Senior Accounting Manager

This is a direct hire, hybrid role located in Downtown Chicago, IL.

Schedule: Monday through Friday (3-4 days onsite)

Pay Rate: $135,000 to $160,000 per year DOE

Our client, a rapidly growing CPA Firm in Downtown Chicago, is looking for a Senior Accounting Manager to add to their team!

Senior Accounting Manager Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the practice, including oversight of all client engagements, team performance, service delivery standards, and practice-wide quality.
• Lead, develop, and retain a multi-tiered team of managers, supervisors, senior associates, and associates.
• Maintain ultimate accountability for the quality and satisfaction of client relationships across the practice, serving as the firm’s senior escalation point for complex client accounting issues and engagement challenges.
• Establish and own firm-wide standards and workflows for bookkeeping, financial reporting, client communication, onboarding, and quality review processes.
• Drive integration of acquired firms’ accounting services practices into the client’s model: including onboarding acquired clients, transitioning staff, and standardizing workflows.
• Evaluate and implement technology solutions—practice management platforms, cloud accounting tools, workflow automation—that increase team capacity and improve output quality at scale.
• Partner with firm leadership to define service offerings and support firm growth initiatives.

Senior Accounting Manager Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field is required. (A Master’s degree or CPA certification is strongly preferred.)
• 10 years of progressive accounting experience.
• 4–6 years in a management or senior leadership role;
• Public accounting or outsourced accounting services background required.
• Deep expertise in QuickBooks Online, Xero, and the broader ecosystem of platforms supporting modern accounting services practices.
• Sage 360 experience required.
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills and familiarity with business intelligence or reporting tools.

This is a direct hire, hybrid role located in Downtown Chicago, IL.

Schedule: Monday through Friday (3-4 days onsite)

Pay Rate: $135,000 to $160,000 per year DOE

City Staffing is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all aspects of our business. As a women-owned and operated business, WBE certified, we recognize the importance of creating an inclusive and welcoming work environment for all individuals regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, ability, marital status, gender identity and/or expression, or sexual orientation.