Accounting Manager

Overview

Part-time Accounting Manager (Remote) for a growing bookkeeping organization.

• Workload: 15–25 hours/week
• Core hours: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM Central (with some flexibility)
• Compensation: $35–$40/hour to start, increasing as the role grows
• Schedule flexibility: Ability to adjust hours outside core window
• Location/eligibility: Fully remote (US). US-based and authorized to work in the US, with reliable internet and a quiet home workspace.

Responsibilities

Quality review and complex bookkeeping

• Review every month-end close and full-cycle file across approximately 25 to 30 clients (across a range of industries) before it reaches the client
• Handle complex work, including:
  • Messy reconciliations and cleanups
  • Sales tax and payroll issues
  • Bill pay
  • Multi-entity books
• Flag work that appears larger than expected so scope can be aligned together (instead of absorbing it)

Coaching and team development

• Provide feedback and coaching to bookkeepers, focusing on the fix and explaining the “why” (not blame)
• Be the first point of contact for bookkeeper questions during core hours
• Track deadlines, spot issues early, and bring recommended solutions to the founder
• Turn lessons learned into SOPs the whole team can follow
• Share evaluation of team performance with the founder to support compensation decisions

Hands-on client leadership

• Carry a couple of client files personally to stay current on what’s changing and what could be improved
• As the role grows, lead client calls and financial reviews, record Loom walkthroughs, and become the steady point of contact

Team communication and collaboration

• Keep the remote team connected through check-ins, opportunities for real conversation, celebrating wins, and sharing ideas

Qualifications

• QuickBooks Online expertise (only accounting platform used): ability to catch and troubleshoot mistakes independently
• Full-cycle bookkeeping experience, including:
  • Reconciliations
  • Month-end close
  • Sales tax
  • Payroll
  • 1099s
• Review/coaching experience (e.g., lead or senior experience, or experience acting as the go-to person when something didn’t tie out)
• Typically 5+ years in bookkeeping or accounting, ideally with some experience in a senior/lead role
• US-based and authorized to work in the US
• Reliable internet and a quiet home workspace

This role is not entry-level; the organization needs someone who can step in with confidence and protect the client experience from day one.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a bookkeeping or accounting firm
• QuickBooks Online certification
• Spanish fluency

Compensation & Benefits

• $35–$40/hour to start, increasing as the role grows
• Eligibility for a semi-annual performance bonus
• Paid time off plus paid company holidays
• Paid learning hours and certifications
• Flexible hours within the core window
• Clear path to client leadership based on ownership (not tenure)

Location

• Fully remote (US)
• US-based and authorized to work in the US
• Core hours: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM Central

Role Growth Timeline

• First 30 days: Learn clients, systems, and SOPs; review alongside the founder; take on a couple of client files
• By 90 days: Own quality review; bookkeepers bring questions to you first; track deadlines across the roster; work with the founder to improve SOPs
• By 6 to 12 months: Work side by side with the founder; fewer repeat mistakes due to feedback; begin direct client communication
• Beyond: Lead client calls and financial reviews; record Loom walkthroughs; higher hours and higher pay with more structure while still fitting a real life