[Remote] Accounting Senior Manager - CPG Team Lead

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Graphite Financial is a growing boutique finance, accounting, tax, and strategy firm that helps startup and high-growth companies scale efficiently and sustainably. The Accounting Senior Manager — CPG Team Lead is responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery across a team focused on consumer packaged goods clients, providing leadership and coaching to Client Leads.

Responsibilities

• Coach Client Leads on solution design, client management, delivery approach, and professional judgment across CPG engagements
• Review CPG client engagement approaches for technical risk, complexity — particularly around trade promotion accounting, inventory, and multi-channel revenue — or inconsistency with firm standards
• Serve as the first escalation point for delivery challenges, CPG-specific technical questions, and team capacity problems
• Ensure all work produced by the team meets Graphite’s quality standards before it reaches clients
• Conduct formal performance reviews and ongoing career development conversations with direct reports
• Identify CPG accounting capability gaps within the team and address them through coaching, targeted training, or resourcing decisions
• Build a team environment where Client Leads operate with confidence and accountability, not dependency
• Balance workload across Client Leads and adjust resourcing to manage close peaks, seasonal CPG demand cycles, and coverage risks
• Drive execution consistency across the CPG client portfolio without creating bureaucratic overhead
• Ensure no CPG client engagement is a single point of failure — cross-training and documentation are standing expectations
• Maintain a purposefully limited personal CPG - focused client book
• Use direct client execution to stay current on CPG accounting complexity, model the standards you set for your team, and remain credible as a coach and escalation resource
• Partner with Standards and Technology teams to translate firm-wide standards into practical, CPG-ready execution within your team
• Surface recurring CPG delivery issues, client patterns, and improvement opportunities to the Director proactively
• Engages directly with CPG clients during escalations, complex onboarding, or when providing real-time coaching to Client Leads on high-stakes situations
• Maintains the professional presence, CPG industry fluency, and technical credibility to represent Graphite confidently in any senior client conversation

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; CPA required
• 7–10 years of accounting experience including at least 2 years in a client lead, manager, or team leadership role
• Demonstrated CPG accounting experience — this is a firm requirement. Candidates must be able to speak specifically to trade promotion accounting, inventory reconciliation, landed cost, and multi-channel COGS in a CPG context
• Deep working knowledge of GAAP with direct experience navigating startup-specific accounting complexity: SAFEs, convertible instruments, ASC 606, equity compensation, and more
• Demonstrated ability to manage a team and a client portfolio simultaneously without sacrificing quality on either
• Strong coaching and feedback skills — you have developed junior accounting professionals before and take that responsibility seriously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; executive presence in client-facing situations
• Public accounting (Manager level) or outsourced accounting leadership experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with CPG-specific platforms and operational systems including QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Cin7, Shopify, and 3PL management systems preferred
• Experience working in a remote professional services environment is strongly preferred

Benefits

• Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage. 100% of the employee's health insurance premium is covered by the company.
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance.
• Generous Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 Paid Company Holidays, and comprehensive Paid Parental Leave.
• Fully remote position with company-provided technology equipment and a $250 technology stipend to support your ideal home office setup.
• 401k: With a company match

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