Senior Accountant – Client Accounting Services (CAS) (Remote)

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant supports the CPA firms Client Accounting Services (CAS) practice by reviewing, maintaining, and improving the accounting records of business and high-income individual clients. This role operates in a remote environment and requires the ability to work independently while ensuring accuracy and efficiency in financial reporting.

The position involves reviewing accounting transactions coded by an offshore team, recording complex or non-routine journal entries, and maintaining accurate financial records in QuickBooks Online (QBO). The Senior Accountant is responsible for ensuring that financial statements are complete, supported by appropriate documentation, and delivered in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Statement Review and Close Process

- Review monthly accounting transactions prepared by offshore bookkeeping teams for accuracy and completeness

- Ensure proper classification of income, expenses, assets, and liabilities

- Finalize monthly financial statements for client delivery

- Identify discrepancies, missing transactions, or misclassifications and correct them as necessary

Journal Entries and Adjustments

- Record and maintain journal entries including: Third-party payroll entries, Depreciation and amortization, Accruals and deferrals, Non-bank affecting transactions, Owner distributions and capital activity

- Maintain supporting documentation for all adjusting entries

QuickBooks Online Management

- Maintain and manage accounting records within QuickBooks Online

- Attach supporting documentation directly to transactions when required

- Import and export transactions, reports, and data within the QBO environment

- Develop and maintain QBO rules, workflows, and automations to improve accounting efficiency

Workpapers and Documentation

- Create and maintain supporting workpapers to reconcile account balances

- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules

- Build schedules when information is incomplete or requires reconstruction from source documents

Accounting Methodologies

- Maintain books under both cash and accrual accounting methods depending on client needs

- Understand and apply accounting concepts unique to various industries

Client Accounting and Advisory Support

- Prepare financial statements for business owners and high-income individuals

- Assist with identifying financial trends or irregularities

- Ensure accounting records support tax preparation and financial planning

Process Improvement and Operational Efficiency

- Identify inefficiencies in accounting workflows and recommend improvements

- Develop processes that improve close timelines and reporting accuracy

- Collaborate with the CFO to improve client accounting procedures and deliverables

Required Skills and Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field

- 3+ years of accounting experience, preferably within a CPA firm or public accounting environment

- Strong knowledge of financial statement preparation and account reconciliations

- Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Technical Skills

- Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks Online

- Experience importing and exporting reports and transactions within QBO

- Ability to create efficient rules, workflows, and automation processes within QBO

- Strong Excel skills for reconciliations and workpapers

- Experience reviewing accounting work prepared by offshore or outsourced teams is preferred

Preferred Qualifications

- CPA license or CPA candidate preferred

- Public accounting experience strongly preferred

- Experience with small to mid-size business accounting

- Familiarity with financial reporting for closely held businesses and high-income individuals

Success in This Role

Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to independently oversee client accounting records from transaction review through finalized financial statements, while ensuring supporting documentation, efficient workflows, and accurate reporting.

Pay: $40,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Work from home

Work Location: Remote