Client Integration Lead (Accountant) - remote

kept.pro; Minneapolis (MN); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

kept.pro is seeking an experienced accounting onboarding specialist to scope new clients’ needs, coordinate onboarding, and ensure a smooth handoff to the service team.

You’ll start from the first conversations to get clients up and running quickly without sacrificing accuracy, while managing multiple onboarding projects and maintaining strong client relations. This is a remote role with a distributed team, based in Minnesota.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 1+ year project management experience or equivalent training.
• Confidence working with various technology platforms.
• Comfortable with managing competing priorities and delegation.
• Strong client engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working in a remote environment with a distributed team.
• Reside in Minnesota or willing to reside.

Responsibilities

• Scope new clients’ accounting needs, review their systems and records, and define the work needed for a successful start.
• Conduct onboarding activities, document client processes, and prepare the service team for a smooth handoff.
• Establish technology integrations and connections for various 3rd party client platforms
• Act as the primary point of contact for the client during their first few months, including meeting facilitation and action item follow-ups
• Earn clients’ cooperation, gather required information, and follow up on missing items while keeping clients informed.

Skills

6+ years accounting experience

1+ year project management

Technology platforms proficiency

Prioritization & delegation

Client & teammate communication

Remote collaboration experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or related field

Job description

ABOUT YOU

You have at least 6 years of Accounting experience and excel at quickly building trust and convincing clients to give you what you need.

Are you:

• Someone who earns clients’ cooperation and follows up to get the information needed to move onboarding forward?
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working on multiple projects at once?
• A freedom-loving proactive problem solver who finds practical ways to keep work moving?
• Able to explain what’s needed with patience and empathy while keeping deadlines in focus?

ABOUT THE JOB

You’ll scope new clients’ accounting needs and coordinate their onboarding, from the first conversations through handoff to the service team. Your goal is to shorten the time it takes to get clients up and running without sacrificing accuracy or a positive client experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Scope new clients’ accounting needs, review their systems and records, and define the work needed for a successful start.
• Conduct accounting setup and cleanup activities, document client processes, and prepare the service team for a smooth handoff.
• Establish technology integrations and connections for various 3rd party client platforms
• Act as the primary point of contact for the client during their first few months, including meeting facilitation and action item follow-ups
• Earn clients’ cooperation, gather required information, and follow up on missing items while keeping clients informed.

You should also be someone who is humble enough to pitch in with standard accounting work to help when the team is short-handed.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 6+ years of bookkeeping or accounting experience
• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field is preferred
• 1+ year project management experience or equivalent training is preferred
• Confidence working in various technology platforms
• Comfortable with managing competing priorities and delegation
• A high comfort level engaging with clients and internal teammates
• Analytical thinker that is skilled in creative problem solving
• Experience working in a remote environment with a distributed team
• Reside in a state we are established (Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota)

ABOUT US

kept.pro is not your traditional accounting services firm. We believe that all businesses, not just large or publicly traded companies, deserve accurate, timely and complete financials. And we know we can deliver that at a price point they can afford.

We are a great place to work and pride ourselves on living our core values every day, which include creating value for clients, collaborating together, learning-fueled growth, and embracing technology.