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Aprio's Outsourcing team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for an Accounting Onboarding Manager to join their dynamic team.
Position Responsibilities
- Systems & Technology Implementation
- Review client financial data, historical transactions, and accounting setups for accuracy and completeness.
- Oversee system implementations, software configurations, and integration setups (e.g., QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, Bill.com ).
- Set up new QBO or Xero accounts for clients without existing systems.
- Migrate systems, including conversions from QuickBooks Desktop to QBO.
- Configure and customize bill and invoicing system based on client-specific requirements.
- Accounting Setup & Cleanup
- Oversee the comparison of tax returns to book balances, ensuring necessary adjustments are made for accurate accounting starting points.
- Direct and review historical accounting catch-up work, including:
- Bank coding and accounts payable cleanup.
- Entry and reconciliation of historical payroll journal entries.
- Set up of investment assets and clearing accounts.
- Cleanup of e-commerce sales records and reconciliations.
- Supervise and validate reconciliations of key accounts, including bank, liabilities, prepaid expenses, accrued revenue, and accrued liabilities.
- Review and approve month-end schedules, including depreciation, amortization, and accrual/deferral schedules.
- Ensure development and accuracy of open items lists and month-close spreadsheets to support ongoing accounting operations.
- Client and Team Support & Communication
- Lead and manage the client onboarding process from sales handoff to steady-state operations.
- Work closely with accounting teams with clients across industries (SaaS, Professional Services, E-commerce)
- Communicate with project managers and/or clients via email to request information or clarify processes.
- Create process documentation and transition materials for the Accounting Team.
- Leadership & Team Collaboration
- Lead the PH Team in planning, strategizing, and assigning client work.
- Supervise, mentor, and support onboarding team members to ensure high-quality and timely deliverables, and high employee morale.
- Collaborate with US Manager on project progress and team updates.
- Assign and monitor onboarding projects, ensuring deadlines and service level agreements are met.
- Act as the main point of contact for escalated onboarding issues and client concerns.
- Monitor onboarding KPIs, analyze performance trends, and recommend process improvements.
- Develop and update onboarding checklists, SOPs, and training materials.
Qualifications
- Amenable to work from 3:00 PM - 12 Midnight PHT.
- Work Setup: Hybrid Initial 3 months onsite, followed by a hybrid schedule of 2 days onsite and 3 days work-from-home per week. Work location is either at our Clark or Makati site.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years using or implementing QBO and Xero (NetSuite preferred).
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and best practices.
- Proven experience overseeing accounting software implementations across multiple clients.
- Skilled in analyzing financial statements and resolving discrepancies.
- Experienced in reconciling tax returns, payroll, investments, e-commerce revenue, and trial balances.
- Proficient in designing revenue/expense workflows, chart of accounts, and supervising accounting cleanups, reconciliations, and migrations.
- Strong organizational, communication, and time management skills.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring and developing teams.
- Strategic problem-solver with ability to manage multiple client relationships and deliver high-quality results.
