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Job Title: Director of AccountingJob ID: 1044919Date Posted: December 8, 2025Employment Type: Full-timeHiring Company: ConfidentialLocation: US Remote Applicants must be located in the United States.Base Salary: $120,000–$140,000 per year (USD) Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Compensation is competitive and includes 20 days PTO, health insurance, and 401k.Role SummaryThis is a Director of Accounting builder role to lead, elevate, and expand the accounting function for a rapidly growing outsourced accounting and advisory firm serving fitness businesses. You will serve as the operational and people leader, owning the financial reporting process and driving the modernization and scalability of workflows. The primary focus is developing the team, designing scalable systems, and ensuring high-quality, actionable financial reporting to support the firm's growth from $1M to over $5M in revenue.ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership & Structure: Build the long-term structure of the accounting department, forecast capacity, lead hiring strategy, and design layered roles to support rapid growth.Team Management & Development: Grow and shape the accounting team through recruitment, strong leadership, and skill development. Specifically mentor supervisors and senior accountants into future managers.Operational Excellence: Own improvements to the accounting tech stack (including automation/AI), improve and document accounting workflows (SOPs), and identify/address operational bottlenecks.Month-End & Reporting Oversight: Lead and manage the entire month-end process, guiding the team, reviewing outcomes, and providing high-level review of financial statements to ensure reporting is clear, actionable, and consistent.Client Interaction & Escalation: Communicate financial results and KPIs clearly to non-accountant business owners. Step in to manage client escalations and maintain professional, practical communication standards.Scaling Support: Oversee cleanup, back work, and system configuration for new accounts, ensuring a smooth transition from the onboarding team to the ongoing accounting team.Qualifications/RequirementsExperience: 6 or more years of experience in public accounting or outsourced accounting.Leadership Experience: Required experience supervising staff and managing accounting operations, ideally within a Client Accounting Services (CAS) or multi-client accounting model.Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field (CPA preferred but not required).Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of financial reporting standards and month-end best practices. Comfort with modern cloud-based systems and willingness to adopt new technologies (familiarity with Xero, QBO, dashboards, etc., is a plus).Attributes: High ownership and initiative, comfortable leading change in workflows/structure, strong judgment, and proven success working independently in a virtual environment.
Salary : $120,000 - $140,000