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Accounting Manager - 15211

Accounting Manager - 15211

SomewhereWorkFromHome, Western Cape, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

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.
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