Qonto's new German accounting PM starts with "a live tax advisor marketplace". On the German site that marketplace lists 27 firms across 22 city pages, against 510 firms in the French directory, which is organised by region, department and city. Munich is split between a "Munich" page and a "München" page, the German title says "Steuerberater in Munich", each city page is named after one postcode, and one-firm pages still say "numerous firms" are in the region.
First action
Merge the two Munich pages and fix the German city names this week.
How to measure it
Directory contact clicks (Germany)
- Now
- –
- Target
- 3x the current level
- By
- 2 quarters
Steps
Fix the city model
Merge Munich/München, German names, one page per city not per postcode.
SEO Lead 3 days
Add states
A Bundesland level above cities, as France has regions and departments.
Web team (marketing site) 1 week
Honest page copy
Template text that changes with the number of firms listed.
Head of Marketing Central Europe 2 days
Recruit firms
DATEV-using firms in the 15 largest cities, three per city minimum.
Partner Success Lead, Chartered Accountants 1 quarter
Link it in
From onboarding, /de/accounting and the German accountants page.
Staff Product Manager, Accounting Europe 1 week
Measure per city
Searches, profile views and contact clicks.
Growth Operations monthly
Report to firms
Show each partner firm the clients it received.
Partner Success Lead, Chartered Accountants quarterly
Why it works
Fix the structure first: merge Munich and München, use German city names, add a Bundesland level, name city pages after the city rather than one postcode, and rewrite the template copy so it matches how many firms are listed. Then grow supply: the partner team signs DATEV-using firms in the 15 largest cities so every city page has at least three firms, and Qonto links the directory from onboarding and the accounting pages. Track searches and contact clicks per city.
Founders searching "Steuerberater + city" are deciding how they will run their books, and a strong directory puts Qonto in that moment, sends each partner firm new clients, and gives the German partner team something to recruit with.
Ready to use
ChecklistGerman directory fix list
[ ] One Munich page (München), redirect the other [ ] German city names in titles [ ] Bundesland hub pages [ ] Copy that matches the firm count [ ] Noindex cities with under two firms [ ] Directory link in onboarding and /de/accounting [ ] Contact-click tracking per city [ ] Quarterly report to partner firms
Risks and how to handle them
Thin pages before supply grows
Noindex city pages with fewer than two firms until they fill.
Claims about firms
Firms approve their own profile text.
Evidence
- Your websiteGerman tax-advisor directory (/de/accountants-partners, checked October 22, 2026): "27 Ergebnisse" (27 firms) and 22 city pages in a flat list with no state (Bundesland) level. Munich is split across two pages: "Munich (80639)" with 3 firms and "München (80336)" with 1 firm, and the German page title reads "Finden Sie einen Steuerberater in Munich (80639)". Each city page is named after one postcode, and pages with a single firm still say "Zahlreiche Steuerkanzleien sind in dieser Region vertreten".Source
- Your websiteFrench accountant directory (/fr/accountants-partners): "510 résultats" (510 firms) across 1,275 URLs organised by region, department and city, with filters for 6 services, 18 industries and 5 languages. The accountant sitemap has directory pages only for France (1,275 URLs) and Germany (50 URLs, German and English); none for Austria, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands or Portugal.Source
- HiringStaff Product Manager, Accounting Europe (German speaking, Berlin, posted October 21, 2026): "You'll start with Germany, then take what works to other European markets"; "Fix a broken experience: You'll build an accounting page that surfaces our existing building blocks and integrations, starting with Connect"; "spend your time with SMEs, accountants and tax advisors"; "You start with a live tax advisor marketplace and a proven French bookkeeping engine"; the role owns "accounting for every European market outside France".Source
- HiringPartner Success Lead, Chartered Accountants (Paris, posted October 9, 2026): "turn Qonto's network of accounting firms into its strongest growth channel"; leads "a team of 7 Partner Success Managers"; "Drive referrals, KYBs, retention, and partner revenue across the portfolio, using AI to turn partner data into sharper targeting"; "Design scalable ways for firms to engage with Qonto that go well beyond asking them for referrals".Source
- Your websiteAccountant hubs by country (sitemap, October 22, 2026): /fr/accountants has 24 accounting-firm customer stories, integration pages (ACD, Agiris, Cegid, MyUnisoft, Sage), events, about 20 webinars, white papers and comparators against Pennylane, Tiime, Dext, Chaintrust and MEG; /es/accountants has 5 customer stories; /de/accountants and /it/accountants are single pages. The German page offers DATEV (marketplace partner), sevDesk and Lexware Office sync and says "Steuerkanzleien sparen 5,24 Stunden/Monat durch Qonto".Source