Remote Accounting Manager / Senior Accountant – Pack Leader

Role Title: Remote Accounting Manager / Senior Accountant- Pack Leader

Location: Fully Remote — Kenya-based professional supporting a U.S.-based accounting team Employment Type: Full-Time, 40 hours per week Schedule & Availability: Strong and consistent overlap with U.S. business hours, with reasonable flexibility based on client and team needs Reports To: Quality Control Lead (QCL) Team Alignment: Recurring Services / Client Accounting Client-Facing: Yes — expected to become increasingly client-facing over time This is a leadership position, not simply a senior bookkeeping role. The Pack Leader will: ● Lead and supervise Staff Accountants / pack members. ● Own the quality and timeliness of assigned client financials. ● Ensure work moves from assignment through completion without constant escalation. ● Make sound accounting and operational judgment calls. ● Identify problems, determine solutions, and ensure those solutions are implemented. ● Support Relationship Managers with client-ready financial statements and insights. ● Help improve accounting workflows, systems, and internal processes. ● Develop into an increasingly client-facing accounting leader as transactional accounting becomes more automated. The ideal candidate combines strong accounting expertise, leadership maturity, ownership, curiosity, adaptability, problem-solving ability, and executive presence. Key

Responsibilities 1. Pack Leadership & Supervision ● Directly supervise Staff Accountants / pack members through daily leadership,coaching, and oversight. ● Assign, prioritize, and monitor work across the pack. ● Ensure team members understand responsibilities, deadlines, and expected quality standards. ● Conduct regular check-ins to review workload, performance, development, and obstacles. ● Mentor team members in accounting fundamentals, systems, client service, and LCDG standards. ● Provide direct and constructive performance feedback. ● Make appropriate judgment calls on behalf of the pack. ● Take responsibility for team outcomes rather than automatically routing decisions upward. ● Hold team members accountable for completing work accurately and on schedule. ● Develop the technical and professional capabilities of junior team members. ● Demonstrate calm, confident leadership during demanding periods. 2. Ownership, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making ● Take ownership when an accounting, operational, or client-related problem is identified. ● Work through problems independently before escalating. ● Determine what information is needed to reach a solution. ● Research answers when the solution is not immediately obvious. ● Make sound professional judgment calls when appropriate. ● Ensure solutions are actually implemented rather than stopping at problem identification. ● Take responsibility for outcomes. ● Escalate only when necessary and provide: ○ A clear explanation of the issue. ○ What has already been attempted. ○ The remaining obstacle. ○ A recommended path forward. ● Operate confidently in situations where there may be more than one reasonable accounting or operational approach. 3. Workflow Management & Delivery ● Organize daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual responsibilities across the pack. ● Maintain visibility into active work and outstanding deliverables. ● Rebalance workloads when necessary. ● Ensure recurring client responsibilities are completed accurately and on schedule. ● Track open questions and outstanding items through closure. ● Prevent work from stalling while waiting for responses. ● Provide proactive status updates to internal stakeholders. ● Ensure month-end and other deadlines are met consistently. ● Create structure and accountability across multiple simultaneous client workflows. 4. Accounting Execution & Financial Oversight ● Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting for U.S.-based restaurant and multi-unit clients. ● Record and categorize transactions accurately. ● Perform and review bank and credit card reconciliations.