Senior Customer Success Accounting Consultant

Clio; Dublin; Presencial; EUR 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Clio is seeking a Senior Legal Accounting Consultant to join our Customer Success team in Dublin or London. You will be the UK accounting subject matter expert, advising UK law firms on client money, VAT, and compliant bookkeeping within Clio’s product suite.

As the first accounting consultant in EMEA, you’ll influence onboarding, training, and best-practice guidance, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality support and accurate accounting advice for customers across the

Formación

• Degree in accounting/finance or equivalent experience.
• Experience advising law firms on client money and VAT.
• Knowledge of SRA Accounts Rules England & Wales.

Responsabilidades

• Advise UK clients on bookkeeping for law firms, including client/office accounts and VAT.
• Act as regional SME on client money compliance for UK rules.
• Lead resolution of complex client accounting issues and escalations.
• Test UK workflows and shape best-practice guidance for product use.
• Develop tailored bookkeeping workflows aligned with UK regulations.
• Guide customers on accounting set-ups and integrations with Clio.
• Provide ongoing accounting guidance throughout onboarding and adoption.

Conocimientos

Client accounting

VAT

Accounting consultancy

UK regulatory knowledge

Educación

Accounting degree

Descripción del empleo

Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely. We are transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice .

Summary

We are currently seeking a Senior Legal Accounting Consultant to join our Customer Success team in Dublin or London. We're looking for someone dynamic and skilled who brings exceptional accounting expertise and a passion for delivering outstanding customer experiences. As our ideal candidate, you thrive in customer interactions and enjoy helping law firms achieve their accounting goals with compliant bookkeeping practices, client accounting, and well configured reports. You'll provide expert accounting consultancy to help our customers in the UK optimise their accounting practices using Clio's suite of products.

As the first accounting consultant in our EMEA Customer Success team, you'll be the go-to expert on client accounting and compliance for customers and colleagues in the United Kingdom, predominantly in England and Wales. This position requires a deep understanding of accounting and bookkeeping principles, the rules that govern how law firms handle client money, and the needs of legal professionals in the UK.

What your team does

Our Customer Success team is hyper-focused on providing an exceptional experience to Clio customers. We're a dedicated team who enjoy what we do and are serious about making a positive impact on our customers' businesses. Our team members are smart, engaged, resourceful, and driven. They lean into our values by thriving as a team and approaching situations with optimism and a solutions-oriented, human-centred mindset to help each other and help our customers win. In this role, you'll partner with our accounting consultants in North America and work closely with our EMEA Onboarding, Customer Success, and Support teams, as well as our Product and Sales teams.

What you'll work on

• Advising customers in the UK on accounting and bookkeeping best practices for law firms, including client account management, office account bookkeeping, and VAT.
• Acting as the regional subject matter expert on client money compliance, helping firms set up Clio in ways that support their obligations under the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules in England and Wales, and equivalent rules in Scotland, Northern Ireland, including determining which reporting approach will satisfy specific compliance requirements.
• Leading the resolution of complex client accounting issues and escalations, including reconciliation differences, client ledger corrections, and account migrations, diagnosing whether a discrepancy is caused by user error, system configuration, or an underlying product issue, and working closely with our Support, Product, and Engineering teams to resolve it.
• Playing a key role in product development as we expand Clio's accounting products in the UK by testing UK-specific workflows, shaping best-practice guidance, and helping our teams and customers adopt new accounting capabilities.
• Elevating customer proficiency through targeted training and specialised advice sessions, e.g., on how to categorise expenses, create expense profiles, or treat disbursements for VAT purposes within Clio's suite of products.
• Developing and implementing tailored bookkeeping and accounting workflows and processes aligned with industry best practices and UK regulatory requirements.
• Helping customers implement accounting set-ups that suit their firms and supporting them as they move from other systems, such as Xero, QuickBooks Online, or legal-specific accounting software.
• Guiding customers on accounting integrations and system configuration, including chart of accounts design, bank feeds, and VAT settings.
• Serving as a trusted advisor throughout each customer's adoption journey, offering ongoing guidance on accounting questions and challenges while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and customer service.
• Creating and delivering customised training materials, documentation, and resources that support customers' ongoing education.
• Upskilling our EMEA Onboarding, Customer Success, and Support teams, including reviewing and correcting Help Centre and support documentation for accuracy, so they can confidently handle complex accounting and client money queries.
• Continuously assessing and proposing improvements to our accounting products to the Product team, based on customer needs, feedback, and sales performance.
• Championing the voice of UK customers with internal and external stakeholders, sharing insights that help shape our products around local requirements.
• Collaborating with our Sales team and prospects to position the value of accounting consultancy and help close opportunities.

What you bring

A degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. At least