Job Description

Accounting Manager
Location: Remote (LATAM or South Africa strongly preferred)
Schedule: Flexible; daily overlap with U.S. Eastern Time
Engagement: Full-time, Independent Contractor
Compensation: Competitive; pegged to experience (monthly USD)
About the Role
We're seeking a Accounting Manager to sit between bookkeeping and controller functions. You'll own core accounting operations, implement a clean chart of accounts, improve monthly close, and support audits/QoE requests. This role partners closely with Operations and Leadership, ensuring timely, accurate financials for decision-making.
Core Outcomes (KPIs)
Month-end close in ? 7 business days with reconciliations completed.
Accurate chart of accounts rolled out across entities; clear cost centers and class tracking.
On-time AP/AR processing; DSO and aging within targets; clean vendor master data.
Reliable reporting: P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Budget vs. Actual delivered monthly.
Audit/QoE readiness: Documented policies, schedules, and support files; variance explanations.
Responsibilities
Own GL hygiene, journal entries, reconciliations (banks, credit cards, deferred revenue, accruals).
Implement/improve chart of accounts, classes, locations; map to reporting packages.
Oversee AP/AR: bills, approvals, payments, collections cadence, and vendor contracts.
Revenue ops coordination (subscription billing, proration, refunds, deferred revenue, revenue recognition).
Build monthly close checklist and timeline; manage deliverables and stakeholder comms.
Support budgeting & forecasting; track operating and capital spend vs. plan.
Prepare audit/QoE artifacts: trial balance, roll-forwards, support schedules, and policies.
Partner with tax advisors on filings; maintain compliance calendar.
Recommend and implement process automations (rules, integrations, AI-assisted coding).
Ideal Experience
4-6+ years in accounting/finance for SaaS or tech; strong QuickBooks Online (Xero experience transferable).
Solid grasp of revenue recognition basics (subscriptions, refunds, credits, chargebacks).
Comfort with multi-entity, multi-currency, and consolidation workflows.
Excel/Sheets advanced (lookups, pivoting, modeling); experience with BI/reporting.
Detail-obsessed, organized, and highly reliable communicator.
Tools (examples)
QuickBooks Online or Xero; Ramp/Bill.com/Spendesk; Stripe/Chargebee/Recurly; GSuite/Excel; Looker/Power BI; Notion/Confluence; Zapier/Make; data room tools (Dropbox/Drive).
30/60/90 Plan
30 days: COA assessment; close checklist; clean vendor and customer lists; baseline reporting.
60 days: Implement COA updates; automate AP/AR approvals; reduce close to ? 10 days; deliver BvA reports.
90 days: Close in ? 7 days; audit-ready schedules; cash forecasting in place; measurable DSO improvement.

Skills Required