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Pennylane

Accounting Onboarding Manager

RemoteFrance only
Published
Role
Project Management
Experience
Mid
Employment
Full-time
Company size
Enterprise
Salary not disclosed
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No BS summary

Accounting onboarding role for someone with accounting-firm experience and at least 3 complete tax periods. Must be based in France and able to speak English. The job mixes project management, client training, onboarding, and change management for accounting firms adopting Pennylane.

Required skills

Google WorkspaceSpreadsheetsVideo conferencingAsynchronous messaging

Required languages

English

What you'll do

  • Join the Training & Onboarding team as the first point of contact for partner accounting firms after signature.
  • Build trust with partner firms and structure their skill ramp-up on Pennylane.
  • Ensure the transition to Pennylane goes smoothly for partner accounting firms.
  • Run kickoff meetings covering objectives, scope, milestones, and roles.
  • Identify the client-side referents and sponsor within the accounting firm.
  • Clarify calendar constraints and establish a structured collaboration from the first exchange.
  • Provide the training kit and register teams for Pennylane collective sessions.
  • Run first-steps workshops focused on key accounting uses: bookkeeping, review, VAT, and closing.
  • Track participation, follow up with teams, and ensure everyone is onboarded.
  • Define prerequisites and establish a dated, realistic rollout plan.
  • Organize short, regular unblock sessions.
  • Centralize feedback, handle issues within own scope, and route technical topics to the right teams such as Migration, Support, and Product.
  • Maintain a dashboard covering progress, adoption, incidents, and risks.
  • Produce clear, actionable reports after each follow-up meeting.
  • Prepare the structured handover file for the team responsible for long-term follow-up.
  • Equip the sponsor and internal referent to relay the right information to their teams.
  • Collect field feedback and identify friction points.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of support materials such as FAQs, practical guides, and document templates.

What they require

  • Experience in an accounting firm with at least 3 complete tax periods.
  • Knowledge of accounting cycles from the inside: bookkeeping, review, VAT, and closing.
  • Preferred: Experience in client support or training is a real asset.
  • Comfortable with collaborative tools: Google Workspace, shared spreadsheets, video conferencing, and asynchronous messaging.
  • Professional credibility with accounting firms; able to understand their issues without needing everything explained.
  • Service mindset and reliability; able to do what was promised within announced deadlines.
  • Interest in continuous improvement; each onboarding should be an opportunity to learn and improve next time.
  • Able to speak English; level is evaluated and appreciated depending on the department applied to.
  • Enjoy working in a constantly changing environment.
  • Make collaboration a priority within the team or with other stakeholders.
  • Have enough perspective to prioritize high-business-impact actions in daily work.

Benefits

  • Health insurance among the best on the market: Alan Blue and Alan Mind.
  • Meal vouchers via Swile card.
  • Between 6 and 12 additional RTT days on top of 5 weeks of paid vacation.
  • Ability to improve English with Busuu.
  • Monthly dedicated budget for working from home or in a coworking space.
  • Easy access to offices located a few minutes from Saint Lazare in central Paris.
  • BSPCE equity package.
  • Access to 8000 gyms across France and more than 300 wellbeing activities via Gymlib.
  • Mac computer.
  • Regular company events and sports activities, including Tech Days for remote Pennylaners every 3 months and an annual company seminar.
  • Inclusive, caring work environment in offices and remote.

French company providing accounting and financial management software

🇫🇷 FranceFintechEnterprisepennylane.com/fr/

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