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Sales Development Representative (SDR) - Accounting & Financial Services

from 🇰🇪 Kenya

💼 Sales Development Representative (SDR) – Accounting & Financial Services

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours (EST)

🚀 About the Role

We’re hiring a high-performingSales Development Representative (SDR) to drive pipeline growth across accounting, bookkeeping, and financial services verticals.

This is not a basic appointment-setting role.

You will own:

  • outbound prospecting
  • lead generation
  • discovery calls
  • pipeline management
  • follow-ups
  • closing smaller deals independently

You’ll work closely with leadership and service delivery teams to move prospects from first contact through onboarding while helping grow revenue across key service-based industries.

Target industries include:

  • churches
  • e-commerce
  • construction
  • home services
  • trucking
  • real estate

If you understand accounting and financial services pain points, thrive in outbound sales environments, and can confidently manage conversations end-to-end, this role is a strong fit.

🔥 What You’ll Own

Prospecting & Research

  • Identify and research potential customers across target verticals
  • Build targeted lead lists using:
    • LinkedIn Sales Navigator
    • Apollo
    • directories
    • outbound prospecting tools
  • Research company pain points and tailor outreach messaging
  • Maintain organized lead and pipeline tracking systems

Multi-Channel Outreach & Lead Generation

  • Execute outbound outreach across:
    • cold calls
    • email campaigns
    • LinkedIn
    • social platforms
  • Generate and qualify new sales opportunities
  • Follow up consistently to maintain pipeline momentum
  • Support inbound lead generation through basic paid campaigns such as:
    • Facebook Ads
    • Instagram Ads
  • Optimize outreach messaging and response rates

Discovery, Qualification & Closing

  • Conduct discovery calls using frameworks such as:
    • BANT
    • MEDDIC
    • SPIN
  • Identify client pain points and present tailored solutions
  • Run demos and walkthroughs using tools such as:
    • Digits
    • GoHighLevel
    • service presentation platforms
  • Handle objections professionally and confidently
  • Create proposals and close smaller deals independently
  • Coordinate onboarding handoff to service delivery teams

Pipeline Management & Follow-Ups

  • Maintain proactive follow-up cadences across all opportunities
  • Ensure no qualified lead is lost due to lack of communication
  • Update CRM systems with:
    • notes
    • activities
    • pipeline stages
    • deal status
  • Maintain strong CRM hygiene and pipeline visibility

Reporting & Performance Tracking

  • Track:
    • outreach activity
    • conversion rates
    • pipeline growth
    • ad performance
    • revenue contribution
  • Prepare weekly sales performance updates and reports
  • Identify trends and opportunities to improve sales effectiveness

💻 Must-Have Requirements

Experience

  • Proven B2B sales experience in:
    • accounting services
    • bookkeeping services
    • financial services
    • professional services
  • Experience conducting:
    • discovery calls
    • sales presentations
    • deal closing
  • Experience managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to close

Core Skills

  • Strong experience with CRM platforms such as:
    • HubSpot
    • Salesforce
    • or similar systems
  • Familiarity with outbound sales tools including:
    • Apollo
    • Outreach
    • Salesloft
    • LinkedIn Sales Navigator
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills
  • Ability to work independently in a remote sales environment
  • Strong objection handling, follow-up, and relationship-building skills

⭐ Nice to Have

  • Experience selling into:
    • SMBs
    • service-based businesses
    • accounting firms
  • Familiarity with:
    • GoHighLevel
    • Digits
    • accounting workflows
    • bookkeeping operations
  • Experience supporting or running:
    • Facebook Ads
    • Instagram Ads
    • lead generation campaigns
  • Understanding of:
    • financial operations
    • bookkeeping pain points
    • operational accounting workflows

🧠 What Makes You a Strong Fit

  • You are highly results-driven and performance-oriented
  • You can confidently run discovery calls and close deals independently
  • You balance outbound prospecting with relationship-building
  • You follow up consistently and proactively
  • You take ownership of revenue and pipeline growth — not just activity metrics
  • You thrive in fast-paced, high-accountability sales environments

📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like

  • Research and build targeted prospect lists
  • Execute outbound outreach campaigns across multiple channels
  • Conduct discovery and qualification calls
  • Present tailored solutions and move deals toward close
  • Follow up with active prospects and nurture opportunities
  • Update CRM records and pipeline activity
  • Review outreach performance and optimize messaging

In short:
You drive pipeline growth by prospecting, qualifying, nurturing, and closing opportunities within accounting and financial services markets.

📊 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

  • Qualified opportunities generated
  • Deals closed and revenue contribution
  • Conversion rates:
    • lead → discovery call
    • discovery call → close
  • Outreach activity and response rates
  • CRM accuracy and pipeline hygiene
  • Consistency of follow-up execution

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

  • High-ownership sales role with direct revenue impact
  • Opportunity to manage the full sales cycle
  • Exposure to accounting and financial services industries
  • Performance-focused environment with measurable KPIs
  • Opportunity to grow into:
    • Account Executive
    • Sales Manager
    • Revenue Operations
    • Business Development leadership
  • Fully remote role aligned with U.S. business hours

🧪 Interview Process

  • Initial Screening Call
  • Recruiter Interview
  • Client Interview
  • Offer & Onboarding

👉 Apply Now

If you:

  • have experience selling accounting or financial services
  • enjoy outbound sales and relationship-building
  • can confidently run discovery calls and close deals
  • thrive in high-performance sales environments

this role is a strong fit for you.

by @maxrusakovic