Accounting Manager

VeeFriends•New York, NY

12d•$120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Accounting Manager oversees day-to-day accounting operations, supports accurate and timely financial reporting, and strengthens financial processes as the company scales. The role partners with Procurement, Marketing, Sales, Product, Supply Chain & Operations, and external advisors to maintain reliable financial records, effective controls, and clear visibility into business performance. The ideal candidate is a hands-on accounting professional with technical judgment, attention to detail, and proactive communication skills in a fast-moving, multichannel consumer business. The role owns the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close; prepares financial statements and management reporting; oversees revenue, inventory, cost, payables, receivables, and cash accounting; maintains policies and controls; and coordinates audit, tax, and compliance requests. It also improves workflows, reconciliations, reporting, and integrations across accounting, commerce, inventory, and payment platforms. The Accounting Manager is expected to make substantial use of technology, AI tools, and automation to improve speed, accuracy, insight, and scalability, while documenting procedures and coordinating accounting staff or outsourced providers as applicable. Success means completing closes on schedule with accurate, insightful reporting and supported reconciliations; maintaining reliable revenue, inventory, cost, and cash balances; promptly resolving exceptions and risks; consistently maintaining controls and documentation; and using automation and modern technology to reduce manual work and create scalable accounting processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Typically 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of close and reporting and experience reviewing others’ work.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, reconciliations, financial reporting, and internal controls.
Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills and experience with accounting or ERP systems.
Ability to improve processes and work with cross-functional stakeholders.
Demonstrated proficiency applying modern technology, AI tools, and automation to streamline workflows and improve financial processes, with curiosity to explore and adopt emerging technologies.
Excellent organization, judgment, communication, and follow-through; able to balance recurring deadlines with changing priorities.
Curiosity to learn, a self-starter mindset, and ability to work in a fast-moving environment.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred.
Experience in retail, ecommerce, or vertically integrated consumer brands, particularly businesses where product sourcing, inventory management, and cost accounting are central to operations.
Exposure to wholesale, licensing, or high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close calendar, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
Prepare financial statements and management reports, investigate variances, and communicate findings to finance leadership.
Oversee accounting for ecommerce, wholesale, licensing, collaborations, and other revenue streams, including revenue recognition, returns, discounts, and partner settlements.
Partner with Operations to reconcile inventory, track product and landed costs, and review cost of goods sold, inventory reserves, and product margins.
Oversee vendor bills, payment approvals, customer invoicing, collections, and cash application; monitor aging balances and exceptions.
Reconcile bank, credit card, and payment processor accounts; support cash forecasting and coordinate payroll accounting with internal owners and providers.
Maintain documented accounting policies, approval workflows, and controls over financial transactions, system access, and supporting records.
Coordinate audit, tax, and other compliance requests with external advisors, maintaining schedules and tracking deliverables and deadlines.
Improve accounting workflows, reconciliations, reporting, and integrations across accounting, commerce, inventory, and payment platforms.
Use and explore technology, AI tools, and automation to optimize workflows, reduce manual processes, and improve reporting speed, accuracy, insight, and scalability.
Document SOPs, clarify ownership, coordinate accounting staff or outsourced providers as applicable, and escalate close, control, and resource risks early.