At Estmere, we serve roofing contractors and home service businesses as their fully outsourced accounting department. We're not a generalist firm — we specialize in construction and trades, and we hold our work to a high standard.
We're hiring a
• *Senior Accountant / QC Lead**
to own our technical accounting standard. This is a senior, internal-facing role. You will be the last line of defense before anything goes to a client — and the first call when the team hits something they cannot solve.
If you've spent years doing the actual work — cleaning up messy books, figuring out what went wrong in the GL, explaining job costing to a contractor who's never thought about WIP — this role was built for you.
• *What You'll Do
• Review all client deliverables before they go out: financials, reconciliations, reports
• Be the first escalation point when the team hits a complex or unfamiliar accounting issue
• Clean up and diagnose incomplete or incorrect books on new client onboarding
• Build a problem resolution library so recurring issues don't keep escalating
• Set and enforce Estmere's technical accounting standard across all client accounts
• Train and develop junior and mid-level bookkeepers on technical concepts
• Work directly with the Operations Manager to improve delivery consistency
• *What this role is NOT:
Not client-facing. Not a people manager. Not sales.
• *What We're Looking For
• 5–7 years of hands-on accounting experience — bookkeeping, reconciliations, month-end close
• Direct experience cleaning up messy or incomplete books
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Online
• Construction, trades, or home services accounting background — job costing and WIP are not new concepts to you
• Can explain accounting clearly to non-accountants; has trained or mentored junior staff
• *Strong signals:
Office Manager at a construction company who also handled the books. Small firm background. Built a QC process from scratch.
• *Not for you if:**
Large corporate accounting only. You haven't touched a messy GL. You describe QC as "reviewing reports."
• *Compensation & Benefits
• $70,000 – $80,000 base (DOE)
• Bonus (performance-based)
• Medical, dental, vision
• 2+ weeks PTO + paid holidays
• 100% Remote — US-based only
• *How to Apply (Required Step)
Only candidates who complete the JotForm survey will be considered.
Estimated time: 7–10 minutes.
https://form.jotform.com/241213658740151
Learn more at estmere.com