Accounting Senior Manager - CPG Team Lead

Role Purpose

Ensure high-quality, consistent client delivery across an assigned team of CPG-focused Client Leads and staff by enabling, coaching, and coordinating their work. The Accounting Senior Manager — CPG Team Lead is accountable for team effectiveness across a portfolio of consumer packaged goods clients — not just individual client outcomes. This role requires both delivery leadership and people leadership, and carries formal responsibilities for performance reviews, career coaching, and development planning.

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. 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.
• 401k: With a company match

PAY RANGE

117,104 - 137,769 USD per year (Remote (United States))

Accounting

Remote (United States)