Remote Offshore Delivery Manager (Accounting)
The Offshore Delivery Manager will lead and scale a Philippines-based accounting delivery team supporting US-based clients. This role sits at the intersection of accounting quality, team leadership, capacity planning, hiring, and operational execution. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the Philippines team consistently delivers high-quality accounting work, new hires become productive quickly, and strong team members are retained and developed. The Offshore Delivery Manager will own account-level staffing, quality standards, onboarding, and team development while building the structure and processes needed for the Philippines team to absorb 8-10 additional client engagements over the next 12 months.
Key responsibilities
- Maintain a live, client-by-client staffing map showing team assignments, capacity, utilization, and staffing gaps
- Assess current team utilization and identify opportunities to increase billable capacity without compromising quality
- Identify under-resourced or at-risk engagements before they become client issues
- Partner with the recruitment team to define hiring requirements and technical assessments
- Interview accounting candidates and provide final hiring recommendations
- Serve as the first escalation point for technical accounting and workflow questions from the Philippines team
- Review accounting work and identify errors before they reach clients or onshore reviewers
- Establish clear standards for high-quality accounting work and develop task-level SOPs for recurring accounting deliverables
- Build and maintain a structured onboarding and training program for new Philippines-based hires
- Mentor accounting staff and create development paths for high performers
About you
- Philippines-based accounting leader with experience managing a team of 15-30+ accounting professionals
- Previous experience as a Controller, Accounting Manager, Senior Manager, or equivalent accounting leadership role
- Current or previous experience within an accounting firm, CAS firm, or finance/accounting outsourcing organization serving multiple US clients
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and US accounting practices
- Experience reviewing accounting work and managing the quality of client deliverables
- Direct experience interviewing and hiring accounting professionals
- Demonstrated experience building or managing a structured training program
- Experience creating SOPs, process documentation, onboarding programs, or similar operational infrastructure
- Experience managing team performance and developing accounting talent
- Experience working US-overlapping hours and willingness to continue doing so