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Accounting Senior Manager - CPG Team Lead

Remote (United States) · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago
AccountingFP&APerformance ManagementLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • Graphite Financial is a growing boutique finance, accounting, tax, and strategy firm (www.graphitefinancial.com) built to help startup and high-growth companies scale efficiently and sustainably.
  • Graphite Financial is redefining the "finance department" for early-stage companies and VC-backed startups.
  • Our clients are actively managing cash burn, measuring performance, reporting to investors, making capital allocation decisions, and preparing for fundraising.

Responsibilities

  • You maintain the technical depth and professional presence to engage senior CPG client contacts directly when needed.
  • You own what your team delivers across the CPG portfolio.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a team and a client portfolio simultaneously without sacrificing quality on either

Requirements

  • All of that takes expertise and time that founders don't have and can't afford to hire for.
  • The Team Lead must be fluent enough in CPG accounting to coach Client Leads through these challenges credibly - and to recognize quality work product when they review it.

Nice to have

  • 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 People Leadership
  • 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
  • Ensure no CPG client engagement is a single point of failure - cross-training and documentation are standing expectations Client Execution (Selective)
  • 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 Cross-Team Coordination
  • Surface recurring CPG delivery issues, client patterns, and improvement opportunities to the Director proactively CLIENT INTERACTION

Benefits

  • Health & Wellness: Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
  • 100% of the employee's health insurance premium is covered by the company.
  • Financial Security: Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance.
  • Work/Life Balance To Include: Generous Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 Paid Company Holidays, and comprehensive Paid Parental Leave.
  • Remote Work Setup: Fully remote position with company-provided technology equipment and a $250 technology stipend to support your ideal home office setup.
  • Fully remote position with company-provided technology equipment and a $250 technology stipend to support your ideal home office setup.

Company info

  • Lead must be fluent enough in CPG accounting to coach Client Leads through these challenges credibly - and to recognize quality work product when they review it.
  • WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED HERE This is a fully remote leadership role within a client-facing professional services firm.
  • You lead a team of Accounting Managers (Client Leads), Senior Associates, and Associates serving CPG clients who expect Graphite-quality accounting every month.
  • The following qualities define what high performance looks like at this level. • CPG Accounting Fluency: You understand CPG accounting at a practitioner level - trade spend, deductions, landed cost, inventory reconciliation, gross-to-net revenue across channels.
  • You do not need to prepare every reconciliation yourself, but you need to review one and know immediately whether it is right. • Leadership Without Proximity: You set clear expectations, provide consistent coaching, and hold your team accountable - entirely through remote communication and structured operating rhythms.
  • Your presence is felt through the quality of what your team produces. • Client Credibility: You maintain the technical depth and professional presence to engage senior CPG client contacts directly when needed.
  • Your team's standards reflect yours - invest in both. • Coaching Over Fixing: Your job is to make Client Leads better - not to do their work for them.
  • When something goes wrong on a CPG engagement, your first instinct is to coach, not to take over. • Responsiveness at Scale: You model the responsiveness you expect from your team.
  • Delayed decisions and slow escalations create client risk in a fast-moving industry.
  • Move fast, communicate clearly, and resolve things. • Accountability for Team Outcomes: You own what your team delivers across the CPG portfolio.
  • You do not deflect to process or capacity.
  • You identify problems early and solve them. • Professional Standards Enforcement: You hold Client Leads and Associates to a high bar for written communication, client interaction, and deliverable quality.
  • This is not optional in a remote, client-facing environment.
  • CORE RESPONSIBILITIES Team Enablement & Oversight • 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 People Leadership • 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 Capacity & Quality Management • 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 Client Execution (Selective) • 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 Cross-Team Coordination • 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 CLIENT INTERACTION • Not a primary client contact in the standard operating model • 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 QUALIFICATIONS • 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; public accounting (Manager level) or outsourced accounting leadership experience strongly preferred • 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 • Familiarity with CPG-specific platforms and operational systems including QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Cin7, Shopify, and 3PL management systems preferred • 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 • Experience working in a remote professional services environment is strongly preferred Comprehensive Benefits & Perks: Health & Wellness: Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
  • 401k: With a company match
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