Who We Are
The Boutique COO works with business owners and founders who are looking to expand their network of expertise and grow their businesses.
We match intentionally and filter both clients and professionals, making sure they are serious, reliable and collaborative. Our network members aren’t competing with dozens of others for the same clients.
Who Our Clients Are Looking For
Experts in their field: You have a demonstrated history of owning the full bookkeeping process for multiple clients, including managing accounts payable and receivable, reconciling bank and credit card statements, categorizing expenses, and generating monthly financial reports.
Meticulous Record Keepers: Proven track record of maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring books are up-to-date in alignment with client goals and priorities. Experience with managing payroll processing and ensuring compliance with federal and state reporting requirements and coordinating with external CPAs during tax season to ensure all necessary documentation is organized and submitted.
Data-Driven: Expertise in preparing financial statements and delivering insights to help clients understand their business performance.
Confident Communicators: You have strong written and verbal skills and the ability to adapt your communication style to a variety of client priorities and personalities, collaborating directly with clients and their teams to collect necessary documentation, resolve discrepancies, and respond to financial questions.
Self-Starters: You are comfortable with jumping into open-ended problems as a problem solver. You can confidently assess the best courses of action, recommend clear paths to solution, and implement solutions with little to no oversight.
Skilled Project Managers: You seamlessly adapt to changes, stay on top of deadlines, and are able to skillfully manage multiple priorities.
Tech-Savvy Doers: You are comfortable with a variety of web-based financial and accounting tools including Quickbooks Online.
What to Expect
- A roster of 3-8 ongoing clients - you get to choose which clients you take on
- A flexible schedule. Our clients are mostly looking for weekday availability with most client-expected project turnaround times being within 1-2 days
- 100% remote work with limited opportunities for onsite work
Requirements
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field (preferred)
- U.S.-Based
- Computer
- Strong & Consistent Internet Connection
Benefits
Why Join Our Network?
- Serious clients ready to start work
- Clients are vetted for reasonable expectations, adequate budget, respectful behavior
- Professional peer network
- Opportunities to grow your client base
- We handle sales, billing, & collections. You focus on delivering high-quality services to clients.
- We handle any escalations or incidents so you can focus on the work
The Boutique COO is committed to social justice, including LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights, and provides services for individuals from a diverse array of races, ethnicities, national origins, sexual orientations, ages, religions, genders, educations, abilities and other identities. We do not tolerate or support discriminatory speech, hate speech, comments or actions against others based on their sex, gender, age, ethnicity, race, socio-economic status, disability, or other labels, or any physical, mental, or emotional abuse.
Skills Required
- Own full bookkeeping process for multiple clients including A/P, A/R, reconciliations, expense categorization, and monthly reports
- Manage payroll processing and ensure federal and state reporting compliance
- Coordinate with external CPAs during tax season and organize required documentation
- Prepare financial statements and provide data-driven insights to clients
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; client-facing collaboration
- Ability to work independently, solve open-ended problems, and implement solutions with minimal oversight
- Project management skills to handle multiple priorities and meet tight turnaround times
- Comfortable with web-based financial and accounting tools including QuickBooks Online
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
- U.S.-based
- Personal computer and strong, consistent internet connection
What We Do
The Boutique COO provides strategic and tactical operational support to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Their services include business advisory, marketing strategy, administrative tasks, bookkeeping, and project management. Founded in 2013, the company aims to free up time for business owners by handling essential operational tasks, allowing them to focus on growth and serving their clients effectively.
