Staff Accountant - Client Onboarding

Overview

This fully remote Staff Accountant role focuses on client onboarding and implementation support for new customers transitioning into the organization’s accounting workflow.

The position is client-facing and involves cleaning up and standardizing accounting records so clients begin ongoing engagements with accurate, well-organized financials. The work is not repetitive monthly bookkeeping—each implementation presents its own accounting and systems challenges.

Salary: $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 that 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 ensure 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 is preferred or the ability to earn it quickly
• Solid understanding of reconciliations, journal entries, financial statements, payroll, accrual accounting, and month-end accounting processes
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple implementation projects simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating with teammates
• 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 substitute for a formal degree

Preferred Qualifications

• CISA – Certified Information System Auditor

Compensation & Benefits

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

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii (role is fully remote).