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Accounting Manager

Somewhere

Fully Remote
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🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R55,500 – R92,500 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Accounting Manager

Location:Remote (LATAM or South Africa preferred)Work Schedule:Must maintain significant overlap with U.S. business hoursType:Full-Time Independent ContractorCompensation:Competitive USD-based monthly compensation (commensurate with experience)

About the Company

We are a U.S.-based outsourced accounting and CFO advisory firm specializing inconsumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. Our team operates as the embedded finance department for a portfolio of high-growth companies across food, beverage, and consumer product categories.

Rather than working within a single organization, our finance professionals supportmultiple emerging brands, providing exposure to a wide range of operational models, sales channels, and growth stages. Our work spans everything from day-to-day accounting operations to financial reporting, inventory accounting, and strategic financial support.

This environment is ideal for accounting professionals who enjoy working withgrowth-stage companies, fast-moving teams, and operationally complex businesses.

The Role

We are seeking anAccounting Managerwith strong experience supporting U.S.-based CPG businesses to take ownership of the accounting function across a portfolio of client brands.

This is ahigh-ownership roleresponsible for managing full-cycle accounting operations, financial reporting, and distributor accounting complexities common within the CPG industry.

The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in amulti-client environment, understands the operational realities of CPG businesses, and can operate independently while maintaining strong communication with both internal leadership and client teams.

You will work closely with the firm’sHead of Accounting and U.S.-based client contacts, serving as a trusted financial operator across multiple brands.

Key Responsibilities

Client Accounting Ownership
* Own thefull-cycle accounting functionfor multiple CPG client accounts
Own thefull-cycle accounting functionfor multiple CPG client accounts
* Manage general ledger integrity and ensure accurate financial reporting
Manage general ledger integrity and ensure accurate financial reporting
* Prepare and reviewmonthly financial statements and close packages
Prepare and reviewmonthly financial statements and close packages
* Maintain organized workpapers and documentation in anaudit-ready format
Maintain organized workpapers and documentation in anaudit-ready format

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
* Lead and executemonth-end close processes
Lead and executemonth-end close processes
* Perform account reconciliations and financial analysis
Perform account reconciliations and financial analysis
* Identify discrepancies and resolve accounting issues proactively
Identify discrepancies and resolve accounting issues proactively
* Ensure accurate accruals and adherence toU.S. GAAP
Ensure accurate accruals and adherence toU.S. GAAP

Revenue & Channel Accounting
* Record and reconcile revenue acrossmultiple sales channels, including:Direct-to-consumer (DTC)WholesaleDistributor relationships
Record and reconcile revenue acrossmultiple sales channels, including:
* Direct-to-consumer (DTC)
Direct-to-consumer (DTC)
* Wholesale
Wholesale
* Distributor relationships
Distributor relationships
* Maintain accurate revenue recognition practices across omnichannel operations
Maintain accurate revenue recognition practices across omnichannel operations

Distributor & Trade Deduction Accounting
* Process and reconcile distributor transactions, including:Promotional allowancesChargebacksTrade deductions
Process and reconcile distributor transactions, including:
* Promotional allowances
Promotional allowances
* Chargebacks
Chargebacks
* Trade deductions
Trade deductions
* Manage deduction reconciliation for major distributors such as:KeHeUNFI
Manage deduction reconciliation for major distributors such as:
* KeHe
KeHe
* UNFI
UNFI
* Work with EDI integrations and distributor data feeds
Work with EDI integrations and distributor data feeds

Inventory Accounting
* Maintain accurate inventory accounting in coordination with client teams
Maintain accurate inventory accounting in coordination with client teams
* Support inventory reconciliation and COGS analysis
Support inventory reconciliation and COGS analysis
* Work within inventory platforms such asCin7and similar systems
Work within inventory platforms such asCin7and similar systems

Operational Accounting
* Oversee day-to-day accounting processes including:Accounts payableBill payment workflowsAccounts receivable trackingCash management and reconciliations
Oversee day-to-day accounting processes including:
* Accounts payable
Accounts payable
* Bill payment workflows
Bill payment workflows
* Accounts receivable tracking
Accounts receivable tracking
* Cash management and reconciliations
Cash management and reconciliations
* Manage AP workflows throughBill.com
Manage AP workflows throughBill.com

Client Communication & Support
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Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R55,500/month, this role pays well above the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($3,000/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 614 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →