Accounting Manager

About the Company:

JFS is a growing Accounting and Consulting firm that primarily focuses on Healthcare, Construction-based companies, and non-profits. JFS isn’t a traditional Accounting firm and we are looking for people who share in our goal of disrupting the Accounting Industry. We create more value for our clients in a holistic approach that spans beyond basic tax returns and books to help our clients’ obtain financial freedom for themselves and/or their business. Internally, we want to provide a voice to our team members and opportunities to learn all aspects of the business to help support their own unique career goals. JFS is headquartered in Grand Junction, Colorado and has team members across the globe, in different time zones, to best support our clients nationwide.

About the Role:

The Accounting Manager is a part of a high performing team of Accounting and Financial Professionals. The Accounting Team’s role is to identify and implement Accounting Services for high-net-worth individuals and businesses. The Accounting Manager manages strategic accounts and helps to support the team through team member mentoring and coaching.

High Level Overview of Responsibilities:

• Basic Accounting Functions: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Bookkeeping
• Team Support: Fielding team questions, help train new team members, reviewing a new team member’s work, Payroll Review
• Books Analysis and Discovery projects for Prospective Clients
• Manage Strategic Accounts as Client Manager, keeping in regular contact with clients and establishing strong relationships with book of Clients
• Advanced Accounting Functions: Month End, Month End Review, Quarterly Review of Bookkeeping level Clients, Budget analysis and strategy recommendations to clients, Cash Flow Planning, Grant Invoice Review, take lead on assisting with Client Audits, Present Financials at Board Meeting
• QBO Client Training
• Special reporting requirements as they arise
• Tax support tasks as needed to help the team
• Performs other duties as assigned

You will Thrive in this role if you:

• Want to grow with the company
• Want to have a huge impact in scaling a company
• Able to see cascading effects of decisions to spot challenges before they arise
• The JFS Core Values below, resonate with you and the team you want to join

JFS Core Values:

We Coach:

• We are always looking for ways to help clients with their financial freedom/success.
• We are obsessed with process and efficiency improvements to help the team and clients.
• Coaching clients and fellow team members is in your DNA and we want everyone to rise together.

We Think:

• We think on a micro and macro level when attacking a problem, solving the issue at hand and preventing it from happening in the future.
• We take it upon ourselves to be resourceful and try to figure out things ourselves, seeking out help when we need to confirm.

We Communicate:

• We are proactive, direct and open communicators.
• We provide timely updates to keep the team & our clients informed, using the proper tools.

We’re Accountable:

• We are proactive and have excellent time & client engagement management.
• We don't take on more than we can handle and are not afraid to speak up to reprioritize.
• We act with urgency & stay until they get the job done.

We’re Kind:

• We add to the culture and help foster more interaction and human connection to grow relationships internally and externally.
• We believe transparent and direct feedback is kind as it supports growth and trust with clients and team members alike.
• We are committed to customer service excellence and building positive relationships with the leadership team, clients, vendors, and staff.

We’re a Team:

• We understand that no one person can succeed if we do not all succeed.
• We believe there is no task too small regardless of our role, always willing to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of Accounting Experience Required
• 5 years in a Manager or Lead role
• Bachelors in Accounting, or related field
• Solid knowledge/experience in all aspects of accounting (Financial Statements, Payroll, A/R, A/P, etc.)
• QBO and QBD
• Experience with Project Management Software such as Asana, Notion, Monday, ClickUp, a plus
• Experience working remotely, a plus
• Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000-$100,000 commiserate with experience level

Expected hours: Minimum of 40 per week, seasonal overtime may be needed from all team members and this is planned for in advance.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

What to expect in the Interview Process:

We want our interview process to respect your time as the applicant by being transparent and moving at a reasonable pace. Our goal is to have a hiring process that last no more than 1 month from phone screen to hire. We also want to provide updates in the process for all applicants, even those we decide not to move forward with. Our hiring steps include:

• Phone Interview
• Video Interview with Hiring Manager
• Video Interview with Hiring Manager, COO and CEO
• Offer Call
• Offer Letter
• Background Check
• Onboarding