Accounting Associate (AR, AP & Inventory)

About Gruffies:

Gruffies is a fast-growing functional pet treat company focused on holistic wellness, clean ingredients, and meaningful impact. We operate a Canadian parent company with a U.S. subsidiary and sell across multiple channels and regions.
We are building a category-defining brand and need a strong financial foundation to support that growth.

Role Overview: Reporting to the Controller, you will be the guardian of our working capital. This isn't just data entry; you will manage the complex web of retail deductions, vendor payments, and inventory value reconciliations that keep Gruffies profitable.

Key Responsibilities:
Accounts Receivable & Deductions: Manage the full AR cycle. Crucially, you will lead the reconciliation of trade spend and chargebacks from major retail distributors (short pays, promo bill-backs, etc.).

Accounts Payable: Own the bill entry and payment cycle in Xero, ensuring vendor terms are optimized and all raw material/CMO invoices match our POs.

Landed Cost & Inventory: Assist the Controller in calculating true landed costs. Ensure that the inventory values in Unleashed sync perfectly with the General Ledger in Xero.

Multi-Channel Reconciliation: Reconcile daily payouts from Shopify, Amazon, and various payment gateways against bank deposits.

Month-End Support: Assist in the month-end close by preparing accruals and investigating variances in COGS or OpEx.

Qualifications:
Experience: 3+ years in accounting, specifically within a CPG or Retail environment.

Knowledge: You must understand Trade Spend/Deduction Management (you know that a check from a distributor rarely matches the invoice).

Technical: Advanced Excel/Google Sheet skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs). Proficiency in Xero and/or Unleashed is a significant advantage.

Attention to Detail: You enjoy the "detective work" of finding why a balance is off by a few cents.