Accounting Services Director

. Lead, coach, develop, and help hire accountants and bookkeepers .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemoteLeadWebsite

Tools & technologies

Flash

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, develop, and help hire accountants and bookkeepers
Review work before it reaches CFOs or clients and enforce quality standards
Plan portfolio capacity and ensure deadlines are met
Run the accounting team’s weekly meeting, clear blockers, and address recurring problems
Own month-end close across every client, completing it accurately within two to ten business days
Sign off on close files, reconciliations, and working papers
Set and enforce standards for fixed assets, loans, prepaids, accruals, and deferred revenue
Lead variance reviews across Shopify, Amazon, wholesale, and expense lines
Coordinate year-end work with tax accountants and CPA firms
Write and maintain SOPs, checklists, and close calendars
Standardize charts of accounts, working paper templates, flash reports, and monthly packages
Identify and implement automation and AI improvements with the AI team
Solve complex lease, equity, intercompany, multi-entity, multi-currency, inventory, COGS, sales tax, VAT, and nexus issues
Act as senior accounting contact for clients and CFOs
Join client calls, explain complex issues, and follow up with notes and action items
Flag risks and communicate delays or errors proactively
Work closely with fractional CFOs to support business decisions

What you’ll need

7+ years in accounting
3+ years leading a team of accountants or bookkeepers and reviewing their work
Multi-client experience in public practice, outsourced accounting, client accounting services, or a controller role across several entities
Deep technical accounting knowledge: accrual-basis accounting, leases, equity transactions, deferred revenue, and FX revaluation
Strong Xero and QuickBooks Online skills
Ecommerce accounting experience with Shopify, Amazon Seller or Vendor Central, and multi-currency
Experience building processes and SOPs that people follow
Fluent business English, written and spoken
Comfortable on camera with clients
Ability to coach and empathize
Ability to be based anywhere in the world with sufficient overlap with North American business hours
CPA, CA or ACCA listed as nice to have
Audit, quality of earnings, or due diligence experience listed as nice to have
Experience with NetSuite, A2X, Dext, Hubdoc, Bill.com, Rippling, or Gusto listed as nice to have

Comp & perks