Overview
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)
We’re seeking an 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.
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).
Qualifications
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
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.#J-18808-Ljbffr