If your career break is over,
your comeback starts here.
Count Us In is a grant-funded BookSmarts program to help career returners launch or relaunch a career in accounting and bookkeeping.
Step back in, with all the support and training you need.
We bring the training. You bring the drive.
Whether you stepped away to raise kids, care for family, or follow a different path, Count Us In is built for you. We train you, mentor you, then put you on real (paid) client work alongside BookSmarts mentors.
Whether you stepped away or never started your career, we’ll help you launch.
Resume gap? No problem.
You’ve been building skills all along. Now it’s time to put them to work.
Six-week training intensive
Build or refresh your accounting and bookkeeping skills in a focused, supportive cohort. 100% remote, hybrid synchronous/asynchronous learning model that fits your schedule.
Paid Internship
Spend three months on real client work, earning a paycheck while you learn.
Mentors Who Get It
Learn from a team that includes return-to-work moms who’ve walked this exact road.
Returner-focused training plus real-world experience.
So you can rebuild your confidence, your résumé, and your career — starting now
Are you a returner?
Took a break. Never launched. Starting something new. Count Us In is built for returners at every level.
Experienced Accountants
Been away a while? Refresh your skills, catch up on today’s tools, and get back to work you already know
Bookkeepers Ready to Advance
Turn past experience into a lasting role on a fast-growing team.
Career Changers
Love numbers and tracking down every last detail? Make it your profession.
Complete Beginners
No accounting background? No problem. We’ll teach you from the ground up.
If you have a career gap of one year or more, you may be qualified for Count Us In.
We've saved you a place on our team
A returner program built by women who made the comeback themselves.
BookSmarts is a woman-owned accounting firm with a long track record of building careers for return-to-work candidates.
Count Us In takes that mission further, giving more returners a structured, supported way back into work they love.
How Count Us In works
Discovery & Assessment
We start with a comprehensive review of your current financial processes, accounting systems, and business needs. This helps us understand your unique situation and design a customized solution.
Seamless Onboarding
Our team handles the transition smoothly, setting up secure access to your financial data, integrating with your existing systems, and establishing clear communication channels and reporting schedules.
Our team handles the transition smoothly, setting up secure access to your financial data, integrating with your existing systems, and establishing clear communication channels and reporting schedules.
Ongoing Management
We take over your day-to-day accounting operations, maintaining accurate records, processing transactions, and ensuring everything runs efficiently behind the scenes while keeping you informed.
Regular Reporting & Strategy
Receive timely financial reports with clear insights into your business performance. We schedule regular check-ins to review results, answer questions, and provide strategic recommendations for improvement.
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