RES Consultant Group is hiring a Remote Accounting Director to lead, elevate, and expand the accounting function for our rapidly growing outsourced accounting firm serving fitness businesses. This is a builder role combining hands-on operational leadership with shaping the future structure of the department, including developing future managers.

What You'll Do

Build the long-term structure of the accounting department, including developing layered roles and hiring strategy.
Forecast capacity, workload planning, pricing, margins, and future service models.
Run the department with minimal oversight while operating with high autonomy and clear accountability.
Grow and shape the accounting team through recruitment, mentoring, and ongoing skill development.
Lead and mentor accounting team members in daily, monthly, and project-based work.
Oversee team performance, training, accountability, and capacity planning.
Lead and manage the month-end process, guiding senior accountants and reviewing outcomes.
Provide high-level review of financial statements for accuracy and quality.
Own improvements to the accounting tech stack, evaluating and implementing automation and AI solutions.
Improve and document accounting workflows and SOPs, identifying operational bottlenecks.
Communicate clearly with non-accountant business owners, translating financial results into practical insights.
Step into client escalations when needed, providing clarity and resolution.
Support onboarding staff to ensure new clients are set up properly and transition smoothly to the ongoing accounting team.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
6 or more years of experience in public accounting or outsourced accounting.
Experience supervising staff and managing accounting operations.
Leadership experience within a client accounting services (CAS) or multi-client accounting model.
Ability to troubleshoot accounting issues and guide team members toward solutions.
Strong understanding of financial reporting standards and month-end best practices.
Proven success working in a virtual environment.
Comfort with modern cloud-based systems and willingness to adopt new technologies.
High ownership and initiative.
Growth minded, resourceful, practical, and steady during challenges.
Comfortable leading change in workflows, expectations, and team structure.
Strong judgment and ability to make decisions with limited direction.
Skilled at conveying complex financial information clearly.
Organized, detail oriented, and consistent in follow through.
Thrive in fast moving environments.
Enjoy developing people and leading teams.
Communicate with clarity, confidence, and practicality.
Able to quickly learn and apply industry specific insights that matter to fitness business performance.

Nice to Have

CPA preferred but not required.
Experience in a scaling firm or high growth environment.
Familiarity with Xero, QBO, payroll systems, dashboards and related cloud tools.
Experience leading distributed, remote, or offshore accounting teams.
Experience supporting multi-location or multi-unit businesses.

Technical Stack

Xero
QBO
Payroll systems
Dashboards
Cloud tools

Team & Environment

You will lead an accounting team supporting 50 locations with plans to scale. This is a department head role responsible for building the next layer of leadership, including supervisors and senior accountants.