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Senior Bookkeeper

@ Custom Bookkeeping

Edmonton, Alberta

Full-time
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Overview

Custom Bookkeeping is hiring a Senior Bookkeeper for a full-time, on-site role in Sherwood Park. The bookkeeper manages day-to-day records in QuickBooks and Xero and serves as primary contact for a set of regular clients. The posting states an open-door policy on working hours and time off.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage day-to-day bookkeeping activities and financial records
  • Maintain documentation in QuickBooks and Xero
  • Serve as primary contact for assigned clients
  • Handle client financial needs on a regular basis

Requirements summary:

  • Strong bookkeeping skills with accounting software proficiency
  • Experience posting and reviewing journal entries and general ledger
  • Solid understanding of basic tax concepts and compliance
  • Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple client deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Diploma in accounting, finance or related field

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Employer posting date
2026-10-20
First seen by our source
2026-11-10
Source record updated
2026-11-10

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
EducationCollege diploma (preferred)
Fields of studyaccounting, finance

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Job description

Company Description Custom Bookkeeping is a full-service bookkeeping and tax firm supporting a wide range of individual and business clients. The company provides accurate, compliant, and timely financial record-keeping, as well as personal and "light" T2 tax preparation and filing services.

Custom Bookkeeping is known for being flexible to the client's needs and designing systems that match them where they're at. We work entirely out of our Sherwood Park location on site.

Role Description The Senior Bookkeeper is a full-time, on-site role based in Edmonton, AB. This position is responsible for managing day-to-day bookkeeping activities, including maintaining all the documentation one would expect from QuickBooks and Xero.

The bookkeeper will have a set of clients that they will look after on a regular basis as their primary contact. They will serve us whatever financial needs that client has.

We are a very small team of 5 in Sherwood Park. All work is done on site, where we can ensure that we are building the culture where all employees get to excel at whatever they choose to do. We do have a fairly open-door policy in terms of working hours, vacations, time off, etc

Qualifications

  • Strong bookkeeping skills, with the ability to manage day-to-day financial records and transactions.
  • Proficiency with accounting software and related tools used for data entry, reporting, and reconciliation.
  • Hands-on experience posting and reviewing journal entries and maintaining accurate general ledger accounts.
  • Solid understanding of basic tax concepts and compliance; prior work in a tax-focused environment is an asset.
  • Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple client files and deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a client-focused approach.
  • Diploma or similar education in accounting, finance, or a related field.

To apply, you can fill out our application here: NOTE: THIS IS A 2 STEP APPLICATION, PAY ATTENTION TO THE 2ND PAGE AFTER YOU FILL OUT THE FIRST APPLICATION. YOU MUST DO BOTH TO BE CONSIDERED.

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