Implementation Staff Accountant – Client Onboarding

Staff Accountant – Client Onboarding | American Accounting Association The Tone:

This is a fully remote Staff Accountant role at Benaiah Consulting Group, an outsourced accounting and advisory firm. The position is client-facing and focuses on the initial onboarding process for new clients. Your work is crucial in establishing a clean, organized, and dependable financial foundation that ensures the success of every client relationship and allows the firm to deliver ongoing support effectively.

• Role:
  Early Career
• Type:
  Consultant
• Location:
  
  Remote Albany, GA
• Pay: $28–$30 hourly
• Team:
  Collaborates with the Implementation Manager and internal accounting team.
• Mission:
  This person solves the challenge of integrating new clients by transforming messy financial records into a reliable accounting ecosystem.
• Tech Stack:
  Quick Books Online, payroll systems, POS integrations, third-party applications

• Client Onboarding:
  Clean up and standardize new clients’ Quick Books Online files to establish a solid financial foundation.
• Financial Reconciliation:
  Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and other balance sheet accounts, while resolving historical accounting inconsistencies.
• Statement Preparation:
  Prepare adjusting journal entries for accruals, payroll, depreciation, and reclassifications to produce accurate financial statements.
• Software Integration:
  Assist with the implementation of various software, including payroll systems, POS integrations, and other third-party applications.
• Project Management & Communication:
  Maintain organized work papers, communicate directly with clients for information and updates, and ensure projects are completed within established timelines.

• Background:
  Experience in bookkeeping or accounting, preferably within public accounting, client accounting services (CAS), or an outsourced accounting environment. An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field is preferred; applicable experience can substitute.
• Experience:
  
  Strong Quick Books Online experience, coupled with a solid understanding of reconciliations, journal entries, financial statements, payroll, accrual accounting, and month-end accounting processes.
• Skills:
  
  Strong organizational skills 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.
• Bonus:
  Quick Books Online Pro Advisor certification, or a willingness and ability to earn it quickly.