Senior Accounting Project Manager

Pay: $90000.00 - $100000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Step into a high-impact accounting leadership role where you will help guide client work review financials manage project flow and support a growing accounting team.
• Work directly with business owners and internal team members in a role that blends accounting review client communication workflow management and leadership.
• Join a highly rated relationship-driven CPA firm with a 4.9 star reputation and a strong commitment to client trust accuracy and education.
• Use your accounting experience to identify issues spot variances improve processes and help clients make better business decisions.
• Grow into a long-term leadership path with the potential to become a future Accounting Manager or successor-level team member.

Location: Tampa FL. This role is full-time on-site during the first 90 days of training. After training the role remains primarily in-person with flexibility around start and finish times and hybrid flexibility may be earned on a case-by-case basis once you are fully trusted able to work independently and consistently adding value to clients and the team. Candidates must already live in the Tampa Bay area within a reasonable commute.

Note: We are looking for a seasoned accounting professional with strong client-facing experience payroll tax knowledge and the ability to review client financials before tax preparation. This person must be comfortable identifying variances anomalies missing items and financial issues while coordinating workflow across the team.

About Us

We are a fast-growing CPA firm in South Tampa that helps small and midsize businesses with accounting tax payroll and business advisory support. Confidential Employer. Our team is built around trust responsiveness education and personal relationships with our clients. We take pride in understanding each clients business improving financial procedures and processes and helping business owners make better decisions with accurate timely financial information.

Job Description

• Review client financials before tax preparation to identify variances anomalies missing items and potential issues.
• Oversee workflow and project flow across client accounting work making sure priorities deadlines and deliverables stay on track.
• Coordinate with internal accounting team members to ensure work is completed accurately efficiently and in line with client expectations.
• Communicate directly with business owners and client contacts to gather information explain findings set expectations and resolve questions.
• Review work completed by team members and provide guidance feedback and follow-up to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Support payroll tax review and related client accounting matters.
• Help identify process improvements documentation needs and opportunities to improve client service.
• Collaborate closely with leadership and the accounting team in a positive team-oriented environment.
• Serve as a trusted client-facing accounting resource while helping the firm continue to grow and strengthen its service model.

Qualifications

• 7 years of accounting experience required.
• Strong client-facing accounting experience required.
• Experience reviewing client financials before tax preparation required.
• Payroll tax experience required.
• Strong ability to identify variances anomalies missing information and financial issues.
• Experience managing workflow project flow deadlines and internal team coordination.
• CPA EA or actively working toward CPA or EA strongly preferred.
• Audit background or strong financial review and quality-control experience preferred.
• QuickBooks experience strongly preferred especially QuickBooks Online.
• Strong professional presence with the ability to communicate confidently with business owners.
• Highly collaborative organized proactive detail-oriented and comfortable working across a team.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• You will have a visible meaningful role in helping clients understand and improve the financial side of their business.
• You will work in a positive collaborative firm culture where questions teamwork and continuous improvement are encouraged.
• You will have the opportunity to grow into a higher-level leadership role as the firm continues expanding.
• You will work closely with experienced accounting and tax professionals who value accuracy client service and practical business guidance.
• You will join a firm that values long-term relationships with both clients and team members.
• You will have flexibility after training with potential hybrid options earned through trust independence and strong performance.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must haves: 7 yrs of accounting review exp strong client financial review experience before tax preparation payroll tax experience client-facing communication skills and the ability to manage workflow/project flow across a team

• Nice to haves: CPA EA or actively working toward CPA / EA quickbooks exp

• Additional context: Relocation- no. Packages - no

Submission Email: Name / Janet Coberly -

Quick Recruiter Reference

Senior client-facing accounting/project lead role for a growing South Tampa CPA firm. Needs 7 years accounting client financial review before tax prep payroll tax workflow/project management and strong business-owner communication. CPA/EA or working toward one preferred; QuickBooks strongly preferred but financial review/audit mindset is more important.

Recruiters Submission: To submit cancel - Senior Accounting Project Manager - Rosen Weissman Gerardo & Coberly CPAs LLC - JPC 1164 - Source

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• Client job title: Senior Accounting Project Manager

• Location: Tampa FL

• On-site hybrid remote: On-site

• Experience: 7

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Accounting Manager Client Accounting Manager Senior Accountant Senior Accounting Manager Accounting Project Manager CAS Manager Client Accounting Services Manager Audit Senior Audit Manager Controller Assistant Controller CPA EA Payroll Tax QuickBooks Online

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: No

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): 7 yrs very hard accounting review exp