Accounting Manager/Senior Bookkeeper

Overview
We are a growing company seeking an experienced Accounting Manager / Senior Bookkeeper to lead and support our bookkeeping team. This role is ideal for someone who is both highly skilled technically and confident managing others, with the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex or messy financials.

As we continue to expand, many of our clients come to us with disorganized or incomplete books. This position requires someone who can step in, clean up and reconcile balance sheets, align financials with prior tax returns, and build accurate, well-structured accounts from the ground up.

You will play a key role in onboarding new clients, ensuring their financials are set up correctly from day one, and guiding junior bookkeepers through more complex accounting tasks. This includes reviewing work, providing support on reconciliations, and helping resolve challenging issues as they arise.

We’re looking for someone who takes ownership of their work, maintains a high level of accuracy, and can be trusted to deliver clean financials without the need for rework.

This is not an entry-level role. The ideal candidate is confident troubleshooting issues, identifying discrepancies, and independently bringing accounts into alignment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage day-to-day bookkeeping operations across multiple clients/accounts
• Review and ensure accuracy of work completed by junior bookkeepers
• Lead onboarding of new clients, including setup and organization of financial accounts
• Clean up and reconcile complex or disorganized books, including historical corrections
• Reconcile balance sheets and ensure alignment with prior tax returns
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in financial records
• Establish and maintain accurate general ledger and chart of accounts
• Develop and implement standardized processes and best practices for bookkeeping workflows
• Provide guidance and support to team members on advanced accounting tasks
• Communicate with clients to gather missing information and clarify financial data
• Prepare and review financial reports as needed
• Ensure all work is completed accurately, on time, and to a high standard with minimal oversight
• Take full ownership of assigned accounts, ensuring books are clean, accurate, and client-ready without requiring rework

Qualifications

• 5 years of bookkeeping or accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role
• Proven experience cleaning up and correcting messy or incomplete books
• Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliation and ability to tie financials to prior tax returns
• Experience onboarding new clients and setting up organized, accurate accounting systems
• Demonstrated ability to review, correct, and guide the work of other bookkeepers
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail, with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and take full ownership of assigned accounts
• Proficiency in Quickbooks Online
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple clients/accounts
• Clear and professional communication skills when working with clients and internal team members

Preferred (Nice to Have)

• Experience in a bookkeeping or accounting firm environment
• Prior team leadership or management experience
• Advanced knowledge of QuickBooks (or relevant certification)
• Familiarity with payroll, sales tax, and multi-entity accounting

Pay: $30.00 - $50.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Bookkeeping: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30 - $50