Hire a Fractional Accounting Manager

Get a vetted Accounting Manager who runs the close, manages the team, and keeps the accounting function moving without a full-time management hire.

Why Hire a Fractional Accounting Manager

Your accountants have no one to report to

Staff and senior accountants are doing the work, but nobody is managing the calendar, reviewing output, or unblocking them.

The close runs, but it runs rough

Deadlines slip because there is no owner coordinating handoffs between people and tasks.

Your Controller is stretched too thin

A Controller or Head of Finance is managing close details that a manager should be handling instead.

You need management without a permanent salary

The team needs a coordinator now, and a full-time management hire is heavier than the current stage warrants.

Fractional or full-time?

Full-time fits when you have a large team and a constant management load. Fractional fits when you need someone to run the close and manage a small team on a defined scope, with hours that grow as the team does.

Find an Accounting Manager

What Your Fractional Accounting Manager Owns

Close Coordination

Runs the month-end close calendar and keeps every handoff on schedule.

Team Management

Assigns work, reviews output, and coaches staff and senior accountants.

Process Consistency

Standardizes how entries, reconciliations, and reviews get done across the team.

Reporting Support

Prepares and reviews the reports that feed leadership and the board.

Escalation Point

Answers the technical questions that would otherwise stall the team.

Top 2% Fractional Talent, Matched by Our Finance Talent Engine

A strong Accounting Manager needs technical depth and people skills at once, which is a rare combination to source cold. MAVI's finance talent engine evaluates our vetted network with seven human-validated intelligence models, so both sides of the role get screened before you see anyone.

The result is a short, high-signal shortlist. You review two managers instead of a stack of maybes, and the fit rate sits above 90%.

How MAVI Places Fractional Accounting Manager

Find an Accounting Manager
1

Map the Team

Tell us the systems you run and the work you need covered.

2

Intelligent Matching

We evaluate our vetted network against your actual scope, not generic keywords.

3

A Focused Shortlist

You see two matched candidates, not fifty.

4

Meet Them Quickly

Conversations happen within days of your first call.

5

Rapid Onboarding

Your Senior Accountant onboards fast and ships work that week.

6

A Standing Partner

We stay on after placement, so when a need shifts you never restart the hunt for coverage.

Meet Fractional Accounting Managers in Our Network

Ade
US Exp: 6 years | Location: Nigeria
ACCA-qualified Accounting Manager with 10 years running close and managing teams for US and UK companies. Led a four-person accounting team through a system migration with no missed close. Strong in NetSuite and Xero.
Thao
US Exp: 5 years | Location: Vietnam
Accounting Manager with 8 years in high-growth ecommerce and SaaS. Standardized the close across three business units and mentored five junior accountants. Skilled in QuickBooks and advanced Excel.
Diego
US Exp: 7 years | Location: Argentina
CPA-equivalent with 11 years in accounting operations. Managed AP, AR, and close for a US logistics company and rebuilt the month-end workflow to shave four days off the cycle. Bilingual, US-hours aligned.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Can a fractional Accounting Manager manage my in-house team?

    Yes. Managing and reviewing staff and senior accountants is core to the role. They set priorities, review work, and coach the team, whether those people are in-house, remote, or a mix.

  • How many accountants can one fractional Accounting Manager oversee?

    It varies with close complexity, but a fractional Accounting Manager typically manages a small team of two to five accountants effectively. We size the match to your team and volume.

  • Is an Accounting Manager the same as a Controller?

    No. An Accounting Manager runs the close and manages the team day to day. A Controller sits above that, owning accounting policy, controls, and financial reporting. Many teams have both as they scale.

  • Can they help fix a messy close process, not just run it?

    Yes. Standardizing inconsistent close and reconciliation workflows is a common first project. They document the process so it holds up even as people change.

  • How quickly can a fractional Accounting Manager take over our close?

    Most step into the close calendar within their first cycle, since the vetting and systems onboarding are handled up front.

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