Accounting Industry Strategy Expert [Remote]

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Accounting Industry Strategy Expert based in the United States.

This freelance opportunity is designed for an experienced accounting professional who wants to help shape the future of learning solutions for the accounting industry. You will contribute strategic insights to the development of an innovative, technology-enabled training experience designed to accelerate the growth of early-career CPAs. Working alongside learning designers, creative specialists, engineers, and business stakeholders, you will help translate industry challenges into impactful educational experiences. Your expertise will guide the creation of realistic simulations and practical learning journeys that address talent readiness and retention challenges. This role offers the opportunity to influence how accounting professionals build skills and achieve productivity faster. It is an ideal engagement for a forward-thinking industry expert passionate about innovation, professional development, and the evolution of accounting.

Accountabilities:

• Provide strategic and commercial guidance to ensure learning solutions address real-world challenges faced by accounting firms, including talent development, onboarding, engagement, and productivity.
• Participate in collaborative virtual design sessions to brainstorm immersive simulation scenarios reflecting modern accounting environments.
• Share industry expertise to ensure training experiences are relevant, practical, and aligned with the needs of accounting professionals.
• Help define the value proposition of the learning solution by identifying opportunities to accelerate competency development and improve time to productivity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including learning designers, creative professionals, technical specialists, and stakeholders, to shape innovative training concepts.
• Contribute insights during proof-of-concept development and provide feedback to strengthen the final solution.
• Support the creation of experiences that address current and future challenges within the accounting profession.

Requirements:

• Extensive professional experience within public accounting, with a strong understanding of operational and talent challenges affecting accounting firms.
• Ability to represent both tax and audit perspectives across entry-level to senior staff development needs.
• Deep knowledge of accounting workflows, professional expectations, and the skills required for career progression.
• Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate industry challenges into actionable solutions.
• Comfortable participating in collaborative, high-energy, and evolving environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to engage with executive-level audiences.
• Passion for the evolution of the accounting profession and interest in emerging learning technologies such as AI-powered experiences and simulations.
• CPA certification is preferred but not required.
• Ability to commit approximately 25–30 hours over an 11-week engagement, including virtual design sessions and follow-up activities.

Benefits:

• Competitive freelance compensation of approximately $125 per hour.
• Fully remote opportunity available anywhere in the United States.
• Flexible short-term engagement requiring approximately 3 hours per week on average.
• Opportunity to influence an innovative learning solution for the accounting profession.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary experts across learning, technology, and creative fields.
• Chance to apply industry expertise toward improving professional development and talent readiness.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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