Remote Accounting Director

Job Title: Remote Accounting Director

Job ID: 1060870

Date Posted: July 21, 2026

Employment Type: Full-time

Hiring Company (Organization): Confidential

Location: US Remote (Telecommute)
Applicants must be located in the United States.

Base Salary:  $105,000 – $115,000 per year (USD)
Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Job Description:
Our client is a virtual, fractional accounting and finance firm that handles the entire finance function for their clients – AP, AR, payroll, controller, analyst, CFO.
If you like a role that combines accounting work and continuous improvement, this role is for you. Your role will involve:

• Documenting processes and SOPs
• Creating clear workpaper standards and review procedures
• Cross-training and knowledge-coverage matrices
• Working with a team that independently holds a high bar for quality

Key Responsibilities 

• Monthly Close Execution: Full ownership of the monthly close cycle across all client engagements—ensuring timing, accuracy, and presentation quality for every deliverable leaving the firm.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead, delegate to, and develop an accounting team (managers and staff accountants). Hold the line on high standards—including navigating uncomfortable performance conversations with direct feedback.
• System & Quality Architecture: Own and enforce the quality system: SOPs, workpaper standards, review procedures, error logging with 24-hour root-cause disclosure, and cross-training coverage.
• Continuous Improvement: Establish an operating rhythm of documented quarterly process improvements, automation initiatives with measured time savings, and year-over-year faster closes.
• Technical Escalation: Serve as the firm’s ultimate authority on complex GAAP questions and technical accounting judgment, removing executive leadership from day-to-day technical escalations.

Qualifications:Required:

• GAAP Mastery: Deep GAAP fluency and hands-on ownership of full-cycle accrual monthly closes. Ability to define, teach, measure, and enforce standard-of-excellence accounting.
• Team Leadership: Proven track record of leading and developing accounting teams, including setting clear expectations and delivering candid, constructive feedback.
• System-Building Track Record: Proven history of building systems that outlived your direct involvement (e.g., SOPs, review structures, cross-training programs, close calendars).
• Work Schedule: Ability to consistently work U.S. Pacific Standard Time (PST) hours in a fully remote setup.

Preferred:

• Multi-Client/Multi-Entity Experience: Background in outsourced accounting, Client Accounting Services (CAS), or public accounting strongly preferred.
• Industry Experience: Nonprofit Accounting and/or Private Equity (PE) experience strongly preferred.
• Certifications: CPA, CMA, or equivalent technical credibility strongly preferred.
• Collaborative & Fully Remote: High investment in strong working relationships with colleagues and clients