Account Manager - 20868

Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
Pay Range: $2,500–$3,500/month (varies based on skill set and experience level)
Location of Search: South Africa, Philippines, Latin America
Work Location: REMOTE

Our client provides outsourced bookkeeping, monthly financial reporting, and financial guidance to businesses that need accurate books and a clearer understanding of their financial performance. Their approach goes beyond simply producing reports by helping clients understand what their numbers mean and how those insights should influence their next business decisions.

Clients work with a consistent team, receive timely monthly closes, and benefit from financial reporting designed to stand up to scrutiny from lenders, buyers, management teams, and CPAs.

As the company expands its services, they are looking for a strong Account Manager to support and help grow a new back-office division while delivering an exceptional client experience.
 

The Account Manager will serve as a primary point of contact between clients and the company's internal bookkeeping and back-office teams.

This role is responsible for managing client relationships, coordinating recurring financial and administrative deliverables, maintaining clear communication, and ensuring clients consistently receive accurate and timely support.

The ideal candidate combines strong client relationship management skills with an understanding of bookkeeping, accounting, and financial reporting workflows. They should be comfortable discussing financial information with business owners while translating technical or accounting-related matters into clear, straightforward language.

Because this position will support a growing back-office division, the successful candidate should also be comfortable helping establish processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and taking ownership beyond a traditional account servicing role.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned client accounts.
• Build strong, long-term relationships with business owners and key client stakeholders.
• Develop a clear understanding of each client's business, priorities, financial processes, and reporting needs.
• Maintain proactive communication rather than waiting for clients to raise questions or concerns.
• Ensure clients understand upcoming deliverables, deadlines, and required action items.
• Provide a consistently professional and responsive client experience.
• Build trust by maintaining strong follow-through and accountability.

• Manage a portfolio of client accounts and oversee day-to-day account activity.
• Coordinate between clients and internal bookkeeping, accounting, and back-office teams.
• Track outstanding requests, documents, approvals, and deliverables.
• Ensure internal teams have the information necessary to complete client work accurately and on time.
• Follow up with clients regarding missing documentation or outstanding action items.
• Maintain organized records of client communications, requests, and account status.
• Escalate complex accounting or operational matters to the appropriate internal team member.

• Help coordinate the monthly bookkeeping and reporting cycle for assigned accounts.
• Maintain visibility into monthly close progress and outstanding client requirements.
• Help ensure client books and reporting are completed according to established timelines.
• Coordinate the delivery of monthly financial reports.
• Assist clients with understanding their reports and identifying questions requiring additional accounting expertise.
• Ensure reporting is presented professionally and consistently.
• Help maintain the accuracy and organization expected for reporting that may be reviewed by management teams, CPAs, lenders, or prospective buyers.

• Communicate financial and bookkeeping information in clear, easy-to-understand language.
• Help business owners understand what their financial reports are showing.
• Answer routine client questions regarding bookkeeping processes, reporting timelines, and account activity.
• Coordinate with accounting professionals when questions require deeper technical expertise.
• Help clients connect financial reporting with practical business decisions.
• Maintain professionalism when discussing sensitive financial information.

• Support the development and growth of a new back-office services division.
• Help establish repeatable account management processes and client workflows.
• Identify recurring client issues and recommend improvements.
• Help document processes, communication standards, and account management best practices.
• Identify opportunities to make client onboarding and ongoing servicing more efficient.
• Collaborate with leadership as the division's service offering and client base expand.

• Support the onboarding of new client accounts.
• Gather required financial, operational, and business information.
• Coordinate system access, documentation, and initial client requirements.
• Establish clear expectations regarding communication, reporting, and monthly workflows.
• Ensure a smooth transition from sales into ongoing service delivery.
• Maintain organized onboarding documentation and follow-up.

• Monitor client satisfaction and identify potential concerns before they become larger issues.
• Proactively address communication gaps, missed expectations, or service challenges.
• Identify additional services that could provide value to existing clients.
• Support retention by consistently demonstrating responsiveness and ownership.
• Surface expansion opportunities to leadership when appropriate.
• Help develop client relationships that support long-term recurring revenue.

• 2+ years of experience in Account Management, Client Success, Customer Success, bookkeeping/accounting services, or a related client-facing role.
• Experience managing ongoing client relationships.
• Strong understanding of basic bookkeeping, accounting, or financial reporting concepts.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong client-facing presence and relationship-building ability.
• Exceptional organization and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple client accounts and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets, financial reports, and cloud-based business platforms.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with internal teams.
• Proactive approach to client communication and problem-solving.
• High level of professionalism and discretion when handling confidential financial information.

• Experience working for an outsourced bookkeeping, accounting, or financial services company.
• Experience managing relationships with small or mid-sized business owners.
• Familiarity with monthly bookkeeping close processes.
• Experience reviewing or discussing financial statements with clients.
• Understanding of Profit & Loss Statements, Balance Sheets, and Cash Flow reporting.
• Experience supporting a new business division or developing account management processes.
• Experience with client onboarding and retention.
• Familiarity with accounting software such as QuickBooks Online or similar platforms.
• Experience working with CPAs, lenders, financial professionals, or business advisors.

Experience with or the ability to quickly learn:

• QuickBooks Online or similar accounting platforms
• Microsoft Excel
• Google Sheets
• Google Workspace
• CRM and account management platforms
• Project and task management software
• Cloud-based document management systems
• Financial reporting and bookkeeping platforms

• Opportunity to play an important role in building a new back-office division.
• Direct relationships with business owners and decision-makers.
• Exposure to bookkeeping, financial reporting, and business advisory workflows.
• Ability to influence account management processes as the division grows.
• Opportunity to develop long-term client relationships rather than transactional customer interactions.
• High level of ownership over the client experience.
• Opportunity for increased responsibility as the client portfolio and division expand.

• Relationship-oriented Account Manager who enjoys becoming a trusted resource for clients.
• Strong communicator who can make financial information easier to understand.
• Proactive rather than reactive when managing client relationships.
• Highly organized and capable of keeping multiple client accounts moving simultaneously.
• Comfortable holding both clients and internal teams accountable to deadlines.
• Detail-oriented enough to recognize missing information or potential issues early.
• Business-minded and interested in understanding what financial numbers actually mean for a client.
• Calm and professional when navigating sensitive financial conversations.
• Self-starter who can contribute structure and ideas within a developing division.
• Reliable professional who consistently follows through on commitments.

• Client satisfaction and retention.
• Timeliness of monthly client deliverables.
• Successful completion of monthly close and reporting cycles.
• Responsiveness to client questions and requests.
• Accuracy and organization of client account information.
• Timely collection of required client documentation.
• Quality and consistency of client communication.
• Successful onboarding of new accounts.
• Reduction in unresolved client issues and outstanding action items.
• Growth and stability of the new back-office division.
• Identification of appropriate account expansion opportunities.
• Overall strength and longevity of client relationships.