PT Staff Accountant- Client On-Boarding
OpStart Growth
Staff Accountant – Client On-Boarding
Rate: $25/hour
Status: Part-time, varied hours up to 25 hours week
Report to: On-boarding and Implementation Lead
Location: Remote
Start Date: June 2025
ABOUT OPSTART
OpStart provides startups with essential, reliable, and scalable business administration solutions at affordable rates. Our team of back-office professionals partner with the management teams of startup companies to provide financial operations, including accounting, finance, and back-office needs. We give entrepreneurs the freedom to focus on what matters most. We have a dynamic and growing team that values innovation and problem solving.
OpStart is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. All positions are currently remote, and there is no specific requirement around location for placement of this position.
**In your cover letter, please speak to your experience with systems setup and accounting clean up work in order to be considered. Thank you!**
ABOUT THE ROLE
OpStart is looking for a self-motivated, skilled staff accountant to join our On-Boarding team and assist with ensuring financial records are accurate, organized, and properly integrated. This role involves cleaning up historical financials, reconciling balance sheet accounts, mapping, and syncing payroll, and categorizing historical transactions. The ideal candidate will be a confident problem-solver with a deep understanding of accounting principles and the ability to manage complex reconciliations. This individual will be critical in assuring that new clients have a great first impression of OpStart, are implemented fully and efficiently, and experience exceptional service from the start. Hours will vary each week and not expected to exceed more than 25 hours per week.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Client Onboarding & Financial Cleanup:
- Review, organize, and clean up historical financial data for new clients.
- Ensure accuracy in opening balances and prior period adjustments.
- Categorize transactions to align with proper financial reporting.
- Establish an organized chart of accounts and bookkeeping policies and procedures to meet each client’s unique business needs.
- Reconciliations & Accounting Operations:
- Perform thorough balance sheet reconciliations, including bank accounts, credit cards, loans, and intercompany accounts.
- Identify and resolve discrepancies in historical financial data.
- Reconcile payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable for proper reporting.
- Assist in mapping and syncing payroll systems with accounting software.
- Month-End Close & Financial Reporting:
- Maintain records of financial transactions by posting, verifying, and allocating appropriately within accounting system and managing general ledger and subsidiary accounts.
- Support full-cycle month-end close, including implementing standard month end workpapers, completing account reconciliations, preparing journal entries, and reviewing financial statements.
- Ensure all necessary adjustments are made to provide accurate reporting.
- Assist in establishing and preparing financial statements and management reports that analyze, summarize, and communicate essential information to clients.
- Software & System Integration:
- Work with QuickBooks Online (QBO), NetSuite, Excel, and other accounting platforms.
- Assist in implementing general ledger, payroll, and billing systems for new startups lacking core infrastructure.
- Leverage integration software to streamline accounting processes and ensure data integrity.
- Stay up to date with technology trends to optimize workflow efficiency.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years relevant experience (bookkeeping, accounting, financial statement preparation, AR/AP, etc.). Experience working with multiple clients in an outsourced accounting environment is a plus.
- Demonstrative knowledge of QuickBooks Online (QBO), NetSuite, Microsoft Excel, and General Accepted Accounting Principles. Certification in QBO and/or NetSuite is a plus.
- Experience with complex accounting reconciliations and historical financial clean up.
- Experience executing full month-end close process independently.
- Demonstrative knowledge of QuickBooks Online (QBO), NetSuite, Microsoft Excel, and General Accepted Accounting Principles. Certification in QBO and/or NetSuite is a plus.
- Familiarity with integration tools and financial software including bill.com, Gusto, Brex, and similar platforms.
- Customer centric mindset with a strong desire to help others.
- Quick learner and rapid problem solver
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, detail-oriented, communicative, and tech-savvy.
- Ability to manage processes with limited oversight.
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with a team of entrepreneurs.
DISCLAIMER
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of the activities, duties, or responsibilities for this position. Duties, obligations, and activities may evolve or change at any time with or without