Our client is a fast growing, modern, 100% remote organization delivering bookkeeping, payroll, bill-pay, invoicing and sales tax filing services to hundreds of customers nationwide. They're actively seeking their next Accounting Team Manager (fully remote) - a joyful and driven team member with excellent communication skills, experience managing a multi-client cloud accounting team, and a love for process, teaching and leading. They are a company on a multi-decade journey of evolution, we relish promoting from within, and will support you in your efforts to grow with the company.
This position is available for US based individuals seeking full time, fully remote work, allowing you to balance other important parts of your life with an exciting, fulfilling career.
So what are we looking for in an ideal candidate? Personal Skills Excellent communication skills across a variety of channels An instinctive ability to recognize, retain, and respect team membersA love for training, supporting and mentoring their team members to reach their full capabilities Humility, patience, and a deeply rooted servant leadership mentalityJoy. A pleasure to work with; energetic and warm. You are enthusiastic about work daily Professional Skills Mastery in cloud-based client accounting services with 3+ years managing a team of 5+ accountants that oversaw multiple sets of large, complex, accrual-based books from end to end. Public accounting experience is a plus Bachelor's in AccountingIntuition for understanding clients and knowing how to solve relationship challengesFluency with cloud accounting technologies (QBO, Bill.com, Gusto, Expensify, etc.)Love of documentation, process and detail. You create and build buy-in to structured workflowsResourcefulness. An independent problem solver that can also ask for help when needed What does the day to day look like for this role? As Team Lead, you will be serving 30-60 medium-sized clients ($3MM-$6MM annual revenue) with a team of 6-9 part-time and full-time remote accounting staffYour primary responsibilities are:To joyfully manage your team - to get to know them as individuals and to build team cohesion and trust through holding weekly team meetings and individual 1-1sTo oversee your team's delivery of client accounting services - this includes bookkeeping, payroll processing, bill pay, expense management, sales tax filings, reporting, etc. Monitoring to-do lists to ensure tasks are done on time, monthly and quarterly audits of work to ensure quality control, answering difficult accounting questions for the team, guiding the team in difficult conversations with clients, managing hours and driving efficiency. Communicating team capacity to sales. Detailed oversight of new client onboarding.To support and advise - using experience to guide clients on unique finance and accounting challenges. Play an active role in System Six growth and improvement Importantly, here's what's in it for you: A joyful work environment where employees and culture are paramount. Our team loves what they do and we can't wait to show you how that energy permeates throughout System Six Strong compensation. We strive to pay at the top of our industry and this position offers a starting salary of $100K inclusive of variable compensationCompetitive benefits. We provide health, dental and vision insurance, retirement matching, PTO, sick time, paid holidays, maternity/paternity leave, bereavement and jury duty leave, annual wellness benefits, and an annual in-person gathering The Company truly believes in the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and we understand the importance of family and personal commitments. While they encourage their employees to prioritize their well-being outside of work, they request that you avoid taking on additional paid accounting or bookkeeping tasks beyond their role with us. Accounting positions operate on a full time W2 basis. Availability is required five days a week within standard professional hours.