Account Executive, Xero
Contract, March 2026
Some travel will be required
Cloud-based accounting software
Be an early applicant
Cloud-based accounting software
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Some travel will be required
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 0-2 years of demonstrable experience in a fast paced technology or SaaS company preferred
- Proven sales performance and impact
- Prospecting sales experience is required
- Basic understanding of the workings of an accounting practice and related systems
- Strong market knowledge in current Practice and SME software competitor platforms is a plus
- Foundational knowledge of the workings of an accounting practice and systems
- Enthusiasm for building new relationships with Accounting firms
- Ability to create a quick and strong rapport with partners
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Proactive in identifying and generating new opportunities
- Strong product knowledge and demonstration skills, connecting value to partners needs
- Collaborative with internal and external stakeholders, working as a team
- Process driven and takes ownership
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to work autonomously
What the job involves
- You will be responsible for growing and developing Xero's commercial relationship with the accountants and bookkeepers in a defined territory or market
- By working with the partners in your territory to create and execute on a strategy to digitise their practice you will drive positive outcomes for our partners, while also contributing revenue and subscription growth for our business
- Manage the sales relationships with small and mid-tier accounting and bookkeeping partners
- Effective territory management and planning through segmentation and prioritisation of all new Accounting and Bookkeeping Partners within your territory
- Proactively creating a strategic plan to drive a strong pipeline to meet monthly and quarterly goals
- Generating a pipeline of qualified opportunities through effective strategic planning, and achieving your target through proactive outbound call activity, emails, field visits and marketing campaigns
- In partnership with new business teams, land new Xero accounting and bookkeeping partners to grow the channel, leading to growth of our small business customer base
- Build strong relationships with our accounting and bookkeeping partners through consultative selling techniques and a collaborative sales approach
- Cultivate partner relationships by attending events, running and presenting workshops, and engaging with partners
- Ensure knowledge of Xero features and functionality is kept up to date via Xero training and update webinars
- Keep all information, relating to inbound and outbound calls, pipeline activity and movement up-to-date at all times in Salesforce
- Some travel will be required for this role
- Success looks like:
- Meeting monthly targets as well as maintaining a high level of activity, hitting on key touch points to maintain excellent account hygiene in our CRM
- Weekly KPI measurements, such as meetings, calls, emails, events and online engagements
- Successfully converted accounting and bookkeeping partners to Xero's solutions
- Able to articulate the value of Xero in a variety of contexts based on the partner's needs
- Collaborate with our technical team to present end-to-end accounting workflow solutions
- Bring your community to life by facilitating peer-to-peer networking and partner recruit events (virtual and in person)
- Effective use of processes and tools, also referencing Xero's sales methodology to guide your process
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions.
Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience.
A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Top-spec MacBook or HP Z-book
- Employee Share Plan (own a part of Xero!)
- 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (plus an extra 3 days over the Christmas period!)
- 10 days Wellbeing Leave (for sickness, emergencies and taking a mental health break)
- Company Pension Scheme (matched contributions up to 4.5%)
- A range of wellbeing initiatives
- Remote and Flexible Working
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Leadership
Rod Drury
(Founder)Previously Consultant at EY, Founder of Glazier System. Was CEO of AfterMail and Director at TradeMe. Also founded Pacific Fibre and was Director at NZX.
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