Manager of Bookkeeping

Remote role; Open to candidates legally eligible to work in the United States, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET, Monday–FridayFull-TimeManager

Salary$67K - $80K, based on experience

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Job Details

Experience: 3+ years of hands-on bookkeeping experience; 2+ years of experience managing or leading a team
Required Skills: Bookkeeping

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
3+ years of hands-on bookkeeping experience, including monthly closes, reconciliations, and clean-up projects.
2+ years of experience managing or leading a team, including coaching, performance feedback, and accountability conversations.
Strong working knowledge of GAAP and USA-based accounting, payroll, and payroll tax.
Ability to review books, identify errors or incomplete work, and explain how to fix it.
Ability to report on team performance clearly and candidly, supported by data.
Experience handling escalated customer issues and customer follow-ups.
Strong verbal and written communication and people skills with employees and customers at all levels.
Comfort with technology and ability to learn new software and tools quickly.
Ability to stay organized, prioritize tasks, and remain solution-focused during challenging interactions.
Must have a dedicated, quiet workspace with reliable high-speed internet, a desk, and a chair.

Lead the Bookkeeping team’s day-to-day functions, including workload assignment, client portfolio balancing, throughput, and coverage.
Set, document, and enforce bookkeeping quality standards in line with GAAP.
Review team members’ work through regular quality audits and use findings for coaching.
Complete client account setups, clean-up projects, and monthly book closures, including imports, journal entries, reconciliations, transaction categorization, and general ledger review and corrections.
Resolve complex customer issues as the team’s highest point of bookkeeping escalation, using payroll, payroll tax, and accounting knowledge.
Track and report team performance, quality, and capacity to the Head of Operations.
Represent the Bookkeeping team with Accounting, Product, and internal teams, advising on workflows, tools, and pain points.
Analyze processes and workflows to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
Build and maintain new-hire training and continuing education content with the Training Department.
Coach and develop team members through weekly 1:1s and performance check-ins; interview and hire new team members and deliver performance evaluations.

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