Director of Accounting Advisory

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United States - RemoteFull-TimeDirector

Salary135,000 - 150,000 USD per year

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Experience: 10+ years of progressive accounting work, including at least 1 year in leadership within public accounting, outsourced/fractional accounting, or a client-service firm.
Required Skills: Project ManagementPeople ManagementAccountingChange ManagementClient relationship management

Bring 10+ years of progressive accounting experience.
Have at least 1 year of leadership experience in public accounting, outsourced/fractional accounting, or a client-service firm.
Have managed a production team of 10+ accounting professionals, directly or through managers, with accountability for team results.
Have experience coaching and developing managers, including performance reviews, development plans, and addressing underperformance.
Demonstrate ownership of division or department financial performance, including P&L, revenue per FTE, utilization, or realization.
Have a background in capacity planning and workload balancing across teams or client portfolios.
Have experience serving as an escalation point for client relationships; startup or high-growth client experience is preferred.
Be able to set and enforce KPIs using systems-of-record data.
Bring hands-on comfort using AI tools in accounting and operational work, with sound judgment about human review and client data protection.
Be able to lead change and drive adoption of tools, systems, and processes.
A CPA license is a bonus.
Project management experience and working knowledge of workflow management, time-tracking, or client-intelligence tools such as Knownwell are bonuses.

Manage Division Managers, the Project Team, and the ERP Specialist.
Coach Division Managers through regular 1:1s, performance conversations, and development planning.
Delegate division ownership and hold managers accountable for agreed KPIs and commitments.
Own aggregate division performance, including revenue per FTE, utilization, realization, and growth metrics.
Collaborate with the Operations Manager on capacity planning, workload balancing, and resourcing decisions.
Ensure client commitments are delivered on time and to standard, and guide managers through complex or at-risk engagements.
Drive the shift from report delivery to proactive advisory and help managers identify cross-sell and service-expansion opportunities.
Lead AI adoption across the production organization through training, use-case rollout, and adoption tracking.
Coordinate priorities and projects with the Director of Technical Accounting.
Represent production needs, constraints, and resourcing decisions to the Sr. Director & Head of BKA.

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