Accounting Manager (FT

About the role

Nimbl is building a role where you act as the central coordination point for a portfolio of growing small businesses, taking full ownership of the monthly close cycle from planning through delivery. You will function as the primary quarterback for your client group, balancing direct client communication with the detailed oversight of delegated bookkeeping work. This position requires you to design and document the operational workflows that ensure consistency and quality across the portfolio. You will be responsible for completing the work that cannot be passed down, while rigorously reviewing the output of your team for accuracy and completeness. Success in this role means you reduce rework by improving systems rather than repeatedly fixing individual errors. Ultimately, you will ensure that business owners receive reliable, client-ready financials that empower them to make confident decisions.

Key facts

What you'll do

Coordinate the end-to-end monthly close process for a designated portfolio of small business clients, ensuring deadlines are met and deliverables are complete.

Design, document, and maintain the specific workflows and procedures that bookkeepers follow, creating a scalable and repeatable execution model.

Train and onboard new Accounting Specialists on processes and quality standards, ensuring consistent application of Nimbl methodology across the team.

Review and validate the work performed by delegated team members, including bookkeeping entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

Own the client relationship for your portfolio, acting as the trusted point of contact for financial inquiries and strategic questions.

Track and manage time budgets for each engagement, making adjustments and setting expectations to ensure service delivery remains within scope.

Analyze financial statements and reconciliations to identify discrepancies and drive corrections or improvements in the process.

Reduce systemic errors by identifying root causes of issues and implementing process fixes that prevent recurrence.

Communicate proactively with clients to answer questions, provide updates, and set clear expectations around service delivery and outcomes.

Partner with the Controller on technical escalations, quality standards, and discussions regarding scope, pricing, and client complexity.

Ensure that all client deliverables adhere to Nimbl's standards for accuracy, clarity, and timeliness, supporting the growth of the business.

Maintain strong documentation of processes and decisions to enable continuity and efficiency as the portfolio expands.

Support the firm's operational goals by contributing feedback on tools, systems, and methodologies that improve the client experience.

Demonstrate reliability and ownership by managing multiple priorities and maintaining a high standard of work under time constraints.

Requirements

You must possess a minimum of 5 years of small business accounting experience in a relevant role.

Your experience must include proficiency with accrual adjusting entries and the ability to apply them correctly in close cycles.

You must have demonstrated skill in managing fixed assets and debt schedules, including reconciliations and reporting.

You are required to have substantial experience preparing and analyzing financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance.

You must be highly proficient with computers and spreadsheets, with advanced skills in tools commonly used for financial reporting.

You must communicate clearly with clients and consistently keep agreements, taking ownership when issues arise.

You must be capable of designing the delegation framework that bookkeepers follow, including training and process documentation.

You must track time diligently and manage to established time budgets, understanding that scope directly influences service levels.

You must be a strong reviewer who cares deeply about accuracy and completeness within the defined scope of services.

You must systematically reduce rework by fixing processes rather than merely correcting individual errors over time.

Practical notes

The role is full-time, salaried, and based on a 40-hour work week.

You are expected to ramp quickly over the first 3 to 6 months while learning Nimbl's workflows and your initial client portfolio.

Nimbl operates as a fully remote company, requiring strong communication, reliability, and alignment with U.S. business hours Monday through Friday.

Career growth is tied to performance and efficiency, with increased responsibility and portfolio size available for strong performers.

This position involves client-facing responsibilities and requires comfort with regular communication and accountability.

The successful candidate will manage a portfolio designed to support approximately 4 times their monthly salary in monthly recurring revenue over time.

Availability during standard U.S. business hours is necessary to support collaboration with clients and internal partners.

About Nimbl

Nimbl provides the departments a business needs to scale, all under one roof.

Most growing companies stitch together accounting, IT, global staffing, and strategy across in-house teams and multiple vendors. It works, until growth creates friction. We bring those functions into one coordinated system, so businesses can scale without losing clarity or control.

With 100+ team members across the U.S., Philippines, and Latin America, we operate as one aligned team serving ambitious business owners.

We build infrastructure that creates freedom: freedom to focus on what matters, freedom to grow without chaos, and freedom to step back when the time is right.

Inside Nimbl, that same principle applies. We offer remote flexibility and real autonomy, paired with clear accountability, leadership development, and room to expand your impact.

Freedom here is about progression, not comfort.

If you're serious about growth, for clients and for yourself, you'll find it here.

THE POSITION

You are the quarterback of a client portfolio, part relationship owner, part month-end close leader, part process builder.

As a Client Manager, you oversee the monthly close from beginning to end for a portfolio of growing small business clients. You are the trusted point of contact, and you are supported by Accounting Specialists (bookkeepers) who complete as much of the work as can be delegated. You create and document the workflows they follow, train them on the process, and ensure the work is completed efficiently and on time.

You complete the remaining work that cannot be delegated, then review the bookkeeping, reconciliations, and financial statements for accuracy and completeness, delivering clean, client-ready financials that help business owners run with confidence.

This is a client-facing role for an accountant who enjoys people and accountability. You will answer client questions, understand their business and goals, and create a consistently great experience through clear communication, strong follow-through, and reliable delivery, all while keeping the work on track, within scope, and within time budgets.

How we work

We charge clients a flat monthly fee (not by the hour). To deliver excellent work and keep pricing fair, we operate with time budgets.

Support model

• Accounting Specialists (bookkeepers) handle as much of the recurring bookkeeping and reconciliations as can be delegated, using documented close workflows.
• You (Client Manager) lead the close end-to-end, delegate first, complete what cannot be delegated, then review the work and financials for accuracy and completeness, while also owning the client relationship through clear communication, responsiveness, and follow-through.
• Your partner is a Controller, an industry-focused technical leader who supports escalations and judgment calls, clarifies quality standards, helps stabilize onboarding or messy clients, and collaborates on scope or pricing resets when needed.

Working hours and growth potential

Full-time, salaried (40 hours per week): You are hungry to build an efficient portfolio and you have previous experience managing multiple clients while delivering client-ready work within time budgets. This position is for someone who wants a fast ramp and a real challenge. The long-term agreement is to manage a client portfolio that supports approximately 4× your monthly salary in monthly recurring revenue (MRR).

The first 3 to 6 months is a focused ramp period while you learn our workflows and your clients. Strong performance and efficiency create room for more responsibility and a larger portfolio.

Availability

Because Nimbl is a fully remote company, team members have flexibility in how they structure their workdays. At the same time, remote work requires strong communication, reliability, and clear alignment around availability.

In general, team members should maintain regular working hours that reasonably align with U.S. business hours with availability Monday through Friday.

Requirements

MUST-HAVE (HOW YOU WORK)

• You communicate clearly with clients and keep agreements. When something goes wrong, you own it and have a plan.
• You design the delegation framework. You build the workflows bookkeepers follow, train them on the process, and hold the standard.
• You track time and manage to time budgets, and understand that the scope of the engagement dictates the level of detail and service provided.
• You are a strong reviewer, you care about accuracy and completeness within scope.
• You reduce rework systematically. When an error surfaces, you fix the process, not just the entry, improving efficiency over time.

Core accounting experience (required)

• Accrual adjusting entries
• Fixed assets and debt schedules
• Preparing and analyzing financial statements
• Strong with computers, spreadsheets (especially