks—are responsible for making the organization’s financial transactions, balancing company accounts, preparing bank deposits, and delivering accounting reports. They maintain records related to accounts payable and receivable, expenditures, receipts, and profit and loss.
Because many bookkeeping functions are performed electronically, these employees must be proficient with computers. The profession requires a strong understanding of accounting software used to record and analyze financial data, such as QuickBooks or Sage.
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- Washington, NJ
- 2 days ago
- Randolph, NJ
- 2 days ago
- Clifton, NJ
- 15 hours ago
- Scotch Plains, NJ
- 16 hours ago
- Kenilworth, NJ
- 2 days ago
- Bloomfield, NJ
- 14 hours ago
Senior Bookkeeper Nursing Staff Office
- Newark, NJ
- 14 hours ago
Office Assistant/Bookkeeper in Garwood, NJ
- Garwood, NJ
- 12 hours ago
- Hackensack, NJ
- 2 days ago
- Carlstadt, NJ
- 2 days ago
- Glassboro, NJ
- 22 hours ago
- New Brunswick, NJ
- 2 days ago
Office Assistant/Bookkeeper in Green Brook, NJ
- Green Brook, NJ
- 2 days ago
Bookkeeper / Office Supervisor
- Toms River, NJ
- 3 days ago
- Jersey City, NJ
- 3 days ago
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Salary for Bookkeeper Jobs in New Jersey
Licensing / Certification
Highest Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree (44.9%)
- Master's Degree (15.4%)
- Associate's Degree (15.0%)
- High School or GED (14.0%)
- Vocational Degree or Certification (7.8%)
- Some College (1.9%)
- Doctorate Degree (0.6%)
- Some High School (0.4%)
Average Work Experience
- Less than 1 year (29.7%)
- 4-6 years (24.0%)
- 2-4 years (22.2%)
- 1-2 years (21.3%)
- None (2.5%)
- 6-8 years (0.3%)
Qualifications / Skill Sets
The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Bookkeeper position
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- 1099 Forms
- Accounting
- Accounting Software
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Payable/Receivable
- Accounts Receivable
- Auditing
- Balance Sheets
- Bank Reconciliation
- Bill.com
- Bookkeeping
- Budgets
- Collections
- Communication Skills
- Computer Skills
- Credit Card Reconciliation
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- Filing
- Finance
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Statements
- Full Charge Bookkeeping
- Full Cycle Accounting
- Full Cycle Accounts Receivable
- General Ledger
- Intuit Quicken
- Invoicing
- Journal Entries
- Leadership
- Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Month-End Close
- Organization
- Payroll
- Payroll Processing
- Payroll Taxes
- Policy Development
- QuickBooks
- QuickBooks Enterprise
- Reconciliation
- Reconciliations
- Reporting
- Sage 50
- Sage Peachtree
- Sales Tax Reporting
- Scheduling
- Spreadsheets
- Staff Supervision
- Tax Planning
- Taxes
- Telephone Skills
- Time Management
- Training and Development
- Trial Balance
- Xero
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