Accounting Team Leader

Your accounting career starts here.

Join our rockstar accounting firm.

Our mission is to help businesses and people grow stronger, using a foundation of relationships and numbers. We are a rock star outsourced accounting team based in downtown Chicago in the NBC Tower. We only work with growing companies that always keep you on your toes. We encourage a fun work environment, but we need the perfect fit for us and our clients. Our team is one of the service groups within ORBA, and we offer a unique mix of both a small company feel with the support of a larger firm. Apply for your accounting career today!

About the Job

Full time, M-F
100% remote, must be USA-based
Great benefits

Qualifications

Bachelor’s (Preferred)
Accounting: 5 years (Preferred)
Microsoft Excel: 3 years (Preferred)
QuickBooks: 2 years (Preferred)

Experience

Prior experience as an Accounting Manager/Controller
Proficiency in QuickBooks and/or NetSuite
Proficiency in Excel
Proven ability to lead and manage a team

Does this sound like you?

You love people and interacting with them!
You love teaching others.
You can simplify accounting concepts down into layman terms.
Your attention to detail and accuracy is almost anal-retentive.
You are a wizard at time management, efficient planning, and organizing.
You have crystal clear email and phone communication skills.
You love tapping into your problem-solving ninja skills.
You get your hands dirty and take initiative to do anything needed in a small team environment.
You are a true professional and understand the meaning of confidentiality.

Why Work with ORBA Cloud CFO?

You will be a part of a very diverse and talented team.
You will lead a team of 8-10 that is comprised of bookkeepers, staff accountants, accounting managers, and controllers.
You get to meet each month via video conference with entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world!
You will get to spend considerable time teaching and training your team to help them learn key accounting, budgeting, and forecasting concepts. They will be your “Grasshopper” and you will be their “Sensei.”
You will be a key internal accounting resource for your team when they have questions about their clients.
You will continuously be stretched like Gumby to learn more, and we will expect you to be accountable for a key departmental assignment that fits your skills and interests. We do this to harness the creativity and unique skills of our diverse team.
We are a 100% fully remote team, but we get together twice a year in Chicago to hang out.
We offer great benefits and know how to have fun!