Accounting Specialist (Accounting & Operations | Food Industry)

About the role

Our client is seeking an Accounting Specialist to join its finance team in a highly cross-functional role.

This position goes beyond traditional accounting and sits at the intersection of finance, operations, customer service, and logistics, supporting the day-to-day financial processes of a growing business.

The role is well-suited for a detail-oriented and proactive professional with a solid foundation in accounting, who is interested in gaining broad exposure across financial and operational functions within an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Support core accounting activities, including account and bank/credit card reconciliations and accounts payable, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies
• Aid in the preparation and review of monthly financial reporting, ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Take ownership of customer deduction tracking and resolution, reviewing data through customer portals and working closely with customer service and warehouse teams
• Act as a key point of coordination between finance, logistics, and customer service, proactively following up on discrepancies and driving issues to resolution
• Support warehouse billing processes, including invoice validation, discrepancy investigation, and account reconciliation
• Manage and review employee expenses and corporate card transactions, including follow-ups and reimbursement processing
• Aid in intercompany processes, including accounts payable, reimbursable tracking, and coordination with international counterparts
• Support budget tracking and expense coordination in collaboration with internal teams (e.g. sales and operations)
• Contribute to inventory-related activities, including coordination across systems and support for inventory reporting (e.g. aging, product movement)
• Support sales tax tracking and filings and assist in coordination with external partners (e.g. CPA) for tax-related matters
• Maintain and support additional account tracking (e.g. commission-based accounts) as part of ongoing financial operations
• Contribute to process improvements, helping to bring structure and visibility to day-to-day financial operations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 2–4 years of relevant experience in accounting or a related function
• Hands-on experience with QuickBooks or a comparable accounting system
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with data and reconciliations
• High attention to detail and a structured, analytical mindset
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them through to completion
• Ability to work independently and ensure accurate and timely execution of responsibilities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional setting, collaborating with teams across finance, operations, and customer-facing functions
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams