Remote Accounting Manager (Part Time)

Supporting Strategies

5d•Remote

About The Position

Supporting Strategies is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager for a part-time, remote role. This position offers the opportunity to lead a remote team of accountants while working from home during traditional daytime business hours. The ideal candidate will utilize their client service management expertise and accounting knowledge to drive a delightful client experience and contribute to the organization's reputation as a unique place to work. Supporting Strategies empowers business owners by handling bookkeeping and operational support functions, allowing them to focus on their core business, using a cutting-edge cloud-based platform, virtual infrastructure, and a proven process to deliver outsourced accounting services.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
10 Years of related accounting experience with 4 years of hands-on management experience including hiring, training and developing a highly engaged service-oriented team.
Capacity and commitment to work Monday through Friday, during traditional daytime business hours supporting clients and team members.
Proven ability to attract, build and retain a high-performance team.
Experience in developing strong remote team relationships based on trust, accountability, integrity, and sharing of best practices.
Commitment to consistently follow established Supporting Strategies policies and procedures while holding team members accountable to do the same.
Confidence in learning and embracing new technology including QuickBooks (Enterprise and Online), Bill.com, Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, HubDoc and others.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both orally and in writing.
Commitment to maintain the highest level of confidentiality while working with client data.

Responsibilities

Provide exceptional accounting and operational service to clients.
Demonstrate thorough understanding of professional accounting and bookkeeping practices.
Keep abreast of the latest developments in technologies to deliver outstanding quality service.
Oversee client onboarding process for all assigned client engagements.
Implement the technology toolbox as applicable on all client engagements to drive efficiency and client value.
Serve as a resource to all assigned team members for guidance on client tasks and/or resolution of client issues.
Monitor team member performance by reviewing quality of work, adherence to protocols, timeliness of deliverables and adherence to client budgets. Provide coaching and feedback as needed.
Build trusted advisor relationships with client executives by gaining an in-depth understanding of their business needs and objectives in order to proactively identify issues and provide solutions.
Support clients’ evolving requirements by educating executives on Supporting Strategies’ deep and varied expertise in accounting and operational services.
Partner with members of the Talent Acquisition team and Managing Director to manage the hiring process for remote accountants, including reviewing candidates, interviewing, and providing feedback.
Orient and train newly assigned accountants in accordance with standard process. Provide ongoing coaching.
Balance workflow by aligning client needs with accountants’ expertise and capacity in accordance with predetermined budgets. Confer with Managing Director regarding any potential capacity issues.
Review accountants’ work to ensure highest quality of service.
Maintain profit margin for assigned clients and team.
Schedule and lead annual performance reviews.