The Right Accountant:
A Colorado CPA Firm's Direct Hire
9 Hours
Full workday on Eastern
Time, same as the office
Week 1
Hands-on client
work from the start
5 Months
On the team since
June 2026
Employees
1-10 employees
Location
Colorado
Industry
Accounting and Bookkeeping
The Challenge
We value accuracy, attention to detail, and a real understanding of each client’s business over speed. We needed someone who could bring that from day one
Partner
Colorado CPA Firm
As the client roster grew, the partners were carrying more of the accounting work themselves. Between client meetings, monthly bookkeeping, systems, and banking, there was little room left to take on new clients or give existing ones the attention the firm is known for.
The firm needed an experienced, full-time accountant who could learn its methods quickly and handle real client work from the first weeks, comfortable with cloud accounting, bill pay, payroll, and project management tools, and open to working with AI.
For a firm with fewer than 10 people, that hire was a big decision. Traditional recruiters charge a percentage of the first-year salary, which makes a single placement expensive for a small practice, and running a search in-house would have taken time the partners did not have.
The Approach
The firm found Wow Remote Teams through an AI assistant search and shared its need for a full-time accountant. Wow presented screened candidates, and the partners interviewed them directly. They selected an experienced accountant based in Colombia, already familiar with the cloud accounting, payroll, and bill pay tools the firm uses every day.
The onboarding was built for a fast start. She reports to both partners, and her first week focused on learning which clients and tasks belong to whom, so nothing falls between the cracks. She was introduced to client workflows during the team’s evening stand-up and began with straightforward client accounts to learn the firm’s methods.
The partners set clear expectations from the beginning: accuracy over speed, no strict billable-hour targets at first, and review points that would taper off over the first 2 to 3 months, moving from live training sessions to quick asynchronous check-ins as she built autonomy.
With Colombia one to two hours ahead of Mountain Time, her 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule overlaps with the firm’s day for more than seven hours and lets her cross-train with teammates who work in other time zones. The firm also respects the local holidays she observes, coordinating directly with her around busy periods.
The whole process was smooth, clear, and hassle-free. Honestly, it was wow
Partner
Colorado CPA Firm
The Outcome
With her experience, we expected her to be hands-on from the start, learning how we do things and applying it quickly
Partner
Colorado CPA Firm
Because of her experience, the partners expected her to be hands-on from the start, and she was. Within her first weeks, she was managing client work and applying the firm’s methods with growing independence.
Over the following months, review points shifted from live training to asynchronous check-ins, a clear sign of the trust and autonomy she has built. The partners now spend less time on day-to-day bookkeeping and more time on client relationships, systems, and growing the practice.
The hiring experience itself stood out. One of the partners described Wow’s process as exceptionally smooth, clear, and hassle-free.
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