Client Accounting & Financial Reporting
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Own the accounting function for assigned client accounts
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Maintain accurate, complete, and timely financial records
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Perform and oversee full-cycle accounting processes
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Review financial statements and supporting schedules prepared by Staff Accountants
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Review and approve journal entries prepared by Staff Accountants
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Perform P&L scrubs and balance sheet reviews
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Ensure financial statements and supporting information are accurate and complete
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Review financial notes and financial packages
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Ensure KPIs, executive summaries, charts, graphs, and footnotes align with the underlying financial information
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Identify discrepancies, accounting issues, and potential risks and communicate them promptly to the Controller
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Maintain confidentiality of client financial information
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Own the month-end close timeline and checklist for assigned clients
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Review Staff Accountant work throughout the close process
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Complete required technical QA through the Month-End Workbook
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Ensure accuracy of balance sheet workbooks
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Perform source document filing spot checks
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Review the final P&L scrub
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Review and approve journal entries
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Review and finalize financial statements and supporting schedules
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Ensure financial information is ready for Controller review
Team Leadership & Development
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Lead, mentor, and develop Staff Accountants
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Review Staff Accountant work and provide meaningful technical feedback
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Help Staff Accountants strengthen their technical accounting skills
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Prepare team members for expanded responsibilities
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Own performance management for direct reports, including coaching, corrective action, documentation, and escalation when necessary
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Create an environment where team members can raise professional challenges and ask for help
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Participate in semiannual performance reviews
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Participate in weekly team meetings and drive follow-through on action items
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Maintain clear communication with the accounting team, particularly during month-end
Weekly Accounting Responsibilities
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Review customer invoicing
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Review vendor bills and submit payments
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Approve and submit payroll
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Review cash flow forecasts
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Resolve collections issues
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Manage recurring accounting processes as directed by the Controller
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Monitor outstanding accounting items and follow up as needed
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Communicate progress, risks, and issues proactively
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Complete 941 reconciliations
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Prepare and submit sales tax returns with Controller approval
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Coordinate, review, and submit 1099s
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Review the chart of accounts
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Reclassify contributions and distributions from the balance sheet and income statement to retained earnings
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Prepare and submit client personal property tax filings for Controller review
Systems, Processes & Controls
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Develop, improve, maintain, and document full-cycle accounting processes
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Set up and sync accounting programs and tools
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Review third-party applications for accuracy and proper mapping
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Maintain accounting controls and procedures
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Monitor for potential fraud and escalate concerns immediately
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Review accounting processes and procedural documentation
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Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, cost savings, and profitability
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Recommend process improvements to Controllers and leadership
Communication & Client Management
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Maintain consistent communication with Controllers, client stakeholders, and the accounting team
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Communicate effectively through Slack, email, text, meetings, and other appropriate channels
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Tailor communication to different audiences
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Respond to communications within one business day, even when the complete answer is still in progress
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Proactively communicate issues, delays, risks, and outstanding items
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Provide regular updates on client accounting activity and priorities
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Keep stakeholders informed rather than waiting to be asked for updates
Controllers and stakeholders know they can trust you to stay on top of the accounting for your assigned clients. You know what is happening, what’s outstanding, what’s coming next, and where there may be a problem.
Financial statements are accurate, complete, and properly supported. You don’t simply approve the work that comes across your desk. You understand it well enough to catch inconsistencies, ask the right questions, and make sure the numbers tell the right story.
Month-End Doesn’t Become Month-End Mayhem
You manage the close process proactively. Deadlines are clear, Staff Accountants know what needs to happen, issues are escalated early, and Controllers aren’t finding surprises at the end of the process.
Your Staff Accountants Get Better
You aren’t just reviewing work. You’re developing people. Your Staff Accountants become more technically capable, more independent, and better equipped to take on additional responsibility.
Multiple Clients Don’t Break Your Brain
You can move between multiple companies, accounting systems, priorities, and stakeholders while maintaining organization and attention to detail.
This is one of the biggest differentiators for this role.
We aren’t looking for someone who can manage one company’s accounting really well. We’re looking for someone who can manage multiple companies really well.
You identify repetitive problems, inefficient processes, and opportunities for improvement. You don’t just work within the system. You help make the system better.