Senior Accountant - Outsourced Accounting Services (Consumer Packaged Goods)

Job Description

At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals. 

EisnerAmper has experienced significant growth and is seeking a Senior Accountant for our Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) Outsourced Accounting Team. You will play a crucial role in supporting the financial operations and accounting processes for our clients in the CPG sector. This position involves preparing and maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end close processes, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The Senior Accountant will collaborate with cross-functional teams and clients to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and assist with key business decisions.

• Please note that this is a fully remote position but you must be available to work Eastern and/or Central time zones.

What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:

• You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry 

• You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance.

• You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards 

• We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions  

• We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation  

• Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work  

What Work You Will be Responsible For:

• General Ledger Maintenance: Assist in maintaining the general ledger, ensuring accuracy of financial data, and performing account reconciliations on a monthly and quarterly basis.

• Month-End Close: Support the month-end close process, including reviewing work by junior team members, preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts ensure all expenses and revenues are accurately recorded.

• Financial Reporting: Prepare draft of monthly financial reports, including variance analysis in trend reports and recommend variance comments.

• Accounts Payable/Receivable and Employee Expense Report Support:  Review and approve accounts payable in Bill.com and accounts receivable transactions, ensuring all transactions are recorded timely and accurately. New vendor set up including forms W-9 and W-8BEN. Work with client to ensure employee expense reports have proper documentation.

• Revenue and Cost Accounting: Complete and book entries for revenue generated through Shopify, PayPal, Amazon, etc. including reconciliations.

• Payroll Entries: Run reports necessary for information to generate payroll journal entries, enter into QBO and reconcile accounts.

• Client Communication: Serve as a point of contact for client queries related to financial reporting, ensuring that requests are handled promptly and professionally.

• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements to enhance efficiency, streamline reporting, and reduce errors.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other departments, including review work prepared by junior  team and provide feedback, training and support.

• Review Staff I: Review junior team member deliverables for accuracy.

• Annual 1099 Filings: Lead the annual process,  with collection and of information to complete required tax filing.

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

• 3+ years of relevant accounting, or auditing experience or within an outsourced accounting team

• Experience within a client services group

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, QBO, and Bill.com

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Cost accounting and inventory management within the CPG sector

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices (GAAP)

• Experience with month-end close processes and financial reporting

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and financial analysis

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Knowledge of payroll systems such as Rippling

• Knowledge of NetSuite

• CPA or pursuing CPA certification

EisnerAmper is proud to be a merit-based employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status or any protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.

About our Outsourced Services Team:

The EisnerAmper Outsourcing group brings our team’s specialized knowledge of accounting directly into the offices of a wide range of partners. When we work with a client, we become part of their business, and we don’t take that lightly. Armed with cutting-edge industry technology and outsourcing practices, we’re given the tools to both provide best-in-class service and constantly grow as professionals. Through our team-based culture of creativity and collaboration across all levels, we hold each other accountable to always look for new innovative ways to grow as a group, better serve our clients, and advance in our careers. Because we are a rapidly growing group, EisnerAmper Outsourcing employees have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business and its direction. Everyone has a voice to bring new ideas to the table, which are backed by the confidence, expertise, and global reach of the larger firm.

About our CPG Outsourced Accounting Services Group:

As this is a fairly new industry area for EisnerAmper so, as we scale for growth, your role will entail some Business Development activities (e.g. networking and BD calls), and, very importantly, coaching and training our internal team of FP&A analysts and accountants not only on best practices and industry standards for the CPG industry but also to support their personal growth and development. We are also constantly looking to make our work more automated and efficient, so this role requires a keen interest in exploring and implementing accounting & FP&A software, especially those using by AI, to support our team and client deliverables.

We value innate intelligence, the curiosity to learn more, a collaborative management style, and the ability to solve problems and find solutions. You will consult with clients on areas relating to the overall management of their businesses. Consulting will include but not be limited to planning, implementation, management and controlling all financial-related activities of the client’s business.

About EisnerAmper:

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with approximately 450 partners and 4,500 employees across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.

Should you need any accommodations to complete this application please email: [email protected]

For Minnesota and Illinois, the expected salary range for this position is between $75,000 and $87,000. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Austin

For NYC and California, the expected salary range for this position is between

80000

and

115000

The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences.  The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.