[Remote] Client Accounting Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Accounted is a modern, tech-forward accounting firm providing full-service accounting and financial guidance to small business owners. The Client Accounting Manager will own a portfolio of clients, review accounting work, handle complex issues, lead client conversations, and coach and develop Associates to ensure accurate and timely delivery.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insights that help clients make better decisions
• Build budgets, forecasts and KPI reporting tools
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities
• Lead higher-level client conversations and help clients understand what their financial information means for their business
• Ensure all client deliverables contain relevant and useful information while being delivered on time
• Review work and maintain high accounting standards
• Handle complex accounting when needed
• Review Associate work efficiently, focusing on accuracy, materiality and meaningful issues
• Ensure client deadlines and recurring deliverables stay on track
• Monitor client budgets and time to ensure work is completed efficiently within expected parameters
• Identify roadblocks early and take ownership of getting them resolved
• Coach and develop Associates through regular feedback, guidance and structured one-to-one meetings
• Set clear expectations for ownership, quality, communication, follow-through and deadlines
• Review work collaboratively and use questions and mistakes as opportunities to build understanding and judgment
• Delegate intentionally based on capability, capacity and development goals
• Help Associates grow in confidence and skill so they require less day-to-day support over time
• Address performance concerns early, directly and constructively
• Monitor workload and capacity across your pod and address issues before they affect client delivery

Skills

• 4-6+ years of full-cycle accounting experience
• Strong QuickBooks Online expertise
• Strong understanding of month-end close and financial reporting
• Strong technical accounting judgment and the ability to identify and resolve complex accounting issues
• Experience reviewing accounting work, providing feedback and coaching or developing others
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines and client deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working directly with clients
• Clients trust you and feel taken care of
• You communicate clearly and confidently
• You're warm, but not a pushover - you value holding confident boundaries
• You can give feedback without making it awkward or personal
• You bring personality - not just professionalism
• You're a natural problem-solver. When something doesn't make sense, you dig in
• You're organized and can keep multiple clients, deadlines and people moving at the same time
• You don't wait for problems to become emergencies - you identify issues early and move them forward
• You know how to coach without simply taking the work back
• You value practical excellence - you know when precision matters and when it's time to move on
• You're comfortable making decisions and moving work forward without needing constant reassurance
• You're tech-savvy and comfortable learning new systems
• You're comfortable working independently and leading others in a remote environment
• Experience in a virtual accounting firm
• Familiarity with tools like Gusto, Melio, Karbon, Hubdoc, QuickBooks Time, Fathom and other cloud-based accounting platforms

Benefits

• 100% remote with a focus on sustainable workloads
• 100% employer paid medical, dental and vision
• 100% employer paid short term disability
• 401(k) with company match, subject to plan eligibility requirements
• 15 days PTO (front loaded)
• Structured bonus program with quarterly payouts
• 9 paid holidays per year

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