[Remote] Senior Accountant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Magic Mind is hiring a Senior Accountant to own accrual-basis accounting and financial operations for its multi-channel CPG business. The role leads monthly close and reporting, manages revenue, trade, inventory, and finance operations, and supports forecasting and analysis while helping build the finance team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly accrual-basis financial close, from close calendar through final sign-off
• Prepare the monthly financial reporting package and accounting workbooks
• Structure and maintain the chart of accounts
• Apply GAAP-aligned income statement classifications (e.g. contra revenue)
• Complete monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, including credit card reconciliations
• Provide audit support, including PBC requests, schedules, and auditor coordination
• Recognize and post revenue by channel (e.g. Shopify, Amazon, retail distributors), including consignment revenue
• Perform cash application, matching customer, distributor, and marketplace payments to open invoices and remittances
• Account for promotion and trade spend, including monthly promotion accruals
• Book monthly freight accruals
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliations and inventory-to-general-ledger reconciliation
• Manage the accounting, AP, and AR inboxes, including intake and routing
• Manage the accounts payable workflow end to end
• Classify and post expense transactions
• Run payroll and initiate wires
• Manage sales tax compliance, filings, and nexus tracking
• Manage 1099 compliance, including vendor W-9 collection, tracking, and annual filings
• Manage the company virtual mailbox
• Perform monthly variance analysis (actual vs. budget, forecast, and prior period) with clear commentary
• Build and maintain channel-level contribution margin and analysis
• Prepare allocation models with sound workpapers to derive per unit profitability
• Update the operating model with monthly actuals and prepare forecasting documents
• Prepare commission reports for sales and broker partners
• AP / AR management
• Onboard and train new finance and accounting hires
• Use AI tools to automate recurring workflows, and document what you build

Skills

• 4+ years of accounting experience at a CPG brand, ideally early-stage or high-growth
• Hands-on experience with revenue across DTC, retail, and Amazon, including distributor and marketplace settlements
• Strong understanding of trade spend, promotion accruals, and contra revenue classification
• Proven experience with inventory accounting, costing, and reconciliations
• Experience tying inventory to the general ledger and working with co-manufacturers, 3PLs, or consignment arrangements
• You have already adopted AI in your accounting workflows and can walk us through real examples
• You look for ways to automate recurring close, reconciliation, and reporting tasks
• Proven experience leading an accrual-basis month-end close in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable running finance operations: payroll, AP, wires, sales tax, and 1099s
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong Excel / Google Sheets skills, and a high bar for accuracy
• High EQ/IQ soulful killer
• Organized, curious, and proactive
• Comfortable in fast-moving, iterative environments
• Natural collaborator who can work effectively across time zones and departments
• Entrepreneurial attitude towards problem solving and self-starting, ie., high agency
• CPA, QuickBooks Online experience, or exposure to retail distributors (e.g. KeHE, UNFI) is a plus
• Energized by building a brand that helps people feel and perform better every day
• Thrives in remote, asynchronous work environments with strong communication skills

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Optional half-day Fridays
• A heavily asynchronous approach that values deep work and life balance
• Meaningful equity in a fast-growing, profitable company
• Health, dental, vision, and 401K
• Budget for conferences, courses, and tools that help you stay at the cutting edge of your profession

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