
Bookkeeping Manager
20four7VA
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Anywhere in the World
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About the role
- Own day-to-day delivery and quality of client bookkeeping
- Lead and coach a team of bookkeepers
- Ensure monthly closes are completed on-time
- Drive consistency in reconciliations, reporting, and client communication
- Partner closely with Operations leadership
- Act as an escalation point for complex bookkeeping issues
- Oversee monthly bookkeeping execution: transaction coding, reconciliations, cleanup work, and reporting
- Ensure deadlines are met and work is audit-ready
- Review workpapers and financial reports for accuracy and completeness
- Implement strong review checklists, templates, and root-cause fixes
- Ensure timely, professional client updates and responses
- Maintain and improve SOPs/checklists; identify bottlenecks and implement solutions
- Ensure best practices in QuickBooks Online and Xero
Requirements
- 5+ years in bookkeeping/accounting roles with hands-on month-end close ownership
- 2+ years leading or reviewing the work of other bookkeepers (formal or informal leadership)
- Strong expertise in QuickBooks Online (required); Xero experience strongly preferred
- Excellent reconciliation skills (bank/credit card/loan accounts; troubleshooting discrepancies)
- Strong written communication (client-facing, professional, clear, and timely)
- Comfortable working in a fully remote environment with structured deadlines and checklists
- Experience in a bookkeeping firm / client services environment (multiple clients at once)
- Experience with cleanup/catch-up projects and process standardization
- Advanced certification (CPA/CMA) a plus, not required
Benefits
- Competitive rates
- Weekly payments
- Various open roles are available
- Free training and upskilling
- Constant support and guidance
- A vibrant community always ready to support you
- And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
bookkeepingmonth-end closereconciliationstransaction codingfinancial reportingcleanup workprocess standardizationtroubleshooting discrepanciesSOPschecklists
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingclient communicationprofessionalismwritten communicationproblem-solvingtime managementattention to detailorganizational skillsadaptability
Certifications
CPACMA