Manager - US Accounting & Taxation

Key Responsibilities:
Client Management & Communication - Act as the primary point of contact for assigned U.S. clients; maintain strong professional relationships; communicate accounting issues, financial results, requirements, deadlines, and deliverables clearly; handle client queries and conduct client calls/meetings.
Team Management & Leadership - Lead, manage, and mentor a team of accountants and bookkeepers. Allocate work, manage priorities and deadlines, review team output, provide feedback and technical guidance, and monitor productivity and quality.
U.S. Bookkeeping & Accounting - Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping for U.S. clients using QuickBooks Online (QBO). Review bank, credit card and balance sheet reconciliations, AP, AR, journal entries, general ledger, and financial statements. Ensure books are accurate and up to date.
Month-End & Year-End Close - Lead and review month-end closing, including reconciliations, adjustments, accruals, prepayments and journal entries. Review monthly financial statements and manage year-end closing activities so books are ready for tax preparation.
U.S. Tax & Compliance - Review and support U.S. tax-related accounting activities and applicable tax forms and supporting schedules. Experience with 1099, W-2, sales tax returns and other U.S. tax/compliance forms is preferred. Coordinate with CPAs, tax professionals and clients.
Quality & Process Management - Maintain accounting review and quality-control procedures, ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and client requirements, identify process gaps, and improve bookkeeping, closing and client-delivery workflows.
Required Skills & Qualifications
• 6–10+ years of experience in U.S. accounting, bookkeeping, taxation, or client accounting services.
• Strong experience handling U.S.-based clients.
• Proven experience in team handling and people management.
• Strong hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online (QBO).
• Strong knowledge of U.S. bookkeeping and accounting processes.
• Good understanding of month-end and year-end closing.
• Knowledge of U.S. tax forms (1120, 1065, 1120S, 1040).
• Strong knowledge of reconciliations, journal entries, AP, AR, and financial reporting.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Strong client-facing and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple clients and deadlines simultaneously.
Preferred
• Experience in an outsourced accounting / CAS / CPA firm environment.
• QBO ProAdvisor certification is an advantage.
• Experience with QuickBooks Desktop (QBD) is an advantage.
• CPA, EA, CMA, or relevant accounting qualification is preferred.
• Experience handling multiple U.S. clients across different industries. Key Performance Areas
• Client satisfaction and communication
• Team productivity and performance
• Accuracy and quality of accounting work
• Timely month-end and year-end closure
• Quality of bookkeeping and financial reporting
• Tax and compliance support
• Timely completion of client deliverables
• Process improvement and operational efficiency.

Work arrangement
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