Accounting Manager

**Accounting Manager** **Fully Remote, Independent Contractor** **Why Work With Us?** My client is a fast\-growing financial services company that helps Founders \& CEOs scale from $5M to $50M. They act as the fractional finance and accounting team, turning financial data into clear, actionable insights that drive growth. The company operates as an extension of their clients’ teams — and holds themselves to the same standard internally: high ownership, high accountability, and high performance. **Our Core Values** * Commitment: We treat our clients’ businesses like our own * Integrity: We operate with honesty and transparency * Accountability: We own outcomes — good or bad * Excellence: High standards, consistently applied * Urgency \& Adaptability: We move fast and adjust quickly **Your Role** As Accounting Manager, you will oversee and manage all bookkeeping operations for a portfolio of high\-growth clients. Your mission is to create accurate financials, implement strong controls, and build foundational accounting processes that support scale. You’ll work closely with external bookkeeping teams and an internal FP\&A Manager and CFO Advisor to ensure financial clarity and compliance. You’ll likely thrive here if you: * Catch errors and inconsistencies others miss, and don’t let them pass because “it’s close enough” * Question numbers that don’t reconcile, even when the source insists they’re correct * Take pride in clean reconciliations, tied\-out models, and well\-documented processes * Hold firm on accounting standards and data integrity, even when shortcuts would be faster * Communicate and defend your conclusions clearly, using data to support your position * Are comfortable pushing back when the numbers don’t support what’s being said * Treat the financial model as a source of truth that deserves scrutiny at every update, not a formality * Take full ownership of your work, ensuring issues are resolved end\-to\-end, without deflection **Key Responsibilities** **Month\-End Close** * Review and sign off on month\-end close packages prepared by bookkeepers * Enforce close timelines, checklists, and documentation standards **Bookkeeping Review \& Quality Control** * Act as the primary reviewer for all bookkeeping work * Ensure accuracy, proper coding, and completeness of all transactions * Validate balance sheet reconciliations and ensure all accounts are fully supported * Ensure alignment between sub\-ledgers, systems, and final financial statements * Identify, track, and ensure full resolution of all discrepancies * Provide clear, structured feedback and require timely corrections * Identify recurring errors and drive improvements in bookkeeping quality * Maintain strict quality standards — no unsupported or incomplete work accepted **Variance Analysis \& Reclassification Oversight** * Using Claude, prepare budget vs. actual variance analysis and flag unexpected variances * Trace issues back to underlying transactions and