Staff Accountant

Summary

Join Hungryroot, an AI-enabled consumer wellness company, as a Staff Accountant! Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, you will support key accounting close activities, drive process improvements, and contribute to cross-departmental projects. This role offers exposure to various business operations, from daily financial transactions to defining standard procedures. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to make a meaningful impact. Hungryroot is a remote-first company with a supportive and collaborative culture, offering numerous benefits and perks. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field and 2-5 years of relevant experience. A CPA or CPA-track is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field required
• 2-5 years experience in a related finance and/or accounting role, preferably in a startup environment
• Strong accounting knowledge including US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to work both independently and with a collaborative team
• Ability to take initiative and meet deadlines
• Experience with Netsuite or other enterprise accounting ERP systems
• Advanced-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, Index Match w/ Functions, Working with Large Data-sets)

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and document support for various financial statement line items including cash, revenue recognition, credit cards, payroll, prepaids and fixed assets
• Support weekly revenue and cost of goods sold accounting, reporting and KPI analysis
• Support cash forecasting, treasury management and reporting
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and work cross-functionally to resolve issues swiftly
• Manage the Company employee expense reimbursement and credit card reporting platform and support employees as the primary finance point of contact
• Engage with Financial Planning & Analysis team to contribute to budget and forecast cycles across the Balance Sheet and P&L
• Assist with preparation of the audited financial statements and coordination of supporting documentation for audit requests
• Contribute to accounting system enhancements and close optimization efforts
• Support development of risk and control matrices and documentation of control activities
• Other ad hoc projects as required

Preferred Qualifications

• E-commerce, CPG, DTC industry experience
• Public company experience (audit and/or industry roles)
• Inventory accounting experience
• CPA or CPA-track, preferably including public accounting experience

Benefits

• Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
• Equity
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Universal paid parental leave
• Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Spring Health, LiveHealth, Rightway care concierge, and more
• 401k
• A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup