Remote Accounting Operations Contractor — 12-Month Contract

Family Office; Redwood City (CA); Remote; USD 96,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Office in Redwood City, CA seeks an Accounting Operations Contractor to strengthen internal processes while accounting is restructured. The role is remote with some travel during a 9–12 month contract, aimed at documenting current workflows and ensuring close runs on a clock.

You will build checklists for external and internal teams, tighten AP cadence, push close to T+14 by month 6, and own payroll, travel logs, reimbursements and allocations.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in accounting roles, CPA preferred.
• Experience closing books and AP at scale in multi-entity setups.
• Exposure to outsourced accounting and UHNW family office clients.
• Strong documentation of processes and checklists.

Responsibilities

• Build daily, weekly and monthly checklists for external firm and internal teams.
• Tighten AP cadence with QC and reviews.
• Drive close to T+14 by month 6 and document what moves it.
• Own internal accounting processes: credit cards, travel logs, reimbursements, payroll, allocations.
• Produce monthly exception reports: reconciled items, SLA slips, outstanding items.
• Document how accounting operations work, including SLAs, owners, and external firm roles.
• Month-6 written process record is the main deliverable; day-to-day execution drives it.

Skills

AP management

Close at scale

Process documentation

Discretion & collaboration

Education

CPA preferred

Tools

Sage Intacct

Bill.com

Ramp

Job description

Family Office in Redwood City, CA seeks an Accounting Operations Contractor to strengthen internal processes while accounting is restructured. The role is remote with some travel during a 9–12 month contract, aimed at documenting current workflows and ensuring close runs on a clock.

You will build checklists for external and internal teams, tighten AP cadence, push close to T+14 by month 6, and own payroll, travel logs, reimbursements and allocations.