
Onboarding Specialist
Pennylane
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: France
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About the role
- Welcome and project framing for the accounting firm
- Lead the kickoff meeting: objectives, scope, milestones, roles (sponsor, internal contacts)
- Assess the context: firm's size and organization, business priorities, calendar constraints
- Provide the training kit and register participants for Pennylane group sessions
- Prepare and facilitate "first steps" workshops focused on key workflows (bookkeeping, account review/reconciliation, VAT, year-end closing)
- Monitor participation and follow up with teams until the expected competency level is reached
- Define prerequisites and checklists; set up a simple, dated plan
- Organize short, regular unblock sessions; respond promptly to questions
- Centralize feedback, handle straightforward issues, and escalate technical matters to the relevant teams (Migration, Support, Product)
- Maintain a dashboard: progress, adoption, incidents, risks
- Produce clear meeting notes after each session; record decisions
- Prepare the handover package for the team responsible for long-term adoption
- Equip the sponsor and internal contact with communication materials for staff
- Gather field feedback and continuously improve resources (FAQ, guides, templates)
Requirements
- Experience in an accounting firm with at least three complete fiscal periods
- Hands-on experience with accounting cycles: bookkeeping, account review/reconciliation, VAT, year-end closing
- Experience in client support or training is a plus
- Comfortable with collaboration tools (Google Workspace), tracking tools (spreadsheets, shared boards) and remote communication tools (video conferencing, messaging)
- Personal qualities: professional credibility, service orientation, reliability, and a drive for continuous improvement
Benefits
- A market-leading health insurance plan (Alan Blue and Alan Mind)
- Meal vouchers (Swile card)
- Between 6 and 12 additional RTT days on top of five weeks of paid vacation
- Opportunity to improve your English through Busuu
- A dedicated monthly allowance for all Pennylaners to support working from home or in coworking spaces
- Easy access to our offices, a few minutes from Saint-Lazare in central Paris
- An equity package (BSPCE)
- Access to 8,000 gyms across France and over 300 wellness activities via our partner Gymlib
- A Mac
- Numerous team sports and company events such as Tech Days and our company retreat
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
bookkeepingaccount reviewreconciliationVATyear-end closingaccounting cyclestraining facilitationproject managementdashboard maintenancefeedback centralization
Soft skills
professional credibilityservice orientationreliabilitydrive for continuous improvementcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizationfacilitationadaptability