Accounting Manager

Business Management Company, Inc.; Frederick (MD); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

SIMPLE IRA with 3% match

Employer-paid long-term disability &/+

Life insurance equal to base salary

Employee Assistance Program

Care Partner Program

Paid volunteer hours

Job summary

Business Management Company, Inc. (BMC) is hiring an Accounting Manager to lead client advisory relationships for a portfolio of business clients.

This is not a compliance-only role, acting as the strategic point of contact balancing technical tax and accounting with advisory service. You will manage consulting and advisory relationships, review financials and tax returns, mentor staff, and assist onboarding and 90-day reviews, with flexibility for remote, hybrid, or in-office work in Frederick,

Qualifications

• Experience in public accounting with exposure to tax and advisory work.
• Strong technical foundation in corporate and individual tax preparation and review.
• Ability to lead client conversations about financial health and strategy.
• Interest in mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage the consulting and advisory relationships for assigned clients.
• Meet with each client quarterly to review financials, projections, and tax savings opportunities.
• Meet with each client annually to deliver and discuss their tax returns.
• Identify and deliver additional advisory services for select clients.
• Review financial statements and tax returns prepared by Senior Accountants.
• Mentor Senior and Staff Accountants and help identify team-wide training needs.
• Assist the Accounting Services Director with onboarding, 90-day reviews, and quarterly staff reviews.
• Step into client ownership during transitions, onboarding, or growth periods.

Skills

Public accounting experience

Tax and advisory knowledge

Client relationship management

Mentoring staff

CPA preferred

Education

CPA certification preferred

Job description

BMC is hiring an Accounting Manager to lead the client advisory relationship for a portfolio of business clients.

This is not a compliance-only role. You'll be the strategic point of contact for the clients you serve, balancing technical tax and accounting work with the relationship side of advisory.

What you'll do:

• Manage the consulting and advisory relationships for assigned clients
• Meet with each client quarterly to review financials, projections, and tax savings opportunities
• Meet with each client annually to deliver and discuss their tax returns
• Identify and deliver additional advisory services for select clients
• Review financial statements and tax returns prepared by Senior Accountants
• Mentor Senior and Staff Accountants and help identify team-wide training needs
• Assist the Accounting Services Director with onboarding, 90-day reviews, and quarterly staff reviews
• Step into client ownership during transitions, onboarding, or growth periods

What we're looking for:

• Experience in public accounting, ideally with exposure to both tax and advisory work
• Strong technical foundation in corporate and individual tax preparation and review
• Comfort leading client conversations about financial health, projections, and strategy
• Interest in mentoring and developing junior staff
• EA or CPA preferred (we support and reimburse continuing education and certifications)

The basics:

Location: Remote, hybrid, or in-office (Frederick, MD) Compensation: $95,000 to $120,000 base Tax season: 10 additional hours per week, February 1 through April 15, paid on top of base Bonuses: Tax season bonus, holiday bonus, company-wide incentive plan PTO: Three weeks in year one, plus floating holidays and summer half-day Fridays Benefits: Health insurance, SIMPLE IRA with 3% match, employer-paid long-term disability and life insurance equal to your base salary, Employee Assistance Program, Care Partner Program, paid volunteer hours

Who we are:

BMC is a 44-year-old advisory-focused accounting firm based in Frederick, Maryland, serving business clients across MD, VA, DC, PA, WV, and DE. We run on EOS. We believe in reasonable workloads, real advisory work, and PTO you're actually expected to use.