Client Accounting Manager - eCommerce emphasis

Nimbl•Salt Lake City, UT

2d•$31 - $36•Remote

About The Position

Our Story At a young age, the founders of Nimbl learned the seemingly unexpected role that accounting plays in creating successful organizations, families, and communities. Dave Olsen and Shane Rowley both grew up in small business families, though each has his own unique story. Both of their childhoods were characterized by lessons learned while working alongside their fathers. For Dave, Shane, and the entire Nimbl team, accurate accounting enables entrepreneurs to build thriving businesses that provide opportunity and abundance for everyone. Nimbl is dedicated to providing a variety of accounting services to small to midsize businesses across the country to not only empower them to make accurate decisions, but do it in a way that impacts every facet of their life. Enter you. Nimbl has been growing at an exponential rate, and we need someone as passionate about accounting and small business as we are to join our accounting team. The Position As a Client Accounting Manager, you will be the face of the company to our clients (from the comfort of your own home or wherever you choose to work). That means we are looking for the best of the best. While accounting will be part of your daily routine, most of your time will be spent interacting with clients and overseeing bookkeepers. Hours & Growth Potential This is a part-time, variable-hours role. Your weekly hours will be driven by training progress and client demand. During the first 1–2 months of onboarding and training, you may work up to 30–40 hours/week as needed to support ramp-up, shadowing, and learning our processes. After training, weekly hours will fluctuate based on client needs, and while many weeks may be 20+ hours, we cannot guarantee a fixed number of hours week to week. The role is part-time for at least the first year of employment, with the potential to grow into a full-time (40 hours/week) position over time for team members who want it, perform well, have availability aligned to client needs, and when client volume supports a full-time workload. We aim to communicate workload agreements as far in advance as possible to allow you to build a consistent rhythm within your agreed availability. Availability Some weekday availability is needed on most days (unless time off is arranged in advance). The amount of time each day is flexible, and we’ll coordinate scheduling within agreed availability windows to support client responsiveness and deadlines.

Requirements

An innate desire to serve people, especially business owners
An obsession with meeting deadlines and keeping agreements
An accountant without an accountant personality :)
A problem-solver who works independently with minimal oversight
Experience with eCommerce
A minimum of 6 years of experience in small business accounting, such as: Categorizing transactions Reconciling bank accounts Making accrual adjusting entries Reconciling fixed asset Maintaining debt schedules Preparing and analyzing financial statements
A wizard with computers, spreadsheets (especially Google Sheets), and accounting software
Coaching and mentoring experience (like explaining accounting to non-accountants)
Ability to self-teach and develop proficiency with a variety of technology and software
Comfortable delegating and overseeing routine work by digging into business processes, troubleshooting a problem, or giving training

Nice To Haves

Experience with business income tax and sales tax returns (bonus, but not required)

Responsibilities

Build and maintain excellent client relationships
Handle high-level client opportunities including scope increases, business challenges, and advisement on improving financials and streamlining processes
Manage small business accounting automation tools like QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, A2X, and Gusto
Create processes and schedules for maintaining all financial statement accounts, including full accrual
Oversee and improve routine processes like month-end close
Handle complex and non-routine processes, such as: Reconciling fixed assets, debt schedules, deferred revenue and/or, prepaid schedules to financial statements
Perform moderate to advanced cleanups and new client onboarding with support
Maintaining revenue recognition schedules
Making inventory/COGS entries
Set up and run payroll
Prepare financial reports
Filing sales tax returns for clients filing in 1-5 states, or coordinating with sales tax partners for clients filing in more states
Train and coordinate the work of bookkeepers, consultants, and other financial professionals
Review financials and processes produced by other team members