Data Entry Specialist
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📍 Remote🌐 Remote🕐 1mo ago🔗 himalayas
Job Description
### **Data Entry Specialist (Excel / CRM / High Accuracy) – Remote**
**Position Type:** Full-Time, Remote
**Working Hours:** U.S. Business Hours
### **About the Role**
We’re hiring a **Data Entry Specialist** to ensure critical business data is **accurate, complete, and always up to date** across systems.
### This is not just basic data entry.
This role is responsible for **data accuracy, consistency, and reliability** — directly impacting decisions across finance, sales, operations, and leadership.
If you’re detail-obsessed and catch mistakes others miss, this role fits you well.
### **What You’ll Do**
### **Data Entry & Accuracy (Core Focus)**
* Enter and update records in:
* Salesforce
* HubSpot
* Airtable
* Excel / Google Sheets
* Cross-check entries against:
* Invoices
* Contracts
* Customer and HR records
* Identify and fix:
* Duplicate records
* Missing data
* Formatting inconsistencies
### **Data Cleaning & Maintenance**
* Standardize datasets using:
* Filters
* Pivot tables
* Formulas
* Apply consistent:
* Naming conventions
* Categories
* Data structures
* Perform weekly audits to maintain data quality
### **File & Record Management**
* Organize and maintain files in:
* Google Drive
* Dropbox
* Microsoft SharePoint
* Ensure all files are:
* Structured
* Searchable
* Version-controlled
* Audit-ready
### **Reporting & Cross-Team Support**
* Generate daily/weekly reports:
* Transaction logs
* Status updates
* Data audit summaries
* Support:
* Finance (AR/AP entries)
* Sales (lead/contact updates)
* HR (employee records)
### **Compliance & Data Security**
* Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive data
* Ensure compliance with:
* GDPR
* HIPAA
* CCPA
### **Process Improvement**
* Identify recurring data issues
* Recommend:
* Automation opportunities
* Better templates
* Improved workflows
* Help reduce manual errors over time
### **What Makes You a Strong Fit**
* You notice errors instantly
* You are highly consistent and disciplined
* You are comfortable with repetitive, high-volume work
* You take ownership of data accuracy
### **Required Experience & Skills**
* 1–2 years of data entry, clerical, or admin experience
* Strong proficiency in:
* Excel / Google Sheets (filters, pivots, formulas)
* Experience with CRMs like:
* Salesforce or HubSpot
* High typing speed with strong accuracy
* Strong attention to detail
### **Nice to Have (Top Candidates)**
* Experience in high-volume environments (finance, e-commerce, healthcare)
* Basic SQL or scripting knowledge
* Familiarity with data cleaning tools
* Exposure to compliance-heavy workflows
### **What a Typical Day Looks Like**
* Enter and update data across CRM and spreadsheets
* Audit records for accuracy and completeness
* Clean datasets (duplicates, missing fields, formatting)
* Cross-check data with source documents
* Generate reports for internal teams
* Organize and maintain digital records
**In short:**
You ensure **the business can trust its data 100% of the time**.
### **Key Metrics (KPIs)**
* Typing accuracy ≥ 98%
* Error rate < 1%
* Same-day or next-day data updates
* Reports delivered on time
* Clean, structured, audit-ready datasets
### **Why This Role Stands Out**
* Clear, structured work environment
* High ownership over data quality
* Direct impact on business decisions
* Opportunity to grow into:
* Data Analyst
* Operations Analyst
* Reporting Specialist
### **Apply Now**
### If you:
* Care about precision
* Work fast without sacrificing accuracy
* Take pride in clean, organized data
### This role is a strong fit.
Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)