Accounting and Advisory Manager

Orbiss Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (100%) with HSA/FSA

401(k) plan with 100% match up to 6%

Unlimited PTO policy

Commuter Benefits

Work from home friendly

Job summary

Orbiss Inc. is seeking an Accounting and Advisory Manager to lead a diverse client portfolio and uphold high-quality accounting practices. You will partner with Senior Management on strategy and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet deadlines and deliverables.

The role combines in-person and remote work, emphasizes integrity, confidentiality, and autonomy while promoting team collaboration and knowledge sharing across engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• 3–5 years of accounting management experience.
• 3+ years in an accounting firm.
• Experience managing multiple client accounts concurrently.
• Ability to meet deadlines or communicate in advance if not doable.
• Autonomy with team spirit; high integrity and confidentiality.
• French or another language a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients and serve as the main point-of-contact for engagement progress and deadlines.
• Contribute with Senior Management to accounting department strategy and quality group.
• Oversee in-person and remote team, coordinating schedules and client meetings.
• Perform final quality control on monthly, quarterly, or annual accounting reports.
• Provide on-the-job training and performance feedback to team members.
• Use technology to learn, share knowledge, improve service delivery, and support other engagement teams.

Skills

Client management

Team leadership

Quality control

Training & feedback

Strategic thinking

Accounting expertise

Meeting deadlines

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

As an Accounting and Advisory Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Contributing with Senior Management to the accounting department strategy and quality group.
• Managing a portfolio of clients and serving as the main point-of-contact, ensuring the client is fully informed of engagement progress and that all deadlines are timely met.
• Managing an in-person and remote team by coordinating the schedule, and participating actively in client meetings and business planning efforts.
• Performing a final quality control check on the team’s accounting reports prepared on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis.
• Supporting the team’s collaborators by providing on-the-job training and performance feedback.
• Using technology to continually learn, sharing knowledge with team members, enhancing service delivery, and maintaining cooperative relationships with other engagement teams.

Requirements

• Completed at least a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in accounting as a manager level.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in an accounting firm.
• Proven experience in managing multiple client accounts concurrently.
• An ability to respect deadlines or communicate in advance if not doable.
• An appeal to work in autonomy but with taste for team' spirit.
• An ability to maintain a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
• French language or foreign language a plus.

Benefits

• Health Insurance paid 100% with HSA and FSA available.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match up to 6% after 3 months.
• Unlimited paid time-off policy (with a minimum of 2 weeks / year to be taken).
• Transportation program (Commuter Benefits, Citi Bike membership offered).
• Work from home friendly.
• At the offices you will have breakfast in the morning, snacks in the afternoon and Happy Hour on Thursdays (not sure we should have mentioned this one)!

Orbiss is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.