Accounting Manager

Overview

This role involves transitioning accounting operations from an external bookkeeping agency to an internal, in-house function. The Accounting Manager will take complete ownership of the books, month-end close, and financial reporting across the parent company and its portfolio of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) brands.

Responsibilities

• In-House Transition & Strategy: Lead the migration away from the current external agency; establish baseline financial controls, workflows, and scalable accounting architecture for growth.
• Multi-Entity & Parent Company Accounting: Oversee accounting across all brands and legal entities, including intercompany transactions, shared expenses, and complex payment allocations.
• Team Supervision & Review: Manage, coach, and review the work of an internal Bookkeeper; audit daily bookkeeping for accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and set clear operational guidelines.
• E-Commerce & DTC Reconciliations: Manage specialized, high-volume e-commerce workflows, including reconciliation of inventory tracking, COGS, Shopify sales loops, and payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal).
• Month-End Close & Reporting: Own the end-to-end month-end close to deliver timely, accurate GAAP financial statements broken down by entity, individual brand, and consolidated group performance.
• AI-Driven Automation: Use modern AI engineering tools to build dynamic financial dashboards, optimize reporting speeds, and automate data pipelines across systems.

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of accounting experience, including success managing accounting for a parent company with multiple legal entities and hands-on experience in the DTC/e-commerce sector.
• People Management: Experience managing, training, and reviewing the daily work of a Bookkeeper or Junior Accountant.
• Technical & AI Skills: Strong proficiency with QuickBooks Online and advanced Excel/Google Sheets; demonstrated practical experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude Code) to improve processes and build workflows.
• Core Accounting Competence: Deep familiarity with multi-state sales tax nexus, intercompany eliminations, landing costs, and multi-warehouse inventory valuations.
• Mindset: Entrepreneurial “builder” mentality with the ability to balance strategic oversight and hands-on troubleshooting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Not specified.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive monthly salary scaling with operational scope and multi-brand experience.
• Not specified.

Location

• Remote - Worldwide
• Working Hours: Full-time hire.
• Async-First: Remote-first team with required core daily overlap with US EST business hours for team syncs and cross-functional alignment.
• For offshore hires: Must overlap at least 4+ EST hours (between 9am–5pm EST).

Additional Information

• No third-party or agency submissions will be accepted.
• Equal opportunity employer.

Hiring Process (What to Expect)

• Submit CV and a brief overview of brand portfolios or cross-functional teams managed.
• Initial screening & video intro.
• Paid assessment.
• 45-minute strategic deep dive with two members of leadership team.