Accountant FT/Remote

Role Overview

As an Accountant at Ignite Spot, you’ll play a vital role in telling each client’s financial story with clarity and strategic insight. You’ll leverage a modern tech stack and proven processes to deliver accurate, timely, and meaningful financial reporting. Acting as a trusted advisor, you’ll guide clients in understanding their numbers, identifying opportunities, and making informed business decisions.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We’re looking for more than a traditional accountant — we want a strategic thinker who thrives on helping clients succeed and enjoys contributing to a collaborative, solutions-focused team.

You are:

• Curious and engaged: Eager to explore, learn, and provide insights beyond surface-level data
• Detail-oriented and accurate: Delivering high-quality work while balancing efficiency
• Accountable and proactive: Taking ownership of outcomes, managing priorities effectively, and communicating transparently
• Adaptable and solutions-focused: Embracing change and identifying process improvements
• A clear communicator: Building trust through timely, respectful, and client-centered interactions

Key Objectives

• Deliver accurate, timely work that meets client and organizational standards.
• Communicate proactively about progress, challenges, and client updates.
• Identify and support process improvements to enhance efficiency and value.
• Uphold confidentiality, data integrity, and responsible system usage.
• Contribute positively to a supportive, solutions-focused team culture.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Coaching & Education: Lead coaching calls to explain key financial metrics (e.g., gross profit, inventory turnover, financial trends) and empower clients to confidently understand their finances.
2. Financial Oversight & Review: Review bookkeepers’ work for accuracy, maintain software integrations, handle adjustments, verify reconciliations, and ensure a clean, reliable balance sheet.
3. Process & Systems Management: Oversee accounting processes, implement and monitor improvements, and clearly communicate changes to clients. Manage and optimize clients’ technology stacks, recommend tools, and advise on inventory platforms.
4. Compliance & Payroll: Oversee sales tax systems and payroll processes, recommend HR platforms, and ensure compliance with federal and state laws.
5. Collaboration & Meetings: Participate in one-on-one meetings with the Director of Accounting and bookkeepers, join bi-monthly Accounting Division Huddles, and work cross-functionally with leadership to ensure services stay within scope and meet client expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of Client Accounting Services experience, or 5 years at Ignite Spot
• QuickBooks Online Level 2 Certification and proficiency with relevant apps and project management tools
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working directly with clients and in a remote environment
• Ability to maintain software certifications within the Ignite Spot stack (additional certifications with approval)

Benefits & Culture

We believe in taking care of our team so they can do their best work and live balanced lives. As a full-time team member, you’ll enjoy:

• Paid time off: Vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Comprehensive insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Work-from-home flexibility
• Team recognition & engagement: Peer-to-peer recognition platform and regular virtual events to build connection and celebrate success