[Remote] Director, Client Accounting Operations

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alta Advisors is a strategic finance and accounting firm based in San Francisco, serving frontier technology startups across deeptech, hardtech, and applied AI. They are seeking a Director, Client Accounting Operations to lead the client accounting department, ensuring quality delivery, team management, and operational scalability across multiple client engagements.ResponsibilitiesOwn the day-to-day management rhythm of Alta’s client accounting department across multiple client engagementsEnsure client accounting work is delivered accurately, consistently, and on schedule across monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cyclesMaintain clear visibility into close progress, deadlines, staffing capacity, delivery risks, and blockers across the accounting teamDrive the discipline, consistency, and rigor expected of a best-in-class client accounting departmentManage, coach, and support controllers, senior accountants, and other accounting team members across Alta’s client delivery structureSet clear expectations around quality, timeliness, ownership, communication, and follow-throughReview team output at the appropriate level to maintain high standards and help team members growIdentify skill gaps, training needs, and opportunities to improve how work is staffed, supervised, and structured across the teamDefine, improve, and standardize accounting workflows across clients and team members, including close management, reconciliations, review, onboarding, cleanup, reporting, and documentationEvaluate how Alta’s core accounting systems and upstream tools are being used across clients, including QuickBooks Online and related finance systems such as AP, payroll, spend management, billing, and revenue toolsIdentify system gaps, recurring process failures, inefficient handoffs, data quality issues, integration problems, and manual work that should be improved or eliminatedRecommend and implement practical improvements to how Alta delivers accounting services in order to improve efficiency, reliability, quality, and scalabilityLead Alta’s use of AI, automation, and modern workflow tools within the accounting functionDefine where AI should and should not be used across the accounting function, with a practical focus on leverage, quality, and scalabilityImprove how the firm uses templates, checklists, SOPs, documentation, communication workflows, review layers, and recurring routines to increase leverageBuild a modern, AI-enabled accounting department that combines strong human judgment with disciplined, repeatable processesServe as a senior layer above client-level controllers, stepping into client conversations as needed to support delivery, communication, issue resolution, and relationship managementSupport client onboarding, accounting takeovers, cleanup situations, and workflow stabilization effortsHelp ensure that clients experience Alta’s accounting function as organized, responsive, and dependablePartner with controllers and other team members to resolve issues before they affect client confidence or delivery qualityEnforce quality standards across financial statements, reconciliations, supporting schedules, close documentation, and reporting workflowsEnsure issues are surfaced early and escalated appropriately when more complex technical accounting, compliance, audit, ERP, or other specialized support is neededWork closely with Alta’s Managing Partner and senior accounting leadership to improve delivery quality and support scaling decisionsLead internal process improvement initiatives tied to client satisfaction, close performance, team efficiency, and department scalabilitySkills10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant responsibility for close, financial reporting, accounting operations, and team oversightPrior experience managing accounting delivery across multiple clients, entities, or business units in an accounting firm, fractional finance firm, or similar multi-client professional services settingPrior experience directly managing, coaching, or supervising accountants, controllers, accounting managers, or similar team membersStrong experience reviewing accounting work, maintaining quality standards, and improving team performance across a delivery-oriented environmentHands-on experience with venture-backed startups, high-growth companies, or similarly dynamic operating environmentsStrong operational judgment around prioritization, staffing, escalation, accountability, and delivery consistencyStrong systems fluency, including QuickBooks Online, Excel, Google Sheets, and common upstream finance systems such as payroll, AP, spend management, billing, revenue, or reporting toolsDemonstrated capability in adopting AI, automation, and modern workflow tools, with practical examples of improving accounting efficiency, visibility, documentation, review, communication, scalability, or operating leverageStrong communication skills and the ability to operate credibly with clients, founders, finance leads, operators, and internal team membersMust be based in the United States and able to work effectively with US-based clients and team membersExperience helping run or scale a client accounting services team, CAS practice, startup-focused outsourced accounting group, or similar multi-client accounting functionExperience serving as a senior support layer in client relationships, including issue escalation, delivery oversight, onboarding support, and account-management-style communicationStrong startup accounting experience across areas such as deferred revenue, SaaS, usage-based revenue, hardware, inventory, fixed assets, CapEx, multi-entity structures, and other operationally complex environmentsExperience improving close processes, reducing delivery friction, creating SOPs, building review structures, and improving quality control across teamsExperience with deeptech, hardtech, applied AI, robotics, defense, climate, manufacturing, R&D-heavy, or other technically complex companiesExperience with government contracts, grants, reimbursable cost programs, or project accounting is a plusCPA is a plus, but not requiredCompany OverviewAlta Advisors is a strategic finance and accounting firm offering Fractional CFO, FP&A, and capital raising services to visionary startups. It was founded in 2024, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://alta.works/.