Staff Accountant

Location: Remote – Colombia

Employment Type: Full-time

We're looking for a detail-oriented, dependable Staff Accountant to own day-to-day accounting delivery for a portfolio of our clients. At engageCFO, we provide outsourced Finance & Strategy and Accounting & Compliance services to companies at every stage, from early startups to those preparing for a sale, across for-profit and nonprofit sectors, including founder-led, family-owned, VC/PE-backed, and privately held businesses. No matter their structure, our clients all want the same thing: a trusted financial partner who keeps them focused on growing their business.

As a Staff Accountant, you'll be that steady hand behind the scenes, keeping client books clean, accurate, and running smoothly, while collaborating daily with our U.S.-based team.

Benefits and Compensation

- Permanent Work from Home

- Paid Time Off

- Monthly Performance Bonus

- Annual Bonus

- Health Allowance

- Internet Allowance

What you'll do

- Client Accounting Delivery: Provide weekly accounting support across an assigned portfolio of clients, managing accounts receivable and accounts payable and performing historical financial cleanup for new or transitioning clients.

- Month-End Close & Reconciliations: Own general ledger management and month-end close, completing monthly reconciliations across bank, credit card, and balance sheet accounts, while maintaining accurate books on both cash and accrual bases depending on client needs.

- Payroll & Financial Compliance: Process client payroll and related payroll accounting, track fixed assets and record depreciation, apply revenue recognition principles appropriately by client and engagement, and support chart of accounts design and cleanup.

- Process & Systems Management: Work daily in QuickBooks Online (QBO) as our core accounting platform, document processes and maintain internal controls for each client,



and keep accurate task and status tracking in ClickUp.

- Client Relationship Support: Serve as a day-to-day resource for assigned clients on bookkeeping and accounting questions, responding directly to routine AR/AP inquiries and routing more complex ones appropriately.

- Escalation & Judgment: Proactively escalate issues to the Controller or CFO when scope, judgment calls, or client risk exceed staff-level authority, keeping communication clear and timely.

What you'll bring

- Demonstrated proficiency in QuickBooks Online (QBO) is required; this is our core platform and the most important skill for this role.

- Comfort quickly learning other platforms such as Gusto, ADP, Bill.com, and Ramp.

- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

- 2-3 years of bookkeeping or staff accountant experience.

- Solid understanding of both cash and accrual accounting methods.

- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple clients and entities at once.

- Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills.

- A proactive mindset: you know when to solve something yourself and when to flag it up the chain.

- Availability during standard U.S. working hours.

- A reliable internet connection and a dedicated home workspace.

How you work

- Problem solving: You dig into issues, weigh the options, and land on practical solutions.

- Teamwork: You work well with others and pitch in wherever the team needs support.

- Sound judgment: You use good judgment and know when to act and when to ask.

- Planning & organizing: You plan ahead, stay organized, and keep track of the details.

- Professionalism: You represent the team and company well in every interaction.

- Quality focus: You take pride in accurate, well-done work.

- Dependability: You show up, follow through, and can be counted on.

- Ethics: You act with integrity and honesty in everything you do.

📌 Staff Accountant - Colombia
🏢 Ladmins
📍 Colombia