Bookkeeping Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Act as the main point of contact for a client portfolio consisting of 15–30 clients

• Facilitate regular meetings with clients and foster professional relationships

• Manage full-cycle bookkeeping for a selection of clients

• Review and supervise bookkeeping tasks across the client group

• Conduct month-end closings, reconciliations, clean-up activities, and financial report generation

• Prepare comprehensive year-end documentation and liaise with the tax team regarding T2s, GST/HST, payroll, and necessary adjustments

• Implement accounting controls and ensure client books are accurate, reliable, and thoroughly documented

• Review and validate the work of bookkeepers for precision, completeness, and compliance with standards

• Assist in the recruitment, onboarding, and training of new bookkeepers

• Offer coaching, clarification, and support to bookkeepers

• Conduct regular check-ins and engage in quarterly performance evaluations

• Guarantee timely completion of portfolio deliverables

• Identify and address file-specific risks, escalating broader issues to the Director of Bookkeeping

• Collaborate on client deliverables, historical clean-ups, and cloud migrations

• Oversee new-client onboarding by establishing and documenting workflows, integrations, and systems

• Aid in client scoping and contract renewals

• Address bookkeeping and accounting inquiries and escalate technical or capacity challenges as needed

• Suggest process enhancements to the Director of Bookkeeping

• Work alongside bookkeepers, the tax team, and firm leadership

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of bookkeeping experience, preferably in public practice

• Capacity to work independently and accurately within established systems

• Strong understanding of Canadian small-business tax (GST/HST, payroll, year-end preparation)

• Familiarity with CRA portals and filing processes (T4/T5/T5018)

• Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and collaborate with team members

• Solid understanding of accounting controls and clean-up methodologies

• Proficient in cloud-based tools (Xero, QBO, Dext, Hubdoc)

• Highly organized, proactive, and an exceptional communicator

• Experience in mentoring or coaching bookkeepers

• Background in a multidisciplinary environment

• Experience with fractional controllership or CFO services, including cash flow reporting, forecasting, and budgeting

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote position available within Canada

• Ownership of a dedicated client portfolio of 15-30 clients

• Strong backing from the GURU Bookkeeping team, tax advisors, and workflow systems

• Thorough onboarding and training to ensure your success from the start

• A balanced, long-term role with opportunities for growth