Arboreal Management

Accounting Manager – AI & Automation

Arboreal Management
Posted 10/19/2026full-timeRemote • PhilippinesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in U.S. GAAP compliance, financial statement preparation, and complex reconciliations while leveraging AI tools for accounting automation. Proven ability to manage accounting workflows, coordinate with leadership, and ensure accuracy in financial reporting.

Highest-signal resume keywords
U.S. GAAP ComplianceAppFolio ProficiencyFinancial Statement PreparationAI Tools UtilizationComplex Reconciliation Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own accounting for an assigned book of work, primarily executed through AI agents running on Maynard alongside AppFolio
  • Direct, supervise, and quality-control AI agent output
  • Use AI to perform complex reconciliations, investigate accounting problems, and automate manual work
  • Prepare and review journal entries and reconciliations
  • Review AI- and system-generated entries and reports for accuracy, completeness, proper coding, and U.S. GAAP compliance
  • Investigate and resolve exceptions and determine when human intervention is required
  • Improve agent workflows, prompts, rules, and controls in partnership with the CFO and engineering team
  • Work with three other Accounting Managers to deliver timely and accurate financial statements
  • Coordinate the close calendar and hand-offs across the manager group
  • Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close and produce U.S. GAAP-compliant financials
  • Provide the CFO with variance explanations, supporting schedules, and management reporting for lenders, owners, external tax preparers, and auditors
  • Ensure balance-sheet accounts are reconciled and supported
  • Confirm AP and AR subledgers tie to the general ledger
  • Investigate and clear aged, unapplied, or exception items and document resolutions
  • Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, payment runs, billings, receipts, and reconciliations
  • Oversee corporate accounting close, including accruals, prepaids, intercompany activity, reconciliations, and corporate financial statements
  • Oversee client onboarding and offboarding accounting workstreams
  • Review property financial statements for abnormal balances, misclassifications, and unreconciled items
  • Report directly to the Chief Financial Officer

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (or equivalent professional experience)
  • Solid accounting experience with a strong grasp of general ledgers, reconciliations, and financial statements
  • Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and U.S. accounting practices, including accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close
  • Hands-on experience with AppFolio, including transacting, configuring, and reporting
  • Real enthusiasm for AI tools such as Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT, or similar
  • Analytical mindset and willingness to learn SQL, APIs, and automation
  • Strong review judgment and ability to identify errors in accounting outputs
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex accounting problems
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication
  • Ability to coordinate with a U.S.-based leadership team and peer managers
  • Ability to work remotely from the Philippines with dependable internet
  • Regular overlap with U.S. Pacific business hours
  • Experience in U.S. property management, real estate, or multi-entity accounting environments is nice to have
  • CPA (Philippines or U.S.) or equivalent professional certification is nice to have
  • Experience with accounting automation, RPA, AI tooling, or proprietary/custom accounting systems is nice to have
  • Experience onboarding new properties/entities or converting balances from a prior accounting system is nice to have
  • Comfort working across multiple AppFolio databases/tenants is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Fully remote work arrangement
  • Independent contractor engagement
  • Direct access to the CFO, engineering team, and AI-enabled accounting tools
  • Opportunity to experiment with and improve processes, agent workflows, prompts, rules, and controls
  • Work with AI agents and automation tools including Maynard and AppFolio
  • Regular overlap with U.S. Pacific business hours

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Hard Skills
General Ledger ManagementReconciliationJournal Entry PreparationAccrual AccountingMonth-End CloseFinancial ReportingAccounting AutomationSQLAP/AR ProcessingVariance Analysis
Soft Skills
Analytical MindsetExcellent CommunicationIndependent Problem SolvingAttention to DetailTeam Coordination
Tools & Technologies
AppFolioAI ToolsRPAAutomation SoftwareCustom Accounting Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
CPA (Philippines or U.S.)
Industry Keywords
Property ManagementReal Estate AccountingMulti-Entity AccountingFinancial StatementsAccounting Practices