Client Accounting Specialist

C² Accounting is looking for a full-time or part-time Client Accounting Specialist to support small business and nonprofit clients with accurate, timely, care-centered bookkeeping. This role is ideal for an experienced QuickBooks Online bookkeeper who enjoys clean systems, clear communication, recurring client work, and helping business owners feel more confident about their numbers. Depending on experience, this role may also support cleanup work, payroll coordination, sales tax workflows, budgeting, nonprofit bookkeeping, client onboarding, and process improvement. C² Accounting is a growth-minded, education-forward accounting firm rooted in wisdom and grown with care. We are looking for someone who brings accuracy, calm, ownership, humility, and a genuine desire to help clients and teammates succeed. Key Responsibilities Manage recurring weekly and monthly bookkeeping workflows for assigned clients. Review, code, and categorize transactions in QuickBooks Online with accuracy and consistency. Reconcile bank, credit card, loan, and other balance sheet accounts as assigned. Complete monthly close checklists and prepare basic reporting packages for review. Identify missing documentation, unusual transactions, duplicate entries, and potential misclassifications. Draft clear, kind, and professional client questions and follow-up messages. Escalate unclear or higher-risk items to the appropriate C² reviewer. Support client onboarding, cleanup work, payroll coordination, sales tax workflows, budgeting, and nonprofit bookkeeping depending on experience. Follow C² Accounting SOPs, email and documentation standards, workflow deadlines, and client care expectations. Help improve recurring processes as C² Accounting continues to grow. Required Qualifications 3+ years of bookkeeping, client accounting, or small business accounting experience preferred. Experience completing bank and credit card reconciliations independently. Ability to manage recurring monthly deadlines across multiple clients. Clear written communication and comfort asking clients for missing information. Comfortable meeting with clients virtually. Strong attention to detail and willingness to follow documented processes. High integrity with confidential client financial information. Calm, teachable, dependable, and comfortable working in a small-firm environment. Preferred Qualifications for Stronger Candidates 5+ years of bookkeeping or client accounting experience. QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification or willingness to complete it after hire. Experience managing multiple bookkeeping clients at once. Experience with monthly close, cleanup projects, payroll, sales tax, budgeting, and nonprofit bookkeeping. Ability to spot P&L and balance sheet issues before review. Comfortable communicating directly with clients and managing follow-up items. Ability to help improve SOPs, train others, or support client onboarding. Working Style We Are Looking For C² Accounting needs someone who can both move work forward and finish it. In Working Genius terms, this role needs Galvanizing and Tenacity behaviors. Galvanizing behavior: initiates appropriate follow-up, keeps missing information moving, communicates clearly when work is stuck, and brings steady energy to deadlines without creating drama. Tenacity behavior: closes loops, finishes recurring work, documents what is done, protects monthly deadlines, and does not need constant chasing to complete assigned work. Culture Fit This is not a fit for someone who is easily irritated by client questions, unclear information, or repeated follow-up. We serve clients with patience, clarity, kindness, and professionalism. C² is a small, relational, education-forward firm. The right person will care about accuracy and people, stay steady when follow-up is repetitive, and communicate without sharpness, dismissiveness, or visible frustration. Position Snapshot Compensation: $25–$31/hour, depending on experience, demonstrated skill, and level of client accounting ownership Location: C² may consider qualified candidates in the western Twin Cities / Chanhassen area and the greater Menomonee Falls / Waukesha County area, depending on final office setup and leadership needs Work Arrangement: In-office Primary Systems: QuickBooks Online, workflow/document systems, Microsoft/Zoom communication tools, and secure password management Working Genius: The final 2–3 candidates will complete The Working Genius Assessment from The Table Group. C² is particularly looking for Galvanizing and Tenacity behaviors, and the assessment will be used as one input alongside the scorecard, practical exercise, interviews, references, and background check. Benefits Summary Nine paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. 80 hours of combined PTO for full-time employees, accrued per hour worked, with carryover capped at 80 hours. PTO increases to 120 hours after two years of employment. $300/month ICHRA-style health reimbursement beginning after 90 days for full-time employees (32+ hours), subject to final plan administration. Company-provided laptop and Zoom Phone number for client communication. Participation in applicable Minnesota employment programs and future retirement-plan direction as adopted by C²Accounting. How to Apply Please submit your resume and cover letter above by email. Prepare a thoughtful cover letter addressed to Christin Boecker and Cheryl Ehlert and clearly articulate your alignment with this role and why you want to be considered for this position at this stage of your career and why C² Accounting and the Client Accounting Specialist position will be beneficial to you, your family, your career, and C² Accounting if selected. Please save your resume and cover letter in the following manner: “ Last Name, First Name – Resume ” & “ Last Name, First Name – Cover Letter ” in a Word or PDF format. Recommended email subject line: C² Client Accounting Specialist - [Your Name] - [MN or WI] Please apply for this role as soon as possible but no later than Monday, August 24, 2026. Interviews will start in mid-August and the position is available immediately. Applicants are not to contact C² Accounting directly. All inquiries and application materials are to be handled through Kevin J. Ehlert, CCM, FMP at Club Dynamics Group. Email: View email address on click.appcast.io Please do not contact C² Accounting directly regarding this position. Additional Hiring Notes The final 2–3 candidates will complete The Working Genius Assessment from The Table Group before final selection. C² Accounting may use technology, including AI-assisted tools, to help organize application materials. All hiring decisions are reviewed by people and based on job-related qualifications. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of reference checks and a background check, conducted after a conditional offer of employment and in compliance with applicable law. C² Accounting | Rooted in wisdom, grown with care #J-18808-Ljbffr