What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Specialist position at The United Green?
Job Description
Our client is a growing cannabis company with a large number of SKUs, customers, and transactions. They are seeking an Accounting Specialist in Buffalo, NY to take ownership of the day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping functions. This is a highly data-driven role that will focus heavily on accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, inventory, orders, and month-end close. The ideal candidate is highly organized, extremely detail-oriented, and naturally inclined to fact-check information, identify discrepancies, and investigate issues before bringing them to ownership. This individual will operate with a high degree of autonomy and will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records while helping the company improve its accounting processes and workflows. While cannabis experience is a plus, candidates with strong accounting experience in distribution, manufacturing, or other high-SKU environments are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting data entry
- Oversee and maintain accounts payable processes, with additional responsibility for accounts receivable
- Process and maintain a high volume of financial transactions across a large customer and SKU base
- Reconcile bank, credit card, and other accounts on a regular basis
- Prepare and support the monthly month-end close process
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure transactions are properly categorized and recorded
- Work closely with inventory, orders, sales, and other operational data to ensure accounting records remain accurate
- Identify discrepancies, investigate the underlying cause, and communicate findings to ownership
- Monitor financial data at both the transactional and macro levels to understand what is happening across the business
- Act as the day-to-day accounting resource for the organization and operate independently with limited oversight
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, workflows, and overall efficiency
- Utilize available technology, automation, and AI tools when appropriate to streamline workflows and improve accuracy
- Support additional accounting and operational needs as the company continues to grow
Requirements
- 3–5 years of accounting experience
- Strong proficiency in QuickBooks Online (required)
- Experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Experience performing account reconciliations and supporting month-end close
- Strong understanding of fundamental accounting and bookkeeping principles
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Natural fact-checker who takes ownership of identifying and resolving discrepancies
- Ability to investigate issues, understand the root cause, and effectively communicate findings to ownership
- Comfortable working independently and making decisions in an autonomous role
- Ability to understand financial information at both a detailed and macro level
- Comfortable working in a startup or rapidly evolving environment
- Strong data analysis skills and comfort working with large volumes of transactions, SKUs, customers, and inventory data
- Strong distribution, manufacturing, or other high-SKU accounting experience preferred
- Cannabis industry experience is a plus, but not required
- Previous management or supervisory experience is a plus
- Comfortable learning and utilizing new technology, automation, and AI tools to improve efficiency
- Proactive mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements
Compensation
- Base salary: $65,000–$70,000 based on experience
- Opportunity for growth as the company continues to scale
Salary : $65,000 - $70,000