Bookkeeper

Job Description

Nadadur Vardhan Inc (Ventura Pranas) located in Santa Monica, CA specializes in Accounting, Tax Services and Bookkeeping services on to specific industries and market niches. This focus allows our partners and professionals to deliver more value to their clients by providing insights about issues critical to business owners—industry trends and leading practices, changes in accounting regulations and taxation, and managing risk.

The ideal candidate for this position should be willing and able to take on all accounting services and bookkeeping activities and interaction with clients. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is interested in becoming a well-rounded professional accountant with opportunity for future growth.

Qualifications

· The ideal candidate for this position should be willing to learn and advance his/her skills to help the firm advance in goal to help the clients’ issue in a timely manner.

· Current working towards a bachelor’s degree in accounting

· Computer proficiency including MSWord, MS Excel, Adobe PDF

· Ability to research routine and complex statutory issues.

· Ability to work independently, monitor deadlines and set priorities.

· Strong problem-solving skills

· Strong verbal interpersonal and communication skills

· Willingness and desire to learn.

· Warm and positive disposition, with an emphasis on integrity

· Detail-oriented, dependable, and trustworthy with a positive attitude

· Experience with Zoho, Quick Books, Xero are preferred.

Job Description

· Preparing books of accounts for clients from a variety of different industries

· Preparing Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements worthy of Tax preparation and Audit purposes

· Review of the financial statements and preparing the work papers in support of the FS.

· Has prior experience in Payroll processing

· Filing Quarterly and Annual Payroll tax returns - US

· Determining the Sales tax nexus and should guide on the applicability of Sales tax depending on the Products and Services

· Preparing and filing Sales tax returns

· Preparing State information returns to be filed for US purposes.

· Interfacing effectively with clients over phone calls.

· Availability to interact with clients with the US, UK and India time zones

· Work in close coordination with the Tax and Audit Departments

· Investment and Trust accounting (US GAAP trust/estate accountings)

Desired Candidate’s Profile

Ø Bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting or comparable subject with minimum 3 years of experience.

Ø Experience in Bookkeeping ( US, India)

Ø Should have right attitude and potential to handle the tasks.

Ø Semi qualified Chartered accountants (India) or Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) or those pursuing the same are preferred

Benefits/ type
· Position will start as a part time hourly

· Will potentially transition into a full-time position in 9- 12 months

· Flex hours with ability to work from home for some days in a week

· 1099 Independent contractor service to start with which can transition into a W2

Compensation: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour

Welcome to Ventura Pranas

Ventura Pranas Accounting, Tax and Bookkeeping Services, Inc. is an accounting company headquartered in Los Angeles California, with operations in Vashon Washington, and Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, India. Our experienced staff of professionals includes Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), Enrolled Agents (EAs), Chartered Accountants (CA-India), and other professional staff in various stages of certification.

Overview

Ventura Pranas Accounting, Tax and Bookkeeping Services, Inc. is an accounting company headquartered in Los Angeles California, with operations in Vashon Washington, and Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad, India. Our experienced staff of professionals includes Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), Enrolled Agents (EAs), Chartered Accountants (CA-India), and other professional staff in various stages of certification.

In today's global marketplace, one needs guidance on diverse issues in diverse markets. As geographical lines get more blurred, the need of the hour is "to be tax compliant across borders"! At Ventura Pranas, we believe that we are uniquely positioned to bridge this gap in knowledge, with our first-hand experience, and exposure to being global citizens.

VENTURA PRANAS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING:

• Income Tax Preparation for all types of businesses, and individuals
• Payroll Reporting
• Business Startup Services
• Monthly Bookkeeping
• Financial Statements - Compilations, Reviews and Audits
• International Tax Filing and consulting pertaining to India in particular
• Tax Planning
• Outside CFO Services

Our core team of professionals has between them over 50 years of work experience, having worked in various accounting and finance organizations in the US. We have a proven track record with our clients in translating their complex tax needs into compliance, tax planning, business needs and corporate governance structures, in both the US and India. We have also successfully transformed and operated a prominent accounting firm by implementing their off-shore/on-shore model in the US tax compliance and Audit & Assurance fields.

We thrive on the goodwill of our existing clients and are their trusted friend and advisors. Additionally, we are their first choice for all their tax and accounting needs. We truly believe in the old fashioned value of referrals and have managed to grow organically through client referrals in both countries. At Ventura Pranas, we believe in the old adage of letting our work speak for itself!

Careers

At Ventura Pranas, We take pride in our working environment, which has been consistently referred to as a challenging, fast learning and unified work force. Our emphasis is on a strong work and personal life balance, with encouragement towards sporting activities which we believe strengthens job satisfaction and personal growth.