About the Role
The Accounting Solutions Expert will serve as the primary liaison between Blue Onion's AI-powered platform and finance teams. This role requires a blend of accounting expertise and technological enthusiasm to assist prospects and customers, guide implementations, and influence product development.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the in-house subject matter expert on order-to-cash, cash application, accounts receivable, and reconciliation processes and best practices.
- Partner with Sales during the pre-sales cycle, joining demos and discovery calls to answer technical/operational accounting questions and map prospect processes to the platform.
- Lead or support customer onboarding by understanding client workflows, chart of accounts, and AR systems, and configuring the platform accordingly.
- Translate complex accounting concepts into clear guidance for customers and internal teams.
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers' accounting and finance teams, ensuring they maximize platform value.
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to relay customer feedback, identify gaps, and shape the product roadmap.
- Help build internal enablement content, playbooks, and training materials reflecting real-world accounting scenarios.
- Provide guidance to product and engineering teams on technical customer product requests and challenges to inform roadmapping.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance.
- At least 3+ years of accounting experience, ideally with a combination of Big 4 and industry experience.
- Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite, Quickbooks, Xero) and finance/accounting workflows.
- E-commerce experience is a plus.
- Ability to work collaboratively and teach others.
- Ability to handle various tasks simultaneously, prioritize open issues, and manage multiple deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team to create customer solutions using industry experience and creativity.
- Experience with complex workflow automation and reconciliation.
Skills
- Order-to-cash
- Cash application
- Accounts receivable
- Reconciliation processes
- ERP systems
- Finance/accounting workflows
- Workflow automation
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Remote-first
- Flexible working hours
Experience Level
- 3+ years of accounting experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
Salary/Compensations
- $85,000–$100,000 depending on experience
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- Remote-first culture
- Flexible working hours
- Open leave policy
About the Company
- Blue Onion is building the next generation of accounting systems and financial workflow automation for leading retail and consumer brands.
- Blue Onion enables companies like Supergoop!, Lemme, and a.k.a. brands to close their books daily with guaranteed accuracy.
- The platform leverages AI to automate the reconciliation process from transaction to bank.
- Blue Onion validates data from the source, providing a foundation of financial truth for faster, smarter business decisions.
- Blue Onion is a Series A company backed by investors including Y Combinator, Joe Saunders, and Viola FinTech.
