Fractional Staff Accountant (5-10 hours/month)
EmmerScale: Fractional Staff Accountant
The Climb: Our Mission
To guide business leaders on their toughest ascents, equipping them to achieve summit-worthy success.
Welcome to EmmerScale, a rapidly growing fractional services firm dedicated to helping businesses overcome growth ceilings and scale effectively. We believe that reaching the summit allows leaders to build lasting legacies. We are a "Buffalo Culture"—when the storm comes, we don’t run away; we charge through it together. As our Fractional Staff Accountant, you are a vital member of our rope team, ensuring the financial "Oxygen" of the company is monitored with absolute precision.
The Seat: Core Roles
Success in this position is defined by your ability to master these five core areas of responsibility:
The Mirror of Truth (Reporting): Delivering high-visibility executive reports (Cash & Accrual) to the CEO to provide a clear view of the financial terrain.
The Revenue Engine (Sync Management): Mastering the integrated workflow between Harvest, Xero, and GoCardless for frictionless billing and payment.
Summit-Ready Bookkeeping: Weekly reconciliation and ledger maintenance to ensure 100% data purity and real-time accuracy.
Profit-Sharing Integrity: Maintaining rigorous accrual-based records to power our internal monthly profit-sharing program for the team.
The External Liaison: Serving as the primary point of contact between internal operations and our external CPA, Tax Preparer, and Financial Planning partners.
Operations & Platform Management
Financial Stewardship
Weekly Bookkeeping: Reconcile all transactions in Xero to ensure the CEO has a clear view of our coordinates at all times.
Invoicing & ACH: Manage client billing through Harvest. Because we are a fractional services firm, we operate on a simple retainer model with upfront ACH; you will ensure the GoCardless integration is functioning perfectly. We do not maintain an Accounts Receivable (AR) function—payment must be secured before work begins.
Dual-Method Accounting: Maintain Accrual books for our internal monthly profit-sharing calculations and Cash books for annual tax filing and compliance.
Peer Collaboration: Work closely with the EmmerScale People Lead to ensure payroll and benefits (processed via Rippling) are accurately reflected in the general ledger.
Strategic Reporting
Provide a monthly financial pulse report to the CEO highlighting margins, cash flow, and labor rate of return.
Prepare end-of-year documentation for external partners to ensure a frictionless tax filing process.
Proactively identify "Oxygen Leaks" (unnecessary expenses) and suggest process improvements to protect company health.
Requirements & Tech Stack
Industry Expertise: Proven experience working within Professional Services industries, specifically Management Consulting, Legal, or Financial Services firms. You must understand the nuances of fractional service models, time-tracking, and retainer-based margins.
Multi -Entity Experience working within the Franchising or Multi-Entity experience is a huge plus. Proficiency in franchise-specific accounting and reporting will open the door for high-impact client service work and expanded income opportunities.
Expert Level: Xero and Google Workspace (specifically advanced Sheets).
Proficient: Harvest, GoCardless, and Slack.
Familiarity: Rippling is a significant plus.
Experience: Mid-level accounting experience (3-5 years) with a deep understanding of accrual vs. cash-based accounting.
The Sherpa Mindset: You are humble, serve the mission first, and are unoffendable when it comes to receiving open, honest, and direct feedback.
Our S.C.A.L.E. Values
Sherpa Mindset: We serve with humility and unwavering commitment, knowing that the client's summit is our sole mission.
Continuously Bridge Gaps & Fill Voids: We proactively identify strategic operational gaps and build the necessary bridges for sustained growth.
Always Underpromise & Overdeliver: We map the climb with honest realism and set clear expectations for the terrain ahead, then strive to make the ascent more rewarding than promised.
Legacies Matter: The summit offers a new perspective. We help leaders build lasting legacies that impact generations to come, all made possible by our Creator's grace.
Exhibit a Buffalo Culture: On the mountain, storms are inevitable. We face challenges head-on, moving into the storm with courage and unity, knowing the safest path is forward, together.
Our "Business Neutral" Stance
EmmerScale is an organization dedicated to the professional ascent of our clients and our team. We are Business Neutral and intentionally non-activist. We do not take organizational stances on social or political issues. We believe that by staying focused on our mission and our clients, we create a force for unity and authentic diversity. We welcome professionals from all backgrounds who are committed to excellence, humility, and the climb, providing a workspace where the work is the priority and external agendas are left at the trailhead.
Compensation & Culture
Commensurate with experience - Contractor position.
Time Commitment: Approximately 5–10 hours per month. (Our current books require less than 5 hours; we are budgeting extra time for enhanced reporting and growth).
Family Treatment: At EmmerScale, our fractional contractors are treated as core team members. You are part of our internal rhythms and are eligible for our monthly profit-sharing program based on company performance.
Growth Opportunity: For the right partner, there is a clear path to provide fractional accounting services directly to EmmerScale clients, offering a significant additional income stream as we scale brands together.
EmmerScale is an Equal Opportunity Employer focused on professional merit, character, and mission alignment.
Apply Now
Apply Now
The Climb: Our Mission
To guide business leaders on their toughest ascents, equipping them to achieve summit-worthy success.
Welcome to EmmerScale, a rapidly growing fractional services firm dedicated to helping businesses overcome growth ceilings and scale effectively. We believe that reaching the summit allows leaders to build lasting legacies. We are a "Buffalo Culture"—when the storm comes, we don’t run away; we charge through it together. As our Fractional Staff Accountant, you are a vital member of our rope team, ensuring the financial "Oxygen" of the company is monitored with absolute precision.
The Seat: Core Roles
Success in this position is defined by your ability to master these five core areas of responsibility:
The Mirror of Truth (Reporting): Delivering high-visibility executive reports (Cash & Accrual) to the CEO to provide a clear view of the financial terrain.
The Revenue Engine (Sync Management): Mastering the integrated workflow between Harvest, Xero, and GoCardless for frictionless billing and payment.
Summit-Ready Bookkeeping: Weekly reconciliation and ledger maintenance to ensure 100% data purity and real-time accuracy.
Profit-Sharing Integrity: Maintaining rigorous accrual-based records to power our internal monthly profit-sharing program for the team.
The External Liaison: Serving as the primary point of contact between internal operations and our external CPA, Tax Preparer, and Financial Planning partners.
Operations & Platform Management
Financial Stewardship
Weekly Bookkeeping: Reconcile all transactions in Xero to ensure the CEO has a clear view of our coordinates at all times.
Invoicing & ACH: Manage client billing through Harvest. Because we are a fractional services firm, we operate on a simple retainer model with upfront ACH; you will ensure the GoCardless integration is functioning perfectly. We do not maintain an Accounts Receivable (AR) function—payment must be secured before work begins.
Dual-Method Accounting: Maintain Accrual books for our internal monthly profit-sharing calculations and Cash books for annual tax filing and compliance.
Peer Collaboration: Work closely with the EmmerScale People Lead to ensure payroll and benefits (processed via Rippling) are accurately reflected in the general ledger.
Strategic Reporting
Provide a monthly financial pulse report to the CEO highlighting margins, cash flow, and labor rate of return.
Prepare end-of-year documentation for external partners to ensure a frictionless tax filing process.
Proactively identify "Oxygen Leaks" (unnecessary expenses) and suggest process improvements to protect company health.
Requirements & Tech Stack
Industry Expertise: Proven experience working within Professional Services industries, specifically Management Consulting, Legal, or Financial Services firms. You must understand the nuances of fractional service models, time-tracking, and retainer-based margins.
Multi -Entity Experience working within the Franchising or Multi-Entity experience is a huge plus. Proficiency in franchise-specific accounting and reporting will open the door for high-impact client service work and expanded income opportunities.
Expert Level: Xero and Google Workspace (specifically advanced Sheets).
Proficient: Harvest, GoCardless, and Slack.
Familiarity: Rippling is a significant plus.
Experience: Mid-level accounting experience (3-5 years) with a deep understanding of accrual vs. cash-based accounting.
The Sherpa Mindset: You are humble, serve the mission first, and are unoffendable when it comes to receiving open, honest, and direct feedback.
Our S.C.A.L.E. Values
Sherpa Mindset: We serve with humility and unwavering commitment, knowing that the client's summit is our sole mission.
Continuously Bridge Gaps & Fill Voids: We proactively identify strategic operational gaps and build the necessary bridges for sustained growth.
Always Underpromise & Overdeliver: We map the climb with honest realism and set clear expectations for the terrain ahead, then strive to make the ascent more rewarding than promised.
Legacies Matter: The summit offers a new perspective. We help leaders build lasting legacies that impact generations to come, all made possible by our Creator's grace.
Exhibit a Buffalo Culture: On the mountain, storms are inevitable. We face challenges head-on, moving into the storm with courage and unity, knowing the safest path is forward, together.
Our "Business Neutral" Stance
EmmerScale is an organization dedicated to the professional ascent of our clients and our team. We are Business Neutral and intentionally non-activist. We do not take organizational stances on social or political issues. We believe that by staying focused on our mission and our clients, we create a force for unity and authentic diversity. We welcome professionals from all backgrounds who are committed to excellence, humility, and the climb, providing a workspace where the work is the priority and external agendas are left at the trailhead.
Compensation & Culture
Commensurate with experience - Contractor position.
Time Commitment: Approximately 5–10 hours per month. (Our current books require less than 5 hours; we are budgeting extra time for enhanced reporting and growth).
Family Treatment: At EmmerScale, our fractional contractors are treated as core team members. You are part of our internal rhythms and are eligible for our monthly profit-sharing program based on company performance.
Growth Opportunity: For the right partner, there is a clear path to provide fractional accounting services directly to EmmerScale clients, offering a significant additional income stream as we scale brands together.
EmmerScale is an Equal Opportunity Employer focused on professional merit, character, and mission alignment.
Apply Now
Apply Now