Senior Accountant (US Accounting / Bookkeeping)

Senior Accountant (Remote)

We are seeking a Senior Accountant / Lead Accountant who can independently review financial statements, identify accounting concerns, and think critically about the numbers without prompting.

This role requires someone who naturally questions unusual financial patterns—for example, if a recurring expense or balance suddenly changes or disappears, the ideal candidate will investigate and validate accuracy rather than accept reports at face value.

Role Overview

This position will serve as the accounting lead for our bookkeeping department, responsible for ensuring the accuracy, quality, and completeness of all client financials.

We support approximately 35 bookkeeping clients and continue to grow. While this role will initially manage a small client portfolio and assist with limited production work, the core focus is:

• Financial statement review
• Quality control and accuracy assurance
• Supervision of bookkeeping staff
• Ownership of accounting review processes

This role is designed to grow into the department’s accounting leader as the firm scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Review client financial statements prior to delivery
• Analyze balance sheet accounts for discrepancies, unusual activity, and unsupported balances
• Ensure financials are accurate, complete, and client-ready
• Review reconciliations, schedules, and journal entries
• Identify trends, inconsistencies, and accounting issues for follow-up
• Escalate significant matters to management when needed
• Own month-end close review for bookkeeping clients
• Supervise and provide guidance to bookkeeping staff
• Train and mentor team members
• Serve as the primary accounting resource for the department
• Maintain and improve quality control standards and review processes
• Assist with cleanup and catch-up projects as needed
• Initially manage ~10–15 clients, with reduced production over time as the team grows
• Help improve and document accounting processes and best practices

Organizational Structure

Reports to: VP of Firm Operations

Operations leadership handles:

• Client communication and relationships
• Scheduling and workflow management
• Capacity planning
• Escalations
• Payroll, sales tax, withholding, and compliance

Bookkeeping Team Responsibilities:

• Transaction categorization
• Bank and credit card reconciliations
• Daily bookkeeping production
• Cleanup and catch-up work
• Preparing books for review

Role Impact

The Senior Accountant will become the primary accounting authority within the bookkeeping department, reducing reliance on leadership for technical review.

This role ensures:

• Financials are accurate and client-ready
• Issues are identified before delivery
• Books are reviewed with a critical, analytical mindset
• The team has a reliable accounting expert for guidance

Success in This Role

A successful hire will:

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Identify accounting issues before they become client concerns
• Ask the right questions when numbers don’t make sense
• Serve as the department’s accounting authority
• Support and mentor bookkeeping staff
• Help build scalable accounting systems and processes

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and naturally curious—someone who consistently challenges inconsistencies rather than accepting them at face value.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting, bookkeeping, CAS, outsourced accounting, or public accounting experience
• 2+ years in a reviewing, supervisory, or leadership role
• Strong QuickBooks Online (QBO) experience
• Strong financial statement and balance sheet review skills
• Experience reviewing reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules
• Ability to independently identify accounting issues and discrepancies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with U.S.-based clients
• CAS, outsourced accounting, or public accounting background
• Experience managing multiple clients
• Experience improving accounting processes and controls
• CPA, CA, ACCA, CMA, or equivalent (preferred but not required)
• Experience supporting or leading team growth

Schedule

• Fully remote
• Full-time role
• Initial onboarding requires availability during U.S. Eastern Time hours
• Ongoing collaboration during Eastern Time business hours required
• More flexibility possible once fully onboarded

Compensation

Compensation is open and based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit.

Pay: Php100,000.00 - Php120,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Work from home

Work Location: Remote