Who you are
- 1+ year hands-on bookkeeping and payroll experience
- Proven proficiency with Zoho Books and Zoho Payroll
- Experience handling high-volume, manual invoicing and AR follow-ups
- Excellent written English for professional, client-facing emails
- Technical: Zoho Books, Zoho Payroll, bank/credit card reconciliations, journal entries, AR management, invoice validation, basic Excel/Google Sheets
- Soft skills: Exceptional attention to detail, clear and confident written communication, reliability, ownership, ability to focus on repetitive tasks without losing accuracy, discretion with sensitive payroll data, and comfort working directly with a CEO
- You take pride in accurate, on-time financial work and enjoy running well-defined recurring processes
- You’re proactive, organized, and can independently manage weekly/monthly calendars without close supervision
- You communicate clearly, follow through on commitments, and are comfortable sending professional AR follow-up emails
- You thrive in a quick-paced, remote setting and can align to Eastern Time work hours
- Must have a reliable internet connection and a quiet workspace
- Required to provide own computer with Intel Core i5 or something similar or higher operating system
What the job involves
- This role exists to ensure accurate, timely financial operations while the business scales. The company needs a specialist who can own full-cycle bookkeeping and payroll in Zoho, execute a high-volume monthly invoicing run in a single day,
and improve cash flow through diligent receivables follow-up. By taking end-to-end ownership of these recurring workflows, you’ll free the CEO’s time and strengthen the company’s financial rhythm
- Full-cycle bookkeeping (Zoho Books)
- Perform daily/weekly bank and credit card reconciliations
- Post journal entries and maintain accurate general ledger records
- Monitor accounts receivable aging and support month-end close
- Payroll processing (Zoho Payroll)
- Run payroll cycles, initiate payments to the bank, and email pay stubs
- Remit payroll deductions and prepare/file WSIB online
- Prepare and issue T4s for employees
- High-volume invoicing and billing
- Access a dedicated inbox to retrieve two invoices per customer (400 invoices total for 200 customers)
- Attach invoices to the correct customer in Zoho Books, verify line items/amounts, and send invoices
- Complete the full monthly billing run accurately within a single billing day
- Accounts receivable follow-up and client communication
- Send professional, concise follow-up emails to clients with outstanding balances
- Maintain AR notes and escalate issues or discrepancies to the CEO when needed
- Reconcile payments received and keep customer accounts current
- Workflow ownership and reporting
- Manage recurring weekly/monthly checklists and timelines with minimal supervision
- Prepare brief weekly summaries on invoicing status, AR, and reconciliations
- Identify minor process improvements to increase speed and accuracy
📌 Bookkeeper & Payroll Specialist (Canada)
🏢 Magic
📍 Canada