Staff Accountant - Colombia

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.

• Permanent Work from Home
• Paid Time Off
• Monthly Performance Bonus
• Annual Bonus
• Health Allowance
• Internet Allowance

• 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 Quick Books Online (QBO) as our core accounting platform, document processes and maintain internal controls for each client, and keep accurate task and status tracking in Click Up.
• 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 elevate issues to the Controller or CFO when scope, judgment calls, or client risk exceed staff-level authority, keeping communication clear and timely.

• Demonstrated proficiency in Quick Books 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, , 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.

• 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.