Accountant / Bookkeeper and General VA

(NOTE: There is an initial "test" hidden within the job posting below. Please read carefully and only respond if you are fully qualified. Thank you for your interest.)

HELLO! I am in need of a Certified Accountant/Bookkeeper who can also help with VA tasks that require critical thinking. I have a handful of small business activities that each require separate books listed below in order of most to least transactions described as follows:

1. Kitchen cabinet business with a physical showroom
2. Real estate investing business featuring long- and short-term rentals as well as fixing and flipping
3. Other rental properties
4. Consulting business

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare monthly financial reports for each are of business.
- Intimately get to know each of my small businesses.
- Help me track all the intricacies of each business activity to help me always stay in constant awareness of how each business is performing and, by extension, how all businesses are performing as a whole by constantly keeping all of my books up to date.
- Provide me with regular email updates of tasks you’ve completed, items you need me to clarify for you, and areas that might need my special attention.
- I also have a handful of new business ventures that I would like to model financially in order to assess their ---------- short, I need an expert “numbers person” on my team.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proof of a professional accounting certification
- At least 3 years related accounting and bookkeeping experience
- Proof of Quickbooks Online expertise (ProAdvisor Certificate or equivalent demonstratable experience)
- Excellent knowledge of alternative accounting platforms
- Recent relevant experience
- Excellent English communication skills
- Patience to answer my business questions slowly and thoroughly

To demonstrate that you are detail-oriented, please begin your proposal with the words “purple cow” in the beginning. Otherwise, your application may not be reviewed at all. And, since excellent verbal English communication is critical, extra special consideration will be given to your application if you can also send me a personalized video (or audio) recording of yourself outlining your understanding of this position and why you would be a great fit.

Thank you!

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Bonus points for you if you can address some of the following additional details:

- Must be able to work graveyard shift or at least partial graveyard shift, since I am in Orlando, Florida and the time difference is currently 12 ---------- Philippine-time, that is 8:00 pm to 4:00 am, ideally.
- I estimate that the above responsibilities will not be enough to fill your 40 hours per week, thus special consideration will be given to those who possess the basic qualification, but also possess additional General VA skills that can help me.
- Please outline any additional notable skills that you may possess: For example, let me know if you have experience with voice customer service, project coordination, graphic design, direct marketing, lead generation, web support, e-commerce, etc.
- Compensation is up to Php 30,000/mth base to start, plus monthly performance bonus of up to Php 5,000/mth based on productivity, communication responsiveness, accuracy of completed tasks, task completion time.
- There is also an opportunity to earn generous commissions if you are sales-oriented (however, this is not a requirement)
- Productivity and work hours will be tracked by ---------- .
- You will invoice me weekly for the first 4 weeks, then switch to invoicing me every 2 weeks.
- Ideally, you are also a critical thinker and I can count on you to point out things that might require my attention and/or suggest proactive improvements in my processes.

WHY WORK FOR ME:
- I am passionate about helping Filipinos earn an above-average wage whenever I can, which is why I prefer hiring Filipino virtual assistants.
- I am a business and investment coach and trainer by profession, which means I am patient and thorough when training my ---------- return, I expect only the best from my teammates.
- I will provide you with a VA Mentor through Onlinejobs.ph for at least the first month.
- I am 100% Filipino by heritage, born in Cebu City, raised in Toronto, Canada and now living in Orlando, Florida, but only speak English.
- You will find me to be a fair, communicative and compassionate employer.

YOUR EXPERIENCE:
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Strong, efficient, and accurate multi-tasking capabilities.
- Intermediate general computer skills.
- Intermediate software skills, e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Direct mail portals.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to think for yourself.

YOUR IDEAL ATTITUDE:
- You are hard-working, honest, loyal and trustworthy.
- You have a sincere motivation to be of service.
- You are accountable for your actions, follow through on your commitments and take pride in a job well done.
- You are detail-oriented.