[Hiring] US Senior Accountant @Hire Overseas

Role Description

We're looking for a US Senior Accountant (Inventory and Claude) to own the full accounting function for a fast-scaling premium food brand sold through major retail, the natural channel, and direct to consumer. This is a genuinely technology-forward role.

• Bring day-to-day accounting in house from an outside firm.
• Run the monthly close end to end.
• Own the general ledger and financial statements.
• Lead deduction and chargeback recovery.
• Build dashboards and automated workflows for real-time visibility into the business.
• CPG inventory reconciliation experience is a hard requirement.
• Strong full-cycle depth, US GAAP experience, CPG or food and beverage background.
• Genuine enthusiasm for building finance infrastructure with AI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
• At least 5 years of full-cycle accounting including running a monthly close and preparing financial statements.
• CPG inventory reconciliation experience is preferred.
• Proven ability to build dashboards for live visibility into financial and operational performance.
• Strong Claude AI proficiency.
• Working command of US GAAP.
• Comfortable owning and running a stack like Xero and Airtable.
• Exposure to trade spend, deductions, and distributor or retailer chargeback disputes.
• Excellent written and spoken English with proactive communication across time zones.
• CPG, FMCG, food and beverage, or consumer goods experience strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Run the monthly, quarterly, and annual close on a proactive, tight calendar.
• Own AP, AR, bank and credit card reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and intercompany entries.
• Keep an accurate, reconciled balance sheet and a clear, timely income statement.
• Reconcile inventory across finished goods, raw materials, and packaging.
• Track inventory movements from purchase through production, warehousing, and sale.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Apply US GAAP revenue recognition for CPG and FMCG.
• Own audit prep and support external auditors and tax preparers.
• Own retail and distributor deductions and chargebacks end to end.
• Analyze margin, COGS, vendor spend, and freight to find cost leaks.
• Own sales tax, 1099s, and internal controls.
• Build and maintain live dashboards and trackers.
• Connect and automate across the ledger, banks, and other tools.
• Use Claude daily to reconcile, categorize, and draft dispute packages.

Benefits

• Paid in USD (bi-monthly: every 15th and 30th).
• Paid Time Off in accordance with company policy.
• Observance of Holidays per company guidelines.
• 100% remote setup.
• Availability during US business hours.
• Real room to grow as the company scales.

How to Apply

• Include your updated resume.
• A short Loom video (1 to 2 minutes) introducing yourself, describing your CPG inventory reconciliation experience, walking through a dashboard you built, and explaining how you use Claude in your daily accounting workflow.

Application Process Overview

• Initial Application - Submit your application and complete our prequalifying questions.
• Video Introduction - Record a video introduction to showcase your communication skills and work experience.
• Role-Specific Assessment - Complete a homework assignment tailored to the position (if applicable).
• Recruitment Interview - Initial screening with our talent team.
• Executive Interview - Meet with senior leadership to discuss role alignment.
• Client Interview - Final interview with the client team you'd be supporting.
• Background & Reference Check - Professional reference verification.
• Job Offer - Successful candidates receive a formal offer to join the team.