Accounting Manager

Koteff Accounting Group; Anchorage (AK); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Health insurance options via market

Paid holidays

Remote-friendly

Team offsite and training

Job summary

Koteff Accounting Group is seeking an experienced accountant to lead its nonprofit division. You will oversee a portfolio of nonprofit clients, report to the CEO, and drive growth within the division, building strong relationships with clients and the team.

The role emphasizes monthly closes, financial reporting, budgets, and CFO-level services, with opportunities to shape processes and internal SOPs in a remote, full-time setup.

Qualifications

• CPA designation preferred and advantageous for leadership responsibilities.
• Experience overseeing full accounting cycles in nonprofit environments.
• 3+ years in an accounting firm managing multiple jobs or projects.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks Desktop/Online and Excel.
• Strong communication and leadership in client-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Oversee nonprofit client portfolio and monthly closes.
• Prepare and present financial statements, budgets, and cash-flow projections.
• Provide CFO services (budgets, projections, management reports) and support audits/990 work.
• Mentor team, onboard new staff, and develop internal SOPs.
• Engage in meetings with clients and internal teams as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Customer service

Tech proficiency

Multi-client management

Education

CPA designation (preferred)

Nonprofit sector experience

Experience in accounting firm with multiple projects

Tools

QuickBooks Desktop

QuickBooks Online

Excel

Job description

Location: Remote
Employee status: Full-time

About us

Koteff Accounting Group is a team of accountants passionate about numbers, our nonprofit community, and socially responsible mission‑driven small businesses. We are locally based in Anchorage, Alaska, with a national reach through a fully remote work approach. Love and care for our community and environment are at the core of our operation.

Our mission is to make nonprofits and socially responsible businesses stronger. We provide a full scope of accounting, CFO-level, and advisory services.

We value mutual respect, open communication, efficiency, work automation, and work‑life balance. We bring the latest technology to the workplace to modernize accounting departments and simplify life. When we are not at our desks crunching numbers, you can find us trail‑blazing, biking, fishing, and just having fun outside. If you share the same values, please keep on reading.

About Your Role

We are looking for an experienced accountant and leader to join our team and lead our nonprofit division.

You will have a pool of nonprofit clients assigned directly to you. You will report directly to the CEO/ business owner and work together on growing and expanding this division. You'll have a chance to build long-lasting friendships with our team and the people we serve and positively impact their daily lives.

What Your Day‑to‑Day Will Look Like

• Operate in a client‑facing role and oversee a portfolio of clients, perform monthly close, prepare and present internal financial statements, hold virtual and occasional in‑person meetings, provide CFO services (budgets, projections, management reports, etc.), prepare for and facilitate financial statements audit and 990 tax work.
• Occasional help with bookkeeping, client onboarding (ex: cleaning up messy files), payroll, etc.
• Occasional evening/weekend attendance at client meetings and events may be requested
• Provide support to the team so they can fulfill their roles effectively.
• Attend/lead team meetings and meetings with team members or external contacts, as required.

Operations 20%

• Manage the nonprofit division's internal "engine," ensuring that client tasks at a firm level are well-planned, prioritized, are meeting their deadlines, and are completed at the highest level of quality
• Be an integral part of internal SOPS development (create, update, and refine as needed).
• Nurture the open, supportive culture of our team
• Report directly to the CEO and be involved with strategic decisions of the firm and projects that improve the efficiency of our bookkeeping and financial reporting tasks firm-wide

What You Need to Succeed

Education and Work Experience

• You have obtained your CPA designation (preferred)
• You have experience in the nonprofit sector and have overseen the full accounting cycle
• You have 3+ years of experience in an accounting firm managing multiple jobs/projects
• You have experience managing a team, including everything from training to performance reviews
• You have a high level of comfort in QuickBooks desktop, QuickBooks Online, and Excel and are a quick learner of new tech tools
• You have experience putting together financial statements, budgets, cash-flow projections, and various financial reports to assist management in making decisions
• You have an aptitude with technology and are open to implementing new tools

Your Superpowers

• You are ambitious, extremely organized, have a systematic approach to problem-solving, and have an aptitude for designing, documenting, and implementing internal systems and processes
• You are a clear communicator
• You love working in a multi‑client environment and are excellent at managing and prioritizing many tasks
• You believe in delivering awesome customer service, and you have experience in a customer‑facing role
• You are interested in productivity and implementing and/or tweaking systems to make things run smoother
• You are a problem solver
• You like working in a fast‑paced environment

Compensation and Benefits

Full-time 35 hours/week

• $80,000 - 95,000 DOE
• Performance‑based annual bonus
• Paid 14 holidays per year, we close our virtual office for Christmas through New Year's Day winter holidays.
• 401K with a 4% employer match
• Individual Coverage HRA to cover health insurance costs through MarketPlace
• People-centered and mission‑driven team
• Outdoor team meetings (yes, we do take meetings on trails)
• We offer Boardroom co‑work membership if you want to take a break from your home office. Located in downtown Anchorage, close to restaurants, art galleries, and other fun places
• Ongoing opportunities for training
• Opportunities for personal and financial growth as we work on building the business
• Annual team out‑of‑town retreat
• Opportunity to travel out of state for training

Our Values

Integrity and Open Communication: We value transparency and honesty in our communications, relationships, and actions.

Humility and Respect: Everyone is welcome to speak their minds respectfully, and those on the other side receive the feedback openly. Value and celebrate unique and diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives, and treat everyone with humility and respect - the value we (the team's success) over I (personal success).

Accountability: Hold ourselves accountable for the quality and results of our work and for the commitments we make to our clients and team members.

Excellence and Innovation: Listen to clients’ needs, search for available tools, and focus on making things better than they are; value continuing personal and professional growth.

Positivity and Optimism: We approach things with an optimistic outlook and in good spirits.

Work and Live with Passion: Live our true selves. Do things that make us happy, proud of, and enthusiastic about and leave us feeling fulfilled at the end of the day.