QA Manager (Accounting Software)

QA Manager (Accounting Software) (Remote-Global)
Company: Yellow Labs Software Inc.
Product: CustomBooks — cloud-based accounting & inventory software
Location: Remote (Global) | Works with distributed teams
Platform: YLS:Enterprise RAD platform for business applications
CustomBooks is a cloud-based application built by Yellow Labs Software Inc. We’re a small, fast-moving company founded in November 2012. As we continue to grow, we’re expanding our Quality Assurance function and looking for a hands-on QA Manager to own quality end-to-end.
CustomBooks supports complex accounting, inventory and operational workflows, so QA is both challenging and critical to our customers’ success. This role reports directly to the CTO and is responsible for ensuring product quality across platforms and releases.
What You’ll Do

• Own QA for the company from A to Z, including strategy, execution, and continuous improvement.
• Report directly to the CTO and serve as the internal champion of product quality.
• Define and lead testing strategies across multiple platforms to ensure thorough, reliable releases.
• Drive innovation and improvement in testing processes, tooling, and automation.
• Partner closely with engineering, UX, and support to deliver an excellent customer experience.
• Establish high quality standards and ensure teams consistently meet them.
• Build strong relationships across teams, enabling engineers and testers to succeed.
• Develop creative approaches to turn engineers into excellent testers.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail.
  

Testing Areas You’ll Manage

• Functional testing
• Performance testing
• UX/UI testing
• Regression testing
• Integration testing
• Automated testing
• Requirements / acceptance testing
  

What We’re Looking For
Must Have

• 5+ years experience as a Chartered Accountant, Accounting Consultant, or Accountant (CPA preferred).
• 3+ years working with online accounting software.
• 3+ years designing, defining, streamlining, and testing accounting processes.
• 2+ years leading or managing accounting and/or technology teams.
• 2+ years collaborating with distributed teams across HQ, nearshore, and offshore locations.
• Strong knowledge of accounting theories, practices, methods, and accounting systems.
• Real-world accounting experience with a sharp eye for detail from an accounting perspective.
• Passion for software testing and product quality.
• High ownership mindset, curiosity, and willingness to learn new technologies.
  

Good to Have

• 3+ years writing test cases from product requirements (manual and automated).
• 3+ years holistic manual testing of software products.
• 2+ years successfully directing testing of at least one shipped product.
  

Optional but Helpful

• Experience with Jira, TestRail, or similar test/issue tracking tools.
• Experience with test automation tools/frameworks.
• Experience managing test engineers.
• Experience with Gherkin (Selenium, Cucumber)
  

Business Process Experience

• Accounting (required)
• Inventory Operations (helpful)
• Sales processes (helpful)
• BPM certification is a major plus.

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