Accounting Manager – Public Accounting

                Job Title: Accounting Manager – Public Accounting
Location: Remote (LATAM)
Salary Range: 3000 – 3500 USD/month
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (MST)

NOTE: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR POSITION

Company Overview:
Sagan is an exclusive membership community for top executives, founders, and CEOs seeking to hire and maximize the impact of international talent. We bridge the gap between global talent and US-based businesses, connecting candidates from vibrant regions like Latin America, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Africa with leading American companies. Sagan provides a high-performance remote work environment, ensuring access to world-class opportunities for top-tier professionals.

About the Company:
Sagan represents a client-focused accounting services firm supporting small businesses with accurate, timely financial reporting. The team operates in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment with a strong emphasis on quality, process consistency, and client trust.

Position Overview:
The Accounting Manager – Public Accounting owns the monthly close process for a portfolio of small business clients while leading a distributed bookkeeping team. This role ensures accurate financials, smooth workflows, and consistent client delivery, acting as both a technical accounting leader and a client-facing manager.

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full monthly close process for approximately 12–20 small business clients with relatively standardized complexity.
- Review and approve financial statements for accuracy, completeness, and GAAP alignment.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for client financial questions and monthly reviews.
- Lead and support a team of 4–6 bookkeepers (U.S.-based and international), including work allocation, coaching, and quality oversight.
- Refine and improve existing SOPs, close calendars, and quality control processes.
- Troubleshoot complex QuickBooks Online issues and provide technical guidance to the team.

Qualifications:
- 5–7 years of accounting experience, with 2–3 years in a team lead or people management role.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-client monthly closes (public accounting or CAS environment strongly preferred).
- Advanced QuickBooks Online expertise, including complex troubleshooting.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP for small businesses
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable in a client-facing role.
- Highly organized, self-directed, and effective in a remote work environment.

Nice-to-Haves:
- Bill.com, Ramp, Missive/Front, Slack, Xero.
- CPA license or actively pursuing one.
- Public accounting background.
- Experience managing remote teams.