Staff Accountant - Client Onboarding

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Posted Sep 4, 2026

Remote · US · ask about Worldwide Full Time
$28 – $30/hr

Overview

Implementation Staff Accountant (Fully Remote)

This role is a client-facing accounting position focused on onboarding new clients and ensuring their financial records are clean, accurate, and ready for ongoing services. Work is fully remote.

Compensation: $28–30 per hour plus 100% employer-paid benefits.

Closing date: Sep 8, 2026

Responsibilities

  • Clean up and standardize new clients’ QuickBooks Online files
  • Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and other balance sheet accounts
  • Review historical transactions and resolve accounting inconsistencies
  • Prepare adjusting journal entries for accruals, payroll, depreciation, reclassifications, and other necessary corrections
  • Prepare accurate financial statements to establish a reliable accounting foundation
  • Assist with software implementations, including payroll systems, POS integrations, and other third-party applications
  • Maintain complete, organized workpapers throughout every implementation
  • Communicate directly with clients to request information, answer questions, and keep projects moving forward
  • Partner with the Implementation Manager and internal accounting team to support smooth client transitions
  • Complete implementation projects within established timelines
  • Recommend workflow improvements to enhance both client experience and internal efficiency

Requirements

  • Experience in bookkeeping or accounting, preferably within public accounting, CAS, or an outsourced accounting environment
  • Strong QuickBooks Online experience
  • QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification preferred (or willingness and ability to earn it quickly)
  • Solid understanding of reconciliations, journal entries, financial statements, payroll, accrual accounting, and month-end accounting processes
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple implementation projects simultaneously
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable working independently while collaborating with teammates throughout the day
  • Curious, adaptable, and motivated to learn new technologies and accounting systems
  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field is preferred; applicable experience in a related capacity can suffice in exchange for a formal degree

Preferred Qualifications

  • QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification
  • Experience working with multiple industries across different client engagements

Compensation & Benefits

  • $28–30 per hour
  • 100% employer-paid benefits
  • Fully remote work environment
  • Professional development and certification opportunities
  • Collaborative leadership team invested in your success
  • Exposure to a wide variety of industries, businesses, and technologies

Location

Remote (Arlington, Virginia listed).