Staff Accountant, Billing & GL

Overview

This role involves managing billing and the general ledger for a Denver-based candy manufacturing and wholesale business. The position requires ensuring invoices are accurate and timely, maintaining precise and reconciled books, and closing the accounting periods on schedule. It is a hands-on role without direct reports, reporting to the Corporate Controller, with potential to expand responsibilities to broader senior ownership including wholesale and manufacturing close.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end wholesale billing: issue invoices, resolve discrepancies, and maintain the billing cycle schedule.
• Maintain the general ledger including journal entries and chart of accounts to keep it close-ready.
• Handle cash receipts and trade accounts receivable reconciliation.
• Perform account reconciliations and variance analysis, identifying issues before period close.
• Generate recurring business reports such as post-billing and accounts receivable reports.
• Provide support for external audits from the company side.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in billing and general ledger management or full-cycle accounting.
• Proven experience running billing processes and booking journal entries independently.
• Strong discipline in reconciliation and month-end cutoff under tight closing schedules.
• Motivation to grow into full ownership of the accounting close process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, wholesale, food, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries.
• Familiarity with Sage 100 (MAS 90 / MAS 200) or other mid-market ERP systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $72,000 - $85,000 USD per year.
• Position available as corporate-based or remote.

Location

• Denver, Colorado (with remote option available).