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Exploring a career at Pretty Books?

We're not your grandfather's accounting firm. We're fast, motivated, and driven to be the premier financial partner to small businesses. We're always on the lookout for talent that can bring skill, experience, and vision to the team and help drive our purpose as a company. Here's what you can expect from us... and what we're expecting from you.

Our culture

We're not a corporate, suit and tie company. We're a modern team who approaches challenges head on with eagerness and excitement. Here's what else you can expect from the Pretty Books culture.

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Evolving

We are no strangers to trying new things. We are constantly taking what we know and adapting our approach to meet the demands of the rapidly changing accounting world. We are constantly learning new tools and tech and eagerly adapting it into our work.

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Professional

We don't expect perfection- after all, we're humans. We do expect professionalism. While we're not a suit and tie company, we are still professionals. Our team expects good communicators, project executors, and ethics-driven teammates they can count on.

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Growth Oriented

We thrive on feedback. We understand that feedback gives us the opportunity to grow and develop. We're comfortable giving and receiving feedback from each other, our partners and our community.

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Real

We're people people. We put great emphasis on building relationships with our clients. We are authentic and down to earth. We don't take ourselves too seriously, and we don't believe in secret sauce.

Who you are

We're building a dynamic team of detail oriented, self motivated professionals who want to help us reach our goals. Here is a list of other adjectives that describe a good fit for our team.

  • Tech-forward
  • Flexible
  • Team player
  • Independent
  • Hustler
  • Organized
  • Self-driven
  • Persistent
  • Personable
  • Learner
  • Detailed
  • Mindful

Experiences we are open to

We understand that no one fits a job description 100%. If you have a background that might benefit our team, please submit a resume.

Finance/Accounting

  • General ledger
  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial modeling
  • Analytics
  • Cash flow
  • AR/AP management

Business/Operations

  • Business/Operations
  • Content creation
  • Graphic design
  • Administrative
  • Business management
  • Marketing

Open positions

The Junior accountant possesses financial and administrative acumen. You have experience working in a startup or a firm. You will be responsible for the bookkeeping, back office management and customer service for our clients. You will assist with month-end close and manage client communication and correspondences. This is a client centric position with an emphasis on quality customer service and communication. You have an appetite for growth and are eager to test your potential.

Junior Accountant

About the Company

Pretty Books is a tech-forward and non-traditional accounting boutique in Seattle. We combine modern accounting expertise with a passion for high-tech financial solutions to help businesses define, structure, and improve their everyday and long-term financial operations. Our clients are from various industries - particularly real estate, property management, medical and dentistry, technology, and retail. Our work ranges from basic bookkeeping to controller to CFO consulting.

Our practice is growing fast, and we are seeking a qualified accountant to join our team.

Our Culture

You will be working in teams. Certain work requires more than one person to ensure success

  • You are a team player.
  • You share knowledge and provide perspective
  • You are transparent and communicative.

We are people people. Our clients expect us to be empathetic.

  • You genuinely care and are curious about our clients.
  • You are compassionate and patient.
  • You express a sense of urgency and set priorities accordingly
  • You enjoy talking and checking in with our clients.

The intrapreneur mindset. As a startup, we are not shy in exploring new ideas and processes for the betterment of our work and relationships.

  • You are adaptive and changing
  • You are a problem solver.
  • You take the lead to identify things that can improve.
  • You are not afraid to voice ideas and solutions.

You are tech-forward. We are a company that uses technology, implements technology, and explores new technologies.

  • You pick up new tools and technology easily.
  • You navigate the internet with ease.
  • You are a ninja at navigating various software and tools.
  • You are on top of Slack, emails, and agile platforms.
Our Driving Principals

We have three goals – to deliver the highest quality work for our clients, to have pride and personal satisfaction in what we do, and to be people driven by real passion.

We are big on growth and encourage continued education and professional development to all team members. We offer a flexible schedule and promote personal responsibility.

We believe in the sharing of knowledge and constructive feedback.

Job Summary

The Junior Accountant possesses financial and business acumen. You have experience working in a startup or a firm. You will oversee the delivery of all client work and assist in client relations and communication. This is a client facing position with an emphasis on consultation work. You have an appetite for growth and are eager to test your potential.

Client Consultation

For this role, you are expected to assist and help provide consultation to our clients. You will collaborate with the client to solve problems and identify roadmaps. As a professional partner, you will take part in various conversations with the client. You are expected to provide financial insight and your perspective regarding accounting and operational strategies.

  • Prepare meeting agendas.
  • Discuss financial models.
  • Discuss roadmap and findings.
  • Discuss process and operations.
  • Describe financial assumptions and perspective.
Bookkeeping

As the Junior Accountant, you will be responsible for the completion and compliance of the general ledger for clients. This includes management and support for month-end close and financial reporting for a variety of clients. You are responsible for the day to day bookkeeping, record keeping, bank reconciliation, accounts payable, accounts receivable and general data management. You will manage and oversee GL reconciliations.

  • Data import, input, and management
  • Record and receipt management
  • Reconcile bank, credit cards and loans.
  • Management of prepaids and accrued expenses.
  • Customer invoicing and collections.
  • Vendor bills and check runs
  • Assist with project deliverables and timeline
  • Lead meetings and communication to clients.
  • Research on tax and nexus as needed.
Client Relations

For this role, you will manage client relations and confidence, specially for “high-touch, high maintenance clients.” High maintenance clients are growing companies that are characterized by their ever-evolving environment. These clients require accurate high-level financials and intensive day-to-day support. In addition, you will oversee and lead client communication and meetings. This involves managing client’s projects, timeline, and work allocation

  • Client on-boarding experience.
  • Reconstruction and clean-up project timeline and deliverables.
  • New project accounting processes.
  • Client communication and relations.
  • Client meetings and project clarifications.
  • Work and bandwidth allocation.
Accounting Tasks
  • Perform bookkeeping and general data entry
  • Manage requests and correspondences
  • Manage accounts payable for clients
  • Manage accounts receivable for clients
  • Process payroll and payroll taxes
  • Setup and design bookkeeping processes
  • Reconcile bank, credit cards, notes
  • Reconcile prepaid expense, accrued expense
  • Reconcile assets and liabilities
  • Prepare financial reports and statements
  • Research state tax compliance
  • Research, install, and diagnose the technology systems used by our clients
  • Financial forensics
  • Create and design dashboards, key metrics, and financial models
  • Research tax compliance
  • Diagnose accounting and data errors
Your Qualities
  • Organized
  • Detail oriented
  • Mathematically inclined
  • Flexible
  • Self-starter
  • Independent thinker
Job Requirements and Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business with an emphasis in Accounting, or a related field and/or 3-5 years of experience as an accountant, accounting supervisor, or manager
  • Excellent computer skills; experience in accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficiency with accounting software and experience with software system implementation a plus
  • Exceptional knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, cost accounting and cost control principles, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards, and state/national regulations
  • Quickbooks, QuickBooks Online, Xero
  • Excel (pivot table, index, v lookups, relationship between two tables in Excel)
  • Pays strict attention to detail
Job Details
  • Full Time
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • FSA and HSA
  • Vacation and sick time
Submit Resume

The Staff Accountant posseses accounting and analytics acumen. You have experience working in a startup or a firm. You will oversee assigned client general ledgers and the completion of month end close. This position is made for someone who loves accounting and reconciling and analyzing high volumes of data. You have an appetite for growth and are eager to test your potential.

Staff Accountant- General Ledger

About the Company

Pretty Books is a tech-forward and non-traditional accounting boutique in Seattle. We combine modern accounting expertise with a passion for high-tech financial solutions to help businesses define, structure, and improve their everyday and long-term financial operations. Our clients are from various industries - particularly real estate, property management, medical and dentistry, technology, and retail. Our work ranges from basic bookkeeping to controller to CFO consulting.

Our practice is growing fast, and we are seeking a qualified accountant to join our team.

Our Culture

You will be working in teams. Certain work requires more than one person to ensure success.

  • You are a team player
  • You share knowledge and provide perspective.
  • You are transparent and communicative.

We are people people. Our clients expect us to be empathetic

  • You genuinely care and are curious about our clients.
  • You are compassionate and patient.
  • You express a sense of urgency and set priorities accordingly.
  • You enjoy talking and checking in with our clients.

The intrapreneur mindset. As a startup, we are not shy in exploring new ideas and processes for the betterment of our work and relationships.

  • You are adaptive and changing.
  • You are a problem solver.
  • You take the lead to identify things that can improve.
  • You are not afraid to voice ideas and solutions.

You are tech-forward. We are a company that uses technology, implements technology, and explores new technologies.

  • You pick up new tools and technology easily.
  • You navigate the internet with ease.
  • You are a ninja at navigating various software and tools.
  • You are on top of Slack, emails, and agile platforms.
Our Driving Principals

We have three goals – to deliver the highest quality work for our clients, to have pride and personal satisfaction in what we do, and to be people driven by real passion.

We are big on growth and encourage continued education and professional development to all team members. We offer a flexible schedule and promote personal responsibility

We believe in the sharing of knowledge and constructive feedback

Job Summary

The Staff Accountant possesses financial and business acumen. You have experience working in a startup or a firm. You will oversee the delivery of all client work and assist in client relations and communication. This is a client facing position with an emphasis on consultation work. You have an appetite for growth and are eager to test your potential

Client Consultation

For this role, you are expected to be provide consultation to our client. You will collaborate with the client to solve problems and identify roadmaps. As a professional partner, you will take part in various conversations with the client. You are expected to provide financial insight and your perspective regarding accounting and operational strategies.

  • Prepare meeting agendas.
  • Discuss financial models.
  • Discuss roadmap and findings
  • Discuss process and operations
  • Describe financial assumptions and perspective.
GAAP-based Accounting

As the Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for the completion and compliance of the general ledger for clients. This includes management and support for month-end close and financial reporting for a variety of clients. You should be familiar with some finance concepts of a business, including but not limited to financial modeling, financial forecasting, key metrics, and analytics.

  • Manage and oversee GL reconciliations.
  • Develop and maintain schedules and workpapers for balance sheet accounts i.e. inventory, WIP, defer revenue, liabilities, and notes.
  • Accounting design i.e. chart of accounts.
  • Financial analytics and metrics
  • Financial models i.e. projections, budgets, cash flow, dashboards.
  • Financial directions and guidance – GAAP.
  • Lead project deliverables and timeline.
  • Lead meetings and communication to clients.
  • Provide technical training and guidance to team as needed
  • Nexus Research
Client Relations

For this role, you will manage client relations and confidence, specially for “high-touch, high maintenance clients.” High maintenance clients are growing companies that are characterized by their ever-evolving environment. These clients require accurate high-level financials and intensive day-to-day support. In addition, you will oversee and lead client communication and meetings. This involves managing client’s projects, timeline, and work allocation.

  • Client on-boarding experience.
  • Reconstruction and clean-up project timeline and deliverables.
  • New project accounting processes.
  • Client communication and relations.
  • Client meetings and project clarifications.
  • Work and bandwidth allocation.
Accounting Tasks
  • Perform bookkeeping and general data entry
  • Manage requests and correspondences
  • Manage accounts payable for clients
  • Manage accounts receivable for clients
  • Process payroll and payroll taxes
  • Setup and design bookkeeping processes
  • Reconcile bank, credit cards, notes
  • Reconcile prepaid expense, accrued expense
  • Reconcile assets and liabilities
  • Prepare financial reports and statements
  • Research state tax compliance
  • Research, install, and diagnose the technology systems used by our clients
  • Financial forensics
  • Create and design dashboards, key metrics, and financial models
  • Research tax compliance
  • Diagnose accounting and data errors
Your Qualities
  • Organized
  • Detail oriented
  • Mathematically inclined
  • Flexible
  • Self-starter
  • Independent thinker
Job Requirements and Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business with an emphasis in Accounting, or a related field and/or 3-5 years of experience as an accountant, accounting supervisor, or manager
  • Excellent computer skills; experience in accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficiency with accounting software and experience with software system implementation a plus
  • Exceptional knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, cost accounting and cost control principles, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards, and state/national regulations
  • Quickbooks, QuickBooks Online, Xero
  • Excel (pivot table, index, v lookups, relationship between two tables in Excel)
  • Pays strict attention to detail
Job Details
  • Full Time
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • FSA and HSA
  • Vacation and sick time
Submit Resume

The Accounting Manager possesses financial and business acumen. You have experience working in a startup or a firm. You will oversee the delivery of all client work and assist in client relations and communication. This is a client facing position with an emphasis on consultation work. You have an appetite for growth and are eager to test your potential.

Senior Accountant- Accounting Manager

About the Company

Pretty Books is a tech-forward and non-traditional accounting boutique in Seattle. Our clients are from various industries - particularly real estate, property management, medical and dentistry, technology, and retail. Our work ranges from basic bookkeeping to controller to CFO consulting.

Our practice is growing fast, and we are seeking a qualified accountant to join our team.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SELF-DRIVEN ACCOUNTING MANAGER. THIS IS A LEADERSHIP POSITION. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO HELP OVERSEE THE COMPLETION OF PROJECTS, GENERAL LEDGER CLEANLINESS AND SUPPORT OTHER ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATES. YOU WILL BE MANAGING A TEAM OF 6-8 STAFF ACCOUNTANTS. YOU WILL BE MANAGING CLIENTS AND GUIDING WORK AND DISCUSSION. COMMUNICATION AND THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE COMPLEX IDEAS IS A MUST FOR THIS POSITION. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH US TO DEVELOP AND SCALE THE PRACTICE. WE ARE THINKING LONG TERM AND GROWTH.

THIS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SEASONED ACCOUNTANT TO LEVEL UP. YOU WILL MOVE AWAY FROM DAY TO DAY ACCOUNTING TASKS. INSTEAD, YOUR ENERGY WOULD BE MORE FOCUSED ON ENSURING QUALITY OF THE WORK, RELATIONSHIPS AND CROSSING INTO FINANCE AND CONSULTION.

We are a paperless company and Tech-Forward. We have a beautiful office space and will be supporting a hybrid model this coming fall

Our Culture

You will be working in teams. Certain work requires more than one person to ensure success.

  • You are a team player
  • You share knowledge and provide perspective.
  • You are transparent and communicative.

We are people people. Our clients expect us to be empathetic

  • You genuinely care and are curious about our clients.
  • You are compassionate and patient.
  • You express a sense of urgency and set priorities accordingly.
  • You enjoy talking and checking in with our clients.

The intrapreneur mindset. As a startup, we are not shy in exploring new ideas and processes for the betterment of our work and relationships.

  • You are adaptive and changing.
  • You are a problem solver.
  • You take the lead to identify things that can improve.
  • You are not afraid to voice ideas and solutions.

You are tech-forward. We are a company that uses technology, implements technology, and explores new technologies.

  • You pick up new tools and technology easily.
  • You navigate the internet with ease.
  • You are a ninja at navigating various software and tools.
  • You are on top of Slack, emails, and agile platforms.
Our Driving Principals

We have three goals – to deliver the highest quality work for our clients, to have pride and personal satisfaction in what we do, and to be people driven by real passion.

We are big on growth and encourage continued education and professional development to all team members. We offer a flexible schedule and promote personal responsibility

We believe in the sharing of knowledge and constructive feedback

Job Summary

The Accounting Manager possesses financial and business acumen. You have experience working in a startup or a firm. You will oversee the delivery of all client work and assist in client relations and communication. This is a client facing position with an emphasis on consultation work. You have an appetite for growth and are eager to test your potential.

Client Consultation

For this role, you are expected to provide consultation to our client. You will collaborate with the client to solve problems and identify roadmaps. As a professional partner, you will take part in various conversations with the client. You are expected to provide financial insight and your perspective regarding accounting and operational strategies.

  • Prepare meeting agendas.
  • Discuss financial models.
  • Discuss roadmap and findings
  • Discuss process and operations
  • Describe financial assumptions and perspective.
GAAP-based Accounting

As the Senior Associate, you will be responsible for the completion and compliance of the general ledger for clients. This includes management and support for month-end close and financial reporting for a variety of clients. You should be familiar with some finance concepts of a business, including but not limited to financial modeling, financial forecasting, key metrics, and analytics.

  • Manage and oversee GL reconciliations.
  • Develop and maintain schedules and workpapers for balance sheet accounts i.e. inventory, WIP, defer revenue, liabilities, and notes.
  • Accounting design i.e. chart of accounts.
  • Financial analytics and metrics
  • Financial models i.e. projections, budgets, cash flow, dashboards.
  • Financial directions and guidance – GAAP.
  • Lead project deliverables and timeline.
  • Lead meetings and communication to clients.
  • Provide technical training and guidance to team as needed
  • Nexus Research
Client Relations

For this role, you will manage client relations and confidence, specially for “high-touch, high maintenance clients.” High maintenance clients are growing companies that are characterized by their ever-evolving environment. These clients require accurate high-level financials and intensive day-to-day support. In addition, you will oversee and lead client communication and meetings. This involves managing client’s projects, timeline, and work allocation.

  • Client on-boarding experience.
  • Reconstruction and clean-up project timeline and deliverables.
  • New project accounting processes.
  • Client communication and relations.
  • Client meetings and project clarifications.
  • Work and bandwidth allocation.
Accounting Tasks
  • Perform bookkeeping and general data entry
  • Manage requests and correspondences
  • Manage accounts payable for clients
  • Manage accounts receivable for clients
  • Process payroll and payroll taxes
  • Setup and design bookkeeping processes
  • Reconcile bank, credit cards, notes
  • Reconcile prepaid expense, accrued expense
  • Reconcile assets and liabilities
  • Prepare financial reports and statements
  • Research state tax compliance
  • Research, install, and diagnose the technology systems used by our clients
  • Financial forensics
  • Create and design dashboards, key metrics, and financial models
  • Research tax compliance
  • Diagnose accounting and data errors
Your Qualities
  • Organized
  • Detail oriented
  • Mathematically inclined
  • Flexible
  • Self-starter
  • Independent thinker
Job Requirements and Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business with an emphasis in Accounting, or a related field and/or 3-5 years of experience as an accountant, accounting supervisor, or manager
  • Excellent computer skills; experience in accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficiency with accounting software and experience with software system implementation a plus
  • Exceptional knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, cost accounting and cost control principles, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards, and state/national regulations
  • Quickbooks, QuickBooks Online, Xero
  • Excel (pivot table, index, v lookups, relationship between two tables in Excel)
  • Pays strict attention to detail
Job Details
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • FSA and HSA
  • Vacation and sick time
Submit Resume
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