Accounting Project Manager

Position Type: Full Time

Location: Philippines (Remote)

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm PST

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, highly technical CFO and controllership services firm serving the trades industry. With a strong remote team in the Philippines and US, they deliver deeply embedded, practitioner-style advisory services for their clients. For a few specialized roles;, they place global talent directly with their clients. As they scale, their focus is on preserving their unique culture, fostering human capital, and leveraging AI-driven systems to enhance their service.

About the Role

You'll lead, develop and support our client's Senior Accountants who manage multiple U.S.-based client accounts. These are primarily in the trades and construction industries. In this key leadership role, you will ensure financial accuracy, process efficiency, tech adoption, and client satisfaction across the board.

This is ideal for an experienced, tech-savvy Accounting Operations Manager who thrives in a fast-growing, tech-forward, relationship-driven remote firm.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Supervise and support client based Accountants across multiple client portfolios.
• Provide ongoing training, mentoring, and performance evaluations.
• Set quality standards for all deliverables (e.g., monthly close, financial reports, etc.).
• Review complex transactions and guide GAAP-compliant accounting treatment.
• Lead onboarding of new team members and ensure culture fit and performance.

Operations & Process Optimization

• Own the consistency and accuracy of accounting workflows and outputs.
• Lead improvements in systems, reporting, and automation.
• Maintain and enhance our accounting tech stack (QuickBooks Online, cloud-based tools).
• Ensure documentation and process standardization across teams.
• Drive adoption of new technologies and best practices.

Client Success & Escalation Support

• Serve as a point of escalation for technical and client-related challenges.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure exceptional service delivery and retention.
• Assist with client onboarding and alignment of services to client expectations.

Technical Oversight

• Ensure accurate application of GAAP, job costing, WIP, deferred revenue, etc.
• Support full-cycle accounting for accrual clients ($1M$20M revenue range).
• Oversee timely and accurate reporting across 20-35 client accounts.

Competencies and Qualifications

• 8+ years of U.S.-based accounting experience (preferably client-facing)
• 3+ years of project accounting experience in a remote or hybrid environments
• Extensive experience with QuickBooks Online (QBO ProAdvisor preferred)
• Strong command of GAAP, construction accounting, WIP, job costing
• Proven track record scaling systems and developing accounting teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Google Sheets/Excel skills
• Experience with cloud-based tools, automation, and remote collaboration
• Bonus: Experience with home services/trades industries
• Bonus: Familiarity with Power BI, ClickUp, Adaptive

What We Offer

• 100% Remote Work
• 13th Month Pay
• Healthcare (HMO)
• Paid SSS and PhilHealth
• Paid Holidays and PTO Accrual

Application Process

We understand that searching for a new job can be challenging, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Our goal is to make the process as transparent and respectful as possible.

Typically, the interview process includes a Recruiter Interview and Client Interviews, but this may vary depending on the role. Throughout each stage, we'll keep you informed and provide feedback as quickly as we can, ensuring you feel valued and supported throughout your journey with us.