Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Join a dynamic consumer packaged goods company and provide essential project support during a transition to a third-party warehousing partner. You will be responsible for delivering comprehensive accounting support, including account reconciliations, audit assistance, year-end close activities, managing the accounts receivable deduction process, and addressing ad hoc accounting requests.

Responsibilities:

• Complete balance sheet account reconciliations (cash, prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, intercompany, etc.) ensuring accuracy and completeness of supporting schedules.
• Prepare and organize audit support documentation, including Prepared by Client requests and audit tie-outs.
• Assist in year-end close activities such as journal entries, variance analysis, and account rollforwards.
• Support the accounts receivable deductions process, investigating short-pays, trade spend, and customer chargebacks.
• Collaborate with the accounting and sales operations teams to resolve open deductions, validate credits, and update deduction tracking.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and support related to audit findings, balance sheet reviews, and process improvements.
• Maintain organized digital files and ensure all schedules are audit-ready and properly cross-referenced.

Essential Skills:

• 3-7 years of accounting experience in a consumer packaged goods company.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Proven experience supporting month-end and year-end close and external audits.
• Strong proficiency in account reconciliations and working with large data sets.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and conditional formulas.
• Experience with systems such as NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, or similar.
• Familiarity with A/R deductions and trade spend accounting is highly preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Excellent attention to detail, communication, and organizational skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience in the consumer packaged goods industry.
• Knowledge of Navision or similar accounting software.

Work Environment:

This is a 100% remote position, allowing you to work from the comfort of your home while staying connected with the team digitally.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract position, 100% remote, based out of Richmond, California.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $60.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type:

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 5, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.