Senior Accountant, Inventory and Claude

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. Own the full accounting function for a fast-scaling premium food brand sold through major retail, natural channel, and direct-to-consumer distribution .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • Philippines, ArgentinaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in full-cycle accounting, including monthly close processes and financial statement preparation, while leveraging strong proficiency in US GAAP and CPG inventory reconciliation. Capable of building automated workflows and dashboards to enhance financial visibility and operational performance.

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Full-Cycle AccountingCPG Inventory ReconciliationUS GAAP ProficiencyXero ManagementClaude AI Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Monthly CloseFinancial Statement PreparationInventory ReportingCash ReportingAccrualsJournal EntriesVariance AnalysisDeductions ManagementAutomated WorkflowsTax Preparation

Soft Skills

Proactive CommunicationCollaboration Across Time ZonesProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

XeroAirtableClaudeOCR ToolsCloud Finance Stack

Certifications & Qualifications

CPA

Industry Keywords

CPGFMCGRetailNatural ChannelChargebacksTrade SpendVendor SpendHigh-Growth Consumer Brand

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the full accounting function for a fast-scaling premium food brand sold through major retail, natural channel, and direct-to-consumer distribution
Bring day-to-day accounting in house from an outside firm
Run monthly, quarterly, and annual close
Own AP, AR, bank and credit card reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and intercompany entries
Maintain accurate balance sheets and timely income statements with actionable variance commentary
Reconcile CPG inventory across finished goods, raw materials, and packaging across locations and channels
Track inventory from purchase through production, warehousing, and sale
Investigate and resolve discrepancies across the ledger, warehouse records, and third-party systems
Build inventory reporting for stock levels, valuation, and COGS
Apply US GAAP revenue recognition for CPG and FMCG, including gross-to-net, trade spend, slotting, promotions, and returns
Maintain audit-ready and lender-ready books and support audits and tax preparation
Own retail and distributor deductions and chargebacks, including shortages, MCBs, spoilage, and freight
Validate, dispute, file, and track deduction recovery
Manage AR, collections, and disputed deductions with customers and distributors
Analyze margin, COGS, vendor spend, and freight to identify savings
Manage cash reporting, AR aging, vendor terms, forecasting inputs, and line-of-credit inputs
Own sales tax, 1099s, and internal controls
Build live dashboards and trackers for close status, AR aging, inventory, deductions, cash, and margin
Own the cloud finance stack including Xero and Airtable
Automate workflows across the ledger, banks, Airtable, deduction management, OCR, and settlement tools
Use Claude daily for reconciliation, categorization, dispute packages, analysis, and documented processes, checking its work before posting
Collaborate across time zones and communicate proactively

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
At least 5 years of full-cycle accounting including running a monthly close and preparing financial statements
CPG inventory reconciliation experience is a hard requirement
Proven ability to build dashboards providing live visibility into financial and operational performance
Strong Claude AI proficiency, with daily use and ability to sanity-check output
Working command of US GAAP with experience supporting US-based companies
Comfortable owning and running Xero and Airtable
Exposure to trade spend, deductions, and distributor or retailer chargeback disputes
Excellent written and spoken English
CPA or local equivalent is a nice-to-have
Experience with natural channel distributors such as UNFI or KeHE is a nice-to-have
Background supporting a high-growth or venture-backed consumer brand is a nice-to-have
Prior experience bringing accounting in house from an outside firm is a nice-to-have
Experience building automated accounting workflows is a nice-to-have
Availability during US business hours
Updated resume and a 1 to 2 minute Loom video are required for application

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid in USD bi-monthly (every 15th and 30th)
Paid Time Off in accordance with company policy
Observance of Holidays per company guidelines
100% remote setup
Room to grow as the company scales, up to running the whole system independently