Senior Accountant - CPG Sector

Accountabilities:

• Oversee day-to-day accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, reviewing vendor bills, invoices, customer accounts, and accounting classifications for accuracy and appropriate treatment.
• Manage vendor and customer reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, monitor AR aging, and resolve outstanding balances, credits, deductions, chargebacks, and distributor remittances.
• Process customer payments and deposits, clear unapplied or misapplied cash, and ensure transactions are accurately matched to invoices, bills, customers, and vendors.
• Perform and review bank, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals, prepaid expenses, and other assigned accounts, while maintaining complete supporting documentation.
• Record and reconcile sales across CPG channels such as Amazon Seller Central, Shopify, wholesale, and distributor accounts, including channel fees, commissions, returns, discounts, refunds, and other deductions.
• Support accurate inventory and COGS accounting, investigate differences between sales platform reports and accounting records, and work with SPS Commerce data and EDI-related information to support invoicing and reconciliation.
• Develop an understanding of customer- and distributor-specific accounting requirements, including wholesale processes, retailer deductions, trade spend, customer deposits, and distributor remittances.
• Own assigned month-end close activities, prepare and post journal entries, maintain supporting schedules, review P&L and balance sheet accounts, and proactively identify unusual activity or discrepancies.
• Collaborate closely with the Controller and Staff Accountants, review accounting work for accuracy and consistency, and provide support and guidance on assigned processes.
• Participate in client onboarding and ongoing client meetings, communicate directly with clients regarding accounting questions and missing information, and manage multiple priorities and deadlines across accounts.
• Maintain clear documentation, follow established accounting procedures and client-specific workflows, protect confidential financial information, and take ownership of assigned accounting processes and deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, combined with at least 3 years of hands-on accounting experience.
• Direct experience working with Consumer Packaged Goods, food and beverage, consumer products, wholesale, or other product-based businesses.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash application, bank reconciliations, inventory, COGS, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, SPS Commerce, EDI processes, and Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience supporting wholesale customers, distributors, B2B accounts, e-commerce sales channels, and related accounting processes.
• Strong understanding of CPG-specific activities such as distributor deductions, chargebacks, trade spend, retailer deductions, remittances, customer deposits, returns, refunds, discounts, and sales channel fees.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Amazon Seller Central and Shopify is valuable, while experience with other e-commerce or ERP platforms is an advantage.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and IF functions, with the ability to analyze financial data and identify discrepancies.
• Strong attention to detail and a structured approach to reconciliation, documentation, quality control, and deadline management.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with confidence communicating directly with clients and participating in client meetings.
• Ability to manage multiple clients, priorities, and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and ownership of deliverables.
• Strong collaboration skills and willingness to review and support the work of Staff Accountants while operating primarily as an individual contributor.

Benefits

• Full-time, fully remote opportunity based in Brazil.
• Monthly compensation of $2,200–$2,500.
• Monday to Friday schedule aligned with 9:00 AM–5:00 PM US Eastern Time.
• Opportunity to work directly with growing CPG businesses and gain broad exposure to wholesale, distributor, e-commerce, and retail accounting.
• Hands-on experience with CPG-specific accounting areas including inventory, COGS, sales channels, deductions, chargebacks, trade spend, and distributor remittances.
• Regular collaboration with a Controller and experienced accounting team, with opportunities to review and support Staff Accountants.
• Client-facing responsibilities that provide exposure to diverse accounting workflows, business models, and financial operations.
• Opportunity to deepen expertise across QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, SPS Commerce, EDI, Excel, and e-commerce platforms.
• High level of ownership over assigned accounting functions, reconciliations, close activities, and client deliverables.