Position: Accounting Operations Manager - IN PERSON Louisville, Kentucky
# Compensation
- Base Salary: $70,000 - $80,000, based on experience
- Benefits: 401(k) with 4% Company Match, Monthly Health Insurance Reimbursement, Cell Phone Reimbursement
# About Us
Taylor Tax Strategy is a fast-growing accounting firm that serves real estate investors and small business owners. We are driven by integrity, excellence, and client-first service. Our team values initiative, professionalism, and community impact.
# Role Overview
The Accounting Operations Manager oversees all client fulfillment across three departments: Bookkeeping, Tax, and Strategy. This role directly manages the leads of each department, ensures quality and capacity across QuickBooks Online bookkeeping, Drake tax prep, and strategy implementation, and resolves cross-department bottlenecks before they reach the COO. This position frees the COO to focus on sales, enrollment, and firm-level strategy.
# Responsibilities
## Team Leadership
- Directly manage: Tax manager, Bookkeeping lead, and the SAR Team Lead — hiring, performance reviews, and workload balancing
- Conduct regular check-ins with each department lead to review KPIs, capacity, and client health
- Handle/Advise on hiring and firing decisions within Bookkeeping, Tax, and SAR/Strategy
## Capacity & Quality
- Manage staffing, workflow, or tooling changes
- Review quality across bookkeeping (QBO), tax prep (Drake), and strategy implementation
- Serve as the escalation point for cross-team issues (e.g., a tax question blocking a bookkeeping deliverable)
## Reporting & Strategy
- Own department-level KPIs and report them to the COO
- Support oversight of tax strategy implementation across the SAR team (lightest-touch area — trainable on the job)
- Partner with the COO on transitioning new-client enrollment meetings to the SAR team
# Requirements
- Strong QuickBooks Online bookkeeping background 3+ Years
- Tax prep experience; Drake Software experience preferred 2+ Years
- Accounting/finance background sufficient to review both bookkeeping and tax work
- CPA or EA not required, but a plus
- Tax strategy exposure a plus, not required