Remote Accountant (Part-Time) - Portland, Or

Are you an experienced accounting professional who values work/life balance as much as you love the impact your prowess with numbers can make on a business? Being a number-crunching superhero can require intense focus which is why you need plenty of flexibility and time for family, hobbies, and whatever else life throws your way.

Providing great accountants with remote, work-from-home opportunities where they can still make a tremendous impact on our small to medium-sized clients. This has been at the core of our DNA since we opened our virtual doors in 2004. If you’re interested in working 25-30 hours per week during traditional daytime business hours for an award-winning organization leveraging cutting-edge technology to pioneer the work from home revolution, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you.

What We Do:

We have been empowering small business owners by taking accounting and operation support functions off their plates allowing them to focus on their core business. Supporting Strategies’ experienced professionals use our cloud-based technology, virtual infrastructure, and proven process to deliver a full suite of outsourced accounting services.

Business growth has created fantastic opportunities for accountants who thrive on providing exceptional client service while seeking optimal work-life balance, as well as the strength of a Franchise network community of 645 employees and more than 100 offices across the U.S.

What you’ll do:

• Identify and recommend to your manager areas where Supporting Strategies may be able to provide additional services or tools to drive additional client value and efficiency.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of professional accounting and bookkeeping practices.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with clients while performing within established processes and budget parameters.
• Support client onboarding process for all assigned client engagements in accordance with defined process.
• Execute, as applicable, processes related to accounts payable and accounts receivable management, accounting entries, closing the books monthly as well as preparing financial reporting and analysis. May also include payroll, HR administration, and special projects as assigned.
• Embrace coaching and feedback provided by your manager and implement changes as needed to help meet the team and client goals.
• Collaborate with your manager and other Associates on your team to ensure all clients are delighted with our services through timely and effective communication, delivery on deadlines, and stellar accounting support.
• Stay current on the latest cloud-based accounting technology!

What you’ll bring to the table:

• Experience working with small to mid-sized businesses, highly preferred.
• Commitment to maintain the highest level of confidentiality while working with client data.
• Ability to develop strong remote team and client relationships based on trust, accountability, integrity, and sharing of best practices.
• Willingness to follow established policies and procedures consistently and accurately.
• A passion for and sense of personal satisfaction in delighting clients and helping small businesses succeed.
• A dedicated distraction free workspace with access to reliable, high-speed internet connection.
• Capacity and commitment to work 25-30 hours a week during traditional daytime business hours.
• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• Experience using QuickBooks or similar cloud-based accounting software for/in a professional organization.
• Experience in a multi-client environment, highly preferred.
• Confidence in learning and embracing new technology to solve issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• 5+ years of transactional accounting work in a professional environment required.