Accounting Manager/Client Lead

Job Description

Accounting Manager – Client Lead | Graphite

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Graphite Financial, located remotely in the United States. Graphite Financial is a growing boutique firm that redefines finance departments for early-stage and VC-backed startups, providing high-caliber accounting, finance, tax, and strategy support. This role is a high-impact leadership position, guiding the financial strategy for a portfolio of high-growth startup clients. It is crucial for delivering the financial clarity and strategic support essential for their efficient and sustainable scaling.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full Time
• Location: Remote, United States
• Pay: $96050–$113000 yearly
• Team: Leads a team of Staff and Senior Accountants and partners with client CEOs.
• Mission: Deliver financial clarity and strategic guidance to high-growth startup clients, driving their sustainable scaling.
• Tech Stack: QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Bill, Ramp, Stripe, Gusto, Rippling, Cin7, Brex

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Leadership: Serve as the primary, high-touch contact for clients, owning the relationship and providing strategic advice on high-level accounting, managerial accounting, and financial activities.
• Team Development: Manage, coach, and mentor a team of Staff and Senior Accountants, providing detailed review of their work to ensure impeccable quality and accuracy in financial reporting.
• Operational Oversight: Oversee all accounting functions, including the end-to-end monthly close process, financial statement preparation, and ensuring the smooth execution of day-to-day transactional work.
• Project Management: Coordinate and lead all activities for critical ad hoc projects, including external audits, due diligence support, and complex technical accounting research.
• Financial Reporting: Deliver accurate, timely, and actionable client financial reporting to drive key decision-making, including sophisticated analysis of key financial metrics, trends, and variances.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, stepping into a high-impact leadership role within a client-facing accounting environment.
• Experience: Approximately 8+ years of relevant client-facing accounting experience (public accounting or corporate accounting), with at least 2 years of experience managing a team.
• Skills: Establishing strong financial controls and successfully scaling accounting operations, deep technical accounting expertise, and translating complex accounting concepts into clear language for diverse stakeholders.
• Bonus: A CPA or MBA is highly preferred, and expertise in Web3 (Crypto) accounting or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) accounting is a plus.