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Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager – Remote | GAAP, QuickBooks, Month-End Close & Payroll

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Business Hours

About the Role

At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring an experienced Accounting Manager to own financial reporting, month-end close, payroll, and core accounting operations across complex client accounts.

This is a hands-on accounting role — not basic bookkeeping or data entry. You’ll manage accrual-based accounting, multi-entity financials, payroll, sales tax compliance, AP/AR, and reporting while ensuring financial records remain accurate, organized, and audit-ready.

If you have strong GAAP accounting, QuickBooks, Excel, payroll, and multi-entity accounting experience, this role is a strong fit.

What You’ll Own

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

  • Execute accurate and timely month-end close processes
  • Prepare and maintain financial reports and supporting schedules
  • Maintain clean, structured, and audit-ready workpapers
  • Ensure financial reporting follows GAAP/accrual accounting standards
  • Identify and resolve reporting discrepancies

General Ledger, AP & AR

  • Maintain general ledger accuracy across multiple entities and locations
  • Oversee Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR)
  • Manage day-to-day accounting activities
  • Review account activity and resolve discrepancies
  • Ensure accounting records remain complete and accurate

Payroll & Employee Setup

  • Process payroll using Gusto or similar payroll platforms
  • Manage employee setup and onboarding within payroll systems
  • Maintain accurate payroll documentation
  • Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on schedule

U.S. Sales Tax & Compliance

  • Calculate and file U.S. state sales tax
  • Monitor filing requirements and deadlines
  • Maintain organized supporting documentation
  • Ensure compliance activities are completed accurately and on time

Reporting, Analysis & Forecasting

  • Build custom financial and management reports
  • Support budgeting and forecasting
  • Analyze financial data and communicate meaningful insights
  • Create reporting and data visualizations to support decision-making

Process Improvement

  • Review and document accounting processes and SOPs
  • Identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements
  • Standardize workflows across clients, entities, and accounting systems
  • Build more accurate and scalable accounting processes

Client & Leadership Coordination

  • Communicate regularly with leadership regarding priorities and deliverables
  • Support client-facing financial communication when required
  • Maintain visibility into reporting deadlines and outstanding items
  • Proactively identify and escalate accounting issues

Must-Have Requirements

  • 5+ years of accounting or finance experience
  • Strong experience with accrual accounting and GAAP financials
  • Experience managing multi-entity, multi-location, or multi-segment accounting
  • Strong proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Desktop, or Enterprise
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including:
    • XLOOKUP
    • INDEX/MATCH
    • Pivot Tables
    • Data Tables
  • Hands-on payroll processing experience with Gusto or similar systems
  • Experience with U.S. sales tax filings
  • Strong understanding of financial reporting and month-end close
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication
  • High attention to detail and financial accuracy
  • Comfortable working remotely during U.S. business hours

Nice to Have

  • NetSuite experience
  • Familiarity with ADP or Paylocity
  • Experience with Ramp or Bill.com
  • Familiarity with Clockify or similar time-tracking systems
  • Background in outsourced accounting or client-service accounting environments

Tools & Systems

  • QuickBooks Online / Desktop / Enterprise
  • Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets
  • Gusto
  • NetSuite
  • ADP / Paylocity
  • Ramp / Bill.com
  • Clockify

What Success Looks Like

  • Month-end close is completed accurately and on time
  • Financial reporting is clean and error-free
  • Multi-entity accounting records remain organized and reliable
  • Payroll is processed accurately and consistently
  • Sales tax and reporting deadlines are met
  • Accounting documentation remains audit-ready
  • Leadership has confidence in the accuracy of financial data

Key Metrics (KPIs)

  • Month-end close accuracy and timeliness
  • Financial reporting accuracy
  • General ledger and account reconciliation quality
  • Payroll accuracy and on-time processing
  • Tax filing and compliance timeliness
  • Quality and organization of financial documentation

Interview Process

  1. Initial Screening Call
  2. Spark Hire Video Interview
  3. Recruiter Interview
  4. Final Interview
  5. Offer & Onboarding

Apply Now

If you’re an experienced Accounting Manager with strong GAAP, accrual accounting, QuickBooks, Excel, payroll, month-end close, and multi-entity accounting expertise, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take ownership of accurate, reliable, and scalable accounting operations.

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