What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Team Leader position at breakwater accounting advisory corp?
If Empowering an Accounting Team while Making a Difference to the Small Business Community Sounds Exciting to you - This is your Calling!
This is a Full Time position with the option of working Remote or Onsite (if local to Wilmington, DE)
Breakwater Accounting & Advisory provides outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services to businesses and nonprofit organizations across the U.S. We embrace technology to work smarter, not harder, and aim to deliver value-added service to every client. We are a Woman-Lead company, rated a Top Workplace by the Delaware News Journal for four years in a row and featured on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. At Breakwater, we offer a flexible, positive, and energetic workplace where teamwork and initiative are highly valued. Our culture thrives on positivity and a customer service-oriented focus.
Our Philosophy is: Great people first, technology-forward thinking second – with just the right combination.
The Role
At Breakwater, our Team Leaders play a vital role in delivering high-quality accounting services while developing a team of dedicated professionals. This is a people-first leadership position, focused on client service, staff development, and operational excellence.
Team Leadership (Approximately 40% of Role)
A team-first, detail-savvy leader who can coach, manage, and elevate a group of accountants and bookkeepers while championing workflow efficiency and high-quality delivery across the company.
All of our team members are guided by Breakwater’s Core Principles. We are: proactive, positive, purposeful, protective, prepared, and principled.
Qualifications
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
This is a Full Time position with the option of working Remote or Onsite (if local to Wilmington, DE)
Breakwater Accounting & Advisory provides outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services to businesses and nonprofit organizations across the U.S. We embrace technology to work smarter, not harder, and aim to deliver value-added service to every client. We are a Woman-Lead company, rated a Top Workplace by the Delaware News Journal for four years in a row and featured on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies. At Breakwater, we offer a flexible, positive, and energetic workplace where teamwork and initiative are highly valued. Our culture thrives on positivity and a customer service-oriented focus.
Our Philosophy is: Great people first, technology-forward thinking second – with just the right combination.
The Role
At Breakwater, our Team Leaders play a vital role in delivering high-quality accounting services while developing a team of dedicated professionals. This is a people-first leadership position, focused on client service, staff development, and operational excellence.
Team Leadership (Approximately 40% of Role)
- Empower and mentoring junior staff - helping them grow themselves and their careers
- Lead regular check-ins, build relationships with your team and guide them with a focus on quality work
- Provide solutions to the challenges your staff faces, removing roadblocks for them to achieve their goals
- Foster a positive, accountable environment that supports our people
- Directly manage clients, ensuring service quality and building trusted relationships.
- Oversee and contribute to financial account activity, including classifications, reconciliations, and month-end entries.
- Partner with specialists and associates to delegate appropriately and maintain quality standards.
- Proactively manage communications and maintain long-term, high-satisfaction partnerships.
- Monitor pricing, scope, and workflow efficiency. Raise concerns and discuss scope adjustments with leadership at least quarterly.
A team-first, detail-savvy leader who can coach, manage, and elevate a group of accountants and bookkeepers while championing workflow efficiency and high-quality delivery across the company.
All of our team members are guided by Breakwater’s Core Principles. We are: proactive, positive, purposeful, protective, prepared, and principled.
Qualifications
- 8 years of experience in bookkeeping/accounting; multi-client experience strongly preferred
- Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks Online and other cloud-based tools
- Prior experience coaching or managing accounting professionals
- Deep understanding of financial reporting workflows and accounting operations
- Ability to drive accountability, performance, and process improvement
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- A proactive, tech-forward mindset and a collaborative approach to leadership
- A base salary of $70,000-90,000
- FIVE WEEKS of PTO on top of company-observed holidays
- Health, vision, and dental benefits
- We'll help you save for your golden years with a 401K company match
- A supportive, friendly, fun culture that fundamentally values work/life balance
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Salary : $70,000 - $90,000