Senior Accountant

We're looking for a Senior Accountant to own the full accounting function for a fast-scaling premium food brand sold through major retail, natural channel, and DTC. You will take over day-to-day accounting from an outside firm, run the monthly close end to end, own the general ledger and financial statements, and lead the company's deduction and chargeback recovery function. This is a build-and-own role, not a maintenance seat.

This is a technology-forward accounting role. You will run the company's cloud finance stack, build dashboards and automated workflows, use Claude as a daily working tool, and operate at the output of a much larger finance function. If you have strong full-cycle accounting depth, US GAAP experience, CPG or food and beverage industry background, and you are genuinely excited about using AI and automation to do finance better and faster, this role is a strong fit.

Why You'll Want to Join

• You will be paid in USD (bi-monthly: every 15th and 30th)

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Paid Time Off in accordance with company policy

• Observance of Holidays per company guidelines

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100% remote setup so you can work wherever you're most productive

• This role requires availability during US business hours

• Own the full accounting function of a fast-growing premium food brand with major retail and DTC distribution

• Real room to grow as the company scales, including eventually running the entire system independently

What You'll Work On

Full-Cycle Accounting and Monthly Close

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close on a proactive, tight calendar with no chasing and no surprises

• Own accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank and credit card reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and intercompany entries

• Maintain an accurate, reconciled balance sheet and a clear, timely income statement with variance commentary management can act on

• Work closely with the outside accounting firm to internalize their work and steadily take full ownership of the close

Revenue Recognition and Financial Statements

• Apply US GAAP revenue recognition for CPG and FMCG including gross-to-net, trade spend, slotting, promotions, and returns so the top line is clean and defensible

• Prepare financial statements that are audit-ready and lender-ready at all times

• Own audit prep and support external auditors and tax preparers

• Keep the books GAAP-compliant, fully reconciled, and backed by a clean audit trail so financials can go to banks and lenders and stand up to scrutiny

Deductions and Chargebacks

• Own the distributor and retail deduction and chargeback function end to end including shortages, MCBs, spoilage, and freight chargebacks

• Identify, document, validate, and dispute deductions, file at scale, track recovery, and lead the distributed workflow that recovers cash that would otherwise be lost

• Reach out proactively to customers and distributors on AR, collections, and disputed deductions to resolve issues early and keep cash coming in

Cost Analysis and Savings

• Proactively analyze margin, COGS, vendor spend, and freight to find inefficiencies and cost leaks

• Bring management specific, actionable ways to save money without being asked

• Manage cash reporting, AR aging, vendor terms, and inputs to forecasting and the line of credit

Compliance

• Own sales tax, 1099s, and internal controls

• Keep the company diligence-ready as it raises capital

Cloud-Native and AI-First Workflow

• Own and run the cloud finance stack including Xero and Airtable with disciplined, well-documented books

• Build and maintain live dashboards and trackers for close status, AR aging, deductions and recovery, cash, and margin so the team sees the numbers without asking

• Connect and automate across systems including the ledger, banks, Airtable, deduction management, OCR, and settlement tooling so data flows without manual re-keying

• Use Claude daily as a real working tool to reconcile, categorize, draft dispute packages, and speed up analysis, and design repeatable documented processes around it

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field

• At least 5 years of full-cycle accounting experience including running a monthly close and preparing financial statements

• CPG, FMCG, food and beverage, or consumer goods experience strongly preferred

• Working command of US GAAP and US accounting standards with experience supporting US-based companies

• Genuinely cloud-native and tech-savvy — strong with spreadsheets and cloud accounting, able to build dashboards, integrate tools, and work AI-first

• Comfortable owning and running a Xero and Airtable stack, not just operating inside it

• Exposure to trade spend, deductions, and distributor and retailer chargeback disputes, or the ability to get up to speed fast and run that workflow across a distributed team

• Excellent written and spoken English with strong, proactive communication across time zones

• Flags issues early and closes loops without being asked

Nice to Have

• CPA or local equivalent

• Experience building automated accounting workflows using AI tools including Claude

• Background supporting a high-growth or venture-backed consumer brand

• Experience working with natural channel distributors such as UNFI or KeHE

• Prior experience internalizing accounting from an outside firm

How to Apply

Please include:

• Your updated resume

• A short Loom video (1 to 2 minutes) introducing yourself, describing your full-cycle accounting experience, and walking through a deduction or chargeback dispute process you owned or a close process you improved — including the tools, dashboards, or AI workflows you used

Only candidates who submit a Loom video will be moved to the next step of the hiring process.

If you are a sharp, full-cycle accountant who can own the books end to end, recover cash through deduction management, and use AI and automation to run a finance function that punches above its weight, this role gives you the ownership and the room to grow to do your best work.

Application Process Overview

Our comprehensive selection process ensures we find the right fit for both you and our clients:

• Initial Application - Submit your application and complete our prequalifying questions

• Video Introduction - Record an video introduction to showcase your communication skills and work experience

• Role-Specific Assessment - Complete a homework assignment tailored to the position (if applicable)

• Recruitment Interview - Initial screening with our talent team

• Executive Interview - Meet with senior leadership to discuss role alignment

• Client Interview - Final interview with the client team you'd be supporting

• Background & Reference Check - Professional reference verification

• Job Offer - Successful candidates receive a formal offer to join the team

Each stage is designed to evaluate your fit for the role while giving you insights into our company culture and expectations.

We'll keep you informed throughout the process and provide feedback at each step.

Originally posted on Himalayas