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Bookkeeper and Office Personal Assistant

Jackson Hewitt
Williamsport, United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Oct 2025
💰 $28,000/yr

About the role

Responsive recruiter Benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible schedule
  • Paid time off
Are you an experienced bookkeeper who prefers a consistent, school-year schedule with lighter summer hours?
 TOMc LLC, a locally owned and growing Jackson Hewitt franchise group, is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Bookkeeper & Office/Personal AssistantAbout the Role
This is a part-time, salaried position that combines bookkeeping and administrative support.
You’ll handle bill payments, daily income entries for multiple offices, payroll-hour tracking, and assist the leadership team with scheduling, travel, and correspondence.
Schedule:
  • November – April: approximately 35 hours per week (Monday–Friday)
  • May – October: approximately 2 days per week
  • Average: about 1,000 hours per year
This schedule is perfect for a professional seeking meaningful part-time work aligned with the school year. Key Responsibilities
  • Enter and reconcile daily income for each office location
  • Process accounts payable and ensure timely vendor payments
  • Record payroll hours and assist with payroll preparation
  • Maintain QuickBooks records and support transition to Xero
  • Reconcile bank accounts and prepare monthly bookkeeping summaries
  • Assist leadership with scheduling, correspondence, travel planning, and general administrative needs
  • Handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism
Qualifications
  • 3 + years bookkeeping experience (A/P, A/R, reconciliations, payroll entry)
  • Strong proficiency in QuickBooks; familiarity with or interest in Xero a plus
  • Working knowledge of Excel and MS Office applications
  • Excellent organization, accuracy, and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage shifting workloads throughout the year
  • Prior experience supporting executives or small-business owners preferred
Compensation & Benefits
  • Salary: $28,000 per year (commensurate with experience)
  • Part-time, salaried position (≈ 1,000 hours per year)
  • Flexible schedule with reduced summer hours
  • Performance review after first full tax season
How to Apply
Please submit your résumé and a brief cover letter outlining your bookkeeping experience and why this flexible, part-time schedule is a good fit for you.
TOMc LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We value integrity, reliability, and attention to detail — and we look forward to welcoming the right candidate to our team. Compensation: $28,000.00 per year


Working at Jackson Hewitt

Jackson Hewitt is an innovator with nearly 6,000 locations, and we’re on a mission to change the face of the tax industry. We are an industry-leading provider of full-service individual, federal, and state income tax preparation with offices across the country. Jackson Hewitt is always seeking to improve its financial products, promotions, and partnerships so clients get more.

Taxes are fun (really!)

Jackson Hewitt is proud to offer free tax training as well as continuing education for tax preparers across the country. With nearly 6,000 locations to choose from, there's likely a Jackson Hewitt location near you, including at your local Walmart store. Tax preparers have flexible scheduling and various rewards too.


PTIN Certification: Yes

By submitting this form, I hereby acknowledge that most Jackson Hewitt locations are operated by independent franchisees and not Jackson Hewitt or its affiliates. I further acknowledge that franchisees are independent employers and separate companies and employers from Jackson Hewitt Inc., and set their own employment policies and practices. Franchisees are the exclusive employer of their employees and as such are solely responsible for all employment-related matters and decisions in their locations. Specifically, with regard to employees of franchisees, such franchisees, and not Jackson Hewitt, will have exclusive control over all employment-related decisions, including decisions concerning hiring, firing, wages, conditions of employment, discipline, staffing, or any other day-to-day employment issue. Jackson Hewitt Inc. will have no obligation or right to control any franchise employment issue relating to employees of a Jackson Hewitt franchisee. By applying for a job at a franchise-operated location, I understand that the information I provide will be forwarded to the franchisee in order for that organization to reach out to me and process and evaluate my application. I

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