Senior Accountant - Client Onboarding and Setups

Hall CPA is a 100% virtual, real estate-focused public accounting firm. Our Setups team is the front door for new clients. We build clean, tax-ready books for new engagements and take messy ones through cleanup and catch-up work, then hand them off to our monthly team, our tax team, or back to the client. You will own 30+ active client engagements at a time, each running 5 to 6 weeks, and lead a team of offshore accountants who handle day-to-day preparation. This role is built for a public accounting senior who is client-facing, project-driven, and comfortable keeping many engagements moving at once. Areas of Responsibility

Run the kickoff call after the engagement is sold, set expectations, and own the timeline through close-out

Set up and clean up QuickBooks Online files, including chart of accounts, entity structure, and catch-up work, so books flow cleanly into tax reporting

Supervise and review offshore team members by setting deadlines, managing capacity, and giving clear direction and feedback

Manage client communication throughout the engagement, including status updates, follow-ups for missing information, and a delivery call to walk through the final books and train clients who will maintain their own

Prioritize 30+ engagements at once and escalate early when something is at risk

Prepare handoffs with full context so the monthly or tax team can pick up the file and the client does not feel the change

Keep engagement notes and documentation current, and adhere to firm and AICPA ethics, including confidentiality

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting

3+ years of public accounting experience in a client-facing role

Strong QuickBooks Online experience (QBO certification preferred)

Solid technical accounting knowledge and an understanding of how entity structures (LLCs, partnerships, S corps) affect tax reporting

Proven ability to manage multiple client engagements and deadlines at once

Real estate or property management accounting experience preferred.

Measures for Success

Client NPS averaging 9/10 or greater

On-time delivery of engagements

Accurate work, with less than 5% unsatisfactory in internal quality reviews

Smooth handoffs to the monthly and tax teams

Expectations for Remote Work

Quiet, professional background and business casual attire for client calls, with video always on

Laptop provided, plus a $500 annual tech reimbursement

You're a Good Fit For Our Culture If

You're friendly, have a sense of humor, and enjoy helping and teaching others

You take ownership of your work, clients, and team and drive engagements to the finish line

You thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong time management

You love working with clients and delivering results

About Hall CPA We are on a mission to change the accounting industry by building the premier people-first firm. We use the best technology and automation available and offer unlimited vacation and sick days, an autonomous work environment, ongoing training, health insurance, and 401(k) matching.