Are you looking for:
Flexible hours…
100% remote work,
Friendly colleagues, and
Endless learning opportunities?
Would you be great at:
Building relationships with clients, and
Supervising bookkeeping for small businesses?
If so, this opportunity is for you!
BooksTime is looking for an experienced accountant to join us as Accounting Supervisor & Relationship Manager. You’ll oversee bookkeeping services for a set of clients. You will NOT be required to do:
Any tax work
Basic bookkeeping (you supervise the bookkeepers)
Management*
(*However, management opportunities are available for those interested.)
Who We Are:
BooksTime is an ambitious, innovative accounting & bookkeeping startup founded in 2016 with operations in 4 countries. For more information, check out our website: bookstime.com.
What You’ll Do:
As Accounting Supervisor & Relationship Manager, you’ll:
Set up services for new clients: You’ll talk with them, understand their needs, and coordinate a team of international bookkeepers to get services up and running. Your role is to be a high-level accounting resource to the bookkeepers, help manage communication with the client (including managing their expectations), and generally build a personal relationship with the client.
Supervise ongoing services: After the set-up is done, you’ll supervise and support the bookkeepers as needed for the same clients.
As a growing, evolving startup, there will also be opportunities to take on different or more specialized roles. For example, if you’re interested, there could be versions of this role that involve:
Only new service set-up
Only ongoing supervision
Industry-specific specialization
Management
And much more
We’re Looking for Someone Who Is:
Experienced. Our ideal candidate has handled the accounting for multiple companies (either in-house in an accounting/bookkeeping firm). If you had any of the following titles, it’s a good sign: Controller, Finance Manager, Full Charge Bookkeeper, Director of Accounting, VP of Finance, CFO, Senior Accountant, etc. Management experience is valuable but not required. Candidates should also have hands-on experience working directly in QuickBooks.
Knowledgeable. Most folks in this role have degrees in accounting (or similar) though this isn’t strictly required. Being a CPA and/or ProAdvisor would be a plus, and common for this role, but these aren’t required either.
Highly organized. This role is a high-speed juggling act. You need to juggle multiple clients with different services and coordinate the work of a diverse team of bookkeepers. This requires exceptional organizational and time management skills.
Great at building strong relationships. A key part of the role is to establish a personal rapport with the clients. More than just an accountant, the goal in this position is to become a trusted advisor. This takes a friendly, positive “people person”.
A great communicator. As the face of BooksTime to the client, you should have excellent professional communication skills. You will need to be perfectly fluent in English (written and spoken).
Tech-savvy. You will need to be adept with computers and good at figuring out new systems and tools. Excel expertise is preferred. QuickBooks Online or Desktop experience is required. Experience with other accounting software, such as Xero or NetSuite, is not required but would be helpful.
An adaptable, fast learner. Every client is unique in terms of personality, needs, software, etc., so each new client is a learning experience. We need someone who feels very comfortable diving in and figuring things out. If you are happiest maintaining a well-established process that someone else designed, this is NOT the ideal role for you. If you love looking for creative solutions to new problems all the time, you could be a perfect fit!
(Note: for more experienced candidates, a management-track version of this role is available. For less experienced candidates, a less senior version of the role is available. Please feel free to inquire for details about these other roles.)
Why Join BooksTime:
Friendly and Supportive Work Environment. We may be biased, but our team is the best! We promote a healthy work/life balance and everyone on the team is friendly, supportive and always willing to lend a helping hand. Internal, anonymous surveys are sent frequently, and the results are consistently extremely positive. People love working here!
Make History. We have big plans to disrupt the accounting and bookkeeping industry – and we’re off to a great start.
Work That Matters. Your work is critical to the success of our clients, and of BooksTime.
Flexible Hours. Part time and full time options available. Either way, most of your hours can be very flexible. (We just need a certain amount of availability during business hours, including at least some hours between approx. 9-11am Eastern on at least 3 weekdays. More details below.)
Growth Opportunities. BooksTime is expanding and we will need more people in management roles very soon. It’s likely that someone in this role could be promoted in a number of months, based on interest and ability.
Work That Stays Fresh. You’ll have 10-30 clients, including all sorts of industries, software, service needs, etc. That means ample opportunities to learn new things. Plus, given the pace of change at our growing startup, we can pretty much guarantee that you will never be bored.
Constant Improvement. One of our core values at BooksTime is Constant Improvement. We’re always pushing to do better, from thinking of new ways to “wow” our clients to discovering opportunities to make internal processes more efficient. Our goal is to become the #1 bookkeeping firm in the country — and our relentless focus on Constant Improvement is what will get us there. We can’t wait to hear your ideas about how we can do better. If you’re looking for a role that gives you unlimited opportunities to make an impact — you’ve found it!
Other Details:
Hours: Your clients are all over the US. Some of your colleagues work in European time zones. To ensure overlap with clients and colleagues, you should at least be available approx. 9-11am Eastern at least 3 weekdays. The rest of your hours can be more flexible.
Full-Time/Part-Time: Both options available. Full-time preferred. For part-time, a minimum of 25 hours/week is required.
Salary Range: $30-40/hour
Benefits include:
Health (QSEHRA reimbursement plan)
Retirement
Paid time off
Tech reimbursements
(Depending on part-time/full-time status and other factors, there may be eligibility restrictions in some cases.)
COVID-19 considerations: This position is, and always will be, 100% remote.
Please note that this role is only open to those eligible to work in the US.
DEI Statement
BooksTimers come from every background and walk of life. We don’t just talk about DEI in the abstract. BooksTimers come from every background and walk of life. We don’t just talk about DEI in the abstract. Our actual team (at every level) is a cross-section of the world. We’re building a team that’s inclusive of the planet’s best accountants and entrepreneurs across categories of race, ethnicity, national origin, native language, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and more.
BooksTime is a majority woman-owned business (a rarity in accounting). Approx. 90% of BooksTimers are women. One of the original reasons BooksTime exists is that founder Sonya Livshits wanted to create opportunities for women across the globe to gain financial independence through flexible careers in accounting.
Most importantly, at our core, we’re deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can feel comfortable bringing their full self to work. Our goal is to be the #1 place accountants want to work — including and especially people with disabilities, BIPOC, LGBTQIA people, immigrants, parents and caregivers, and people re-entering the workforce after some time away.
Job Types: Part-time, Full-time
Pay: $30.00 – $40.00 per hour
Benefits:
Flexible schedule
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
Bonus opportunities
COVID-19 considerations:Completely Remote
Application Question(s):
How many years of Accounting experience do you have?
How many years of managing multiple clients experience do you have?
How many years of Quickbooks experience do you have?
Do you speak English?
Experience:
GAAP: 5 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
CPA (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
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