Accounting Manager

Job Description

💼 Accounting Manager

Full-Time Remote | U.S. Business Hours

🚀 About the Role

We’re hiring a highly detail-oriented and execution-driven Accounting Manager to oversee financial reporting, payroll, month-end close, and core accounting operations across complex client accounts.

This is not a bookkeeping or data-entry role.

You’ll be responsible for:

• maintaining financial accuracy,
• managing multi-entity accounting operations,
• ensuring compliance,
• and driving structured accounting execution across multiple workflows.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in organized environments, understands accrual accounting deeply, and takes ownership of financial operations from end to end.

🔥 What You’ll Own

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Execute accurate and timely month-end close processes

• Prepare and maintain:

  • P&L statements,
  • balance sheets,
  • cash flow reports,
  • and supporting schedules

• Ensure financial reporting aligns with:

  • GAAP standards,
  • client expectations,
  • and reporting deadlines

• Maintain clean, audit-ready workpapers and reconciliations

Payroll & Employee Setup

• Process payroll accurately using:

  • Gusto,
  • Paylocity,
  • ADP,
  • or similar systems

• Manage employee onboarding within payroll platforms

• Ensure payroll compliance and documentation accuracy

• Handle payroll adjustments, deductions, reimbursements, and reporting

Core Accounting Operations

• Oversee:

  • Accounts Payable (AP),
  • Accounts Receivable (AR),
  • General Ledger management,
  • and reconciliations

• Maintain accurate books across:

  • multiple entities,
  • locations,
  • or business segments

• Ensure accounting systems remain organized and error-free

• Support day-to-day accounting execution with strong attention to detail

Sales Tax & Compliance

• Calculate and file U.S. state sales tax accurately and on time
• Maintain compliance documentation and filing records
• Ensure adherence to accounting policies and financial procedures
• Support audits and compliance-related requests when needed

Reporting, Analysis & Forecasting Support

• Build and maintain custom financial reports and dashboards
• Support budgeting and forecasting initiatives
• Provide financial insights and variance analysis to leadership
• Use Excel and reporting tools to improve visibility into financial performance

Process Improvement & Documentation

• Review existing accounting workflows and identify inefficiencies

• Standardize processes across clients and systems

• Improve operational efficiency through:

  • automation,
  • templates,
  • and documentation

• Maintain organized SOPs and accounting procedures

Client & Internal Coordination

• Communicate regularly with leadership regarding:

  • priorities,
  • reporting timelines,
  • and deliverables

• Support client-facing accounting communication when needed

• Ensure alignment between operations, payroll, and finance workflows

✅ Required Experience & Skills

Non-Negotiables

• 5+ years of accounting or finance experience

• Strong experience with:

  • accrual accounting,
  • GAAP financial reporting,
  • and month-end close

• Experience managing:

  • multi-entity,
  • multi-location,
  • or multi-segment accounting environments

• Proficiency with:

  • QuickBooks Online,
  • QuickBooks Desktop,
  • or QuickBooks Enterprise

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including:

  • XLOOKUP,
  • INDEX/MATCH,
  • Pivot Tables,
  • Data Tables

• Experience processing payroll through Gusto or similar platforms

• Experience handling U.S. sales tax filings

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills

⭐ Nice-to-Have Experience

• NetSuite experience

• Familiarity with:

  • Paylocity,
  • ADP,
  • Ramp,
  • Bill.com

• Exposure to time-tracking tools such as Clockify

• Background in outsourced accounting firms or multi-client environments

🧠 What Makes You a Great Fit

• You thrive in structured, detail-oriented environments
• You take ownership of financial accuracy and deadlines
• You are highly organized and process-driven
• You proactively identify accounting issues before they escalate
• You can confidently manage complex accounting structures
• You communicate clearly with both leadership and clients
• You value precision, accountability, and consistency

⚙️ Operational Environment

This role is execution-focused and accuracy-driven.

You’ll be supported by:

• structured accounting workflows,
• organized systems,
• and direct communication with leadership.

Your focus will be:

• clean month-end closes,
• accurate financial reporting,
• strong payroll execution,
• and maintaining reliable accounting operations at scale.

📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like

Your day may include:

• Reviewing reconciliations and general ledger activity
• Processing payroll and validating employee setup changes
• Preparing month-end close schedules and financial reports
• Reviewing AP/AR workflows and resolving discrepancies
• Filing or reviewing sales tax obligations
• Building custom reports for leadership visibility
• Communicating with clients or internal stakeholders on financial priorities
• Improving accounting workflows and documentation

In short:

You ensure accounting operations remain accurate, compliant, organized, and scalable across complex business environments.

📊 Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)

• Accuracy and timeliness of month-end close
• Error-free financial reporting and reconciliations
• Organized and audit-ready accounting records
• Timely and accurate payroll processing
• Compliance with tax filings and reporting deadlines
• Leadership confidence in financial reliability and reporting quality

🌟 Why This Role Stands Out

• High ownership over accounting operations
• Work directly with leadership on financial execution
• Opportunity to improve systems and processes
• Exposure to multi-entity and complex accounting environments
• Strong operational structure with clear expectations
• Remote flexibility with long-term growth potential

🧪 Interview Process

• Initial Screening Call
• Recruiter Interview
• Final Interview
• Practical Assessment (Accounting Scenario)
• Offer & Onboarding

👉 Apply Now

If you:

• have strong GAAP and accrual accounting expertise,
• thrive in structured financial environments,
• and take pride in accuracy and operational ownership,

we’d love to hear from you.