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Job Title: Practice Manager (Bookkeeping/CFO Firm)
Job Type: Permanent- HYBRID
Location: Langley, BC V5R 5W2
Job Duration: Full time
Pay rate: 60K to 80K
Job Description:
The Practice Manager oversees delivery for 30–50 small bookkeeping clients, ensuring smooth, accurate F&A operations and a strong customer experience. You’ll handle client communication, manage bookkeeping/AP/AR/sales tax/reporting, and maintain client standards and tech stack.
You’ll lead a remote team of 8–12 bookkeepers, focusing on oversight, quality, insights, meetings, and client outcomes. All client meetings fall under your ownership. With strong performance across 40+ clients and a 10+ member team, you can grow into the Fractional Controller/CFO track. eCommerce experience is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery & Quality
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, sales tax filings, and year-end preparation.
- Own the client experience end-to-end, strengthening communication and trust.
Team Collaboration
- Lead quality oversight across your client portfolio.
- Hold bookkeepers and reviewers accountable for SOPs and Quality Checklists.
Customer Experience
- Improve documentation flow, banking access, and communication channels.
- Represent clients confidently in standard CRA/IRS reviews (non-audit escalations).
Onboarding
- Own onboarding for assigned clients with PL support where needed and ensure the tech stack is configured correctly from day one.
Internal Rhythm
- Record all client meetings (unless the client declines).
- Save meeting notes in ClickUp for team visibility.
- Daily/weekly async updates with bookkeepers/reviewers.
Path to Fractional Controller/CFO
You may begin progressing into Controller/CFO responsibilities once you demonstrate:
- Management of 40+ monthly clients and a 10+ member team
- Strong technical mastery + excellent delivery
Must-haves Requirements (deal breakers)-
- CPA or equivalent
- CRA Rep Account & Ability to handle CRA/IRS reviews independently
- Worked in Public Practice for a minimum of 2+ years - preferably for a Fractional CFO/Controller/BIG-4s.
- Must have been in Canada for the past 1+ year.
- QBO/XERO experience for 2+ years.
- Canada/USA Payroll Experience & Compliance/Nexus (GST/Sales-tax, WCB, EHT) experience for 1+ year.
- Excellent Team Management Skills, and worked with FT3+ team members.
- Must have independently owned a month-end close (w/visual management reports) for at least 10+ entities.
- Ecommerce - Amazon, Shopify, A2X, inventory, COGS, multi-channel - (Strongly Preferred)
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Responsibilities
Oversee bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, sales tax filings, reporting, and year-end preparation for a portfolio of 30–50 small-business clients while owning client communication and meetings. Lead and support a remote team of bookkeepers, maintain quality standards and workflows, manage client onboarding and technology setup, and represent clients in standard CRA/IRS reviews.
Requirements
Requires a CPA or equivalent, at least two years of public-practice experience, at least one year in Canada, and two or more years of QuickBooks Online or Xero experience. Candidates must also have relevant Canadian and U.S. payroll and tax compliance experience, strong team-management skills, and independent month-end close experience for at least 10 entities; e-commerce experience is strongly preferred.
Skills
- Bookkeeping
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Sales Tax Compliance
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close
- Team Management
- Quality Assurance
- Client Onboarding
- CRA/IRS Reviews
- QuickBooks Online
- Xero
- Payroll Compliance
- E-Commerce Accounting
- Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- CPA
- CRA Representative Account
- Public Practice
- Fractional CFO
- Fractional Controller
- QuickBooks Online
- Xero
- Bookkeeping
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Sales Tax
- GST
- WCB
- EHT
- Payroll Compliance
- Month-End Close
- Management Reports
- Quality Checklists
- Standard Operating Procedures
- ClickUp
- E-Commerce
- Amazon
- Shopify
- A2X
- Inventory
- Cost of Goods Sold
- Multi-Channel
- Client Onboarding
- CRA Reviews
- IRS Reviews