A Bookkeeping Cooperative (ABC) is looking for an experienced bookkeeper or accountant based in NYC. We are a worker-owned cooperative that offers bookkeeping services to cooperatives, non-profits, social justice endeavors & small businesses. We offer the following services:
– Full charge bookkeeping services
– Accounting software set-up and troubleshooting
– Liaising with accountants for tax reporting
– Bookkeeping and financial literacy training
– Other day-to-day operations
We are looking for a rockstar bookkeeper or accountant to take on an average of 4-10 hours of work a week and who is interested in worker cooperatives. This person should be able to meet monthly for cooperative meetings. We are looking for someone who has 1-3 years experience at a minimum doing bookkeeping or accounting. Any of the below would be bonuses:
– Bi-lingual (Spanish and English)
– Your own network of referrals for business services, and ability to bring on new clients (we offer incentives for bringing in new business!)
– Flexible schedule to cover clients in the NYC area while fellow members are sick or on vacation
– Interested in project management, websites, policy, development and administrative tasks
– Commitment to building the business, cooperatively, and ability to contribute to collective growth
We can offer:
– Bookkeeping work: many flexible part-time jobs (4-10 hours/week starting from our current and growing client list)
– A knowledge base of best practices in bookkeeping for co-ops and non-profits, radical HR, and tax law, that we want you to help build and contribute to
– A good wage, and an opportunity to co-own the business and share profit after your trial period
– Community: you don’t have to be a lonely freelancer anymore – we continually become better bookkeepers from communicating and sharing ideas and jobs
– Benefits and profit sharing to owners. The cooperative track is a 6-month trial period with an affordable and/or pay over time buy-in. The coop has 3 owners and 4 part time contractors
Please include a cover letter & resume answering the following 3 questions (in 2-10 sentences each):
- What is your interest in cooperatives and the ownership of a cooperative business?
- How do you see part-time bookkeeping work fitting into your schedule (both onsite and offsite work)?
- Why are you a perfect fit for becoming a co-owner of ABC?
Please submit answers to the questions above to:
Due to the large volume of responses received, we will not be considering applicants if they do not submit a cover letter with the questions above.
