Part-Time E‑commerce & CPG Controller for Growing Brands

Cornerstone Finance; United States; Remote; USD 69,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Cornerstone Finance is seeking an experienced Controller with ecommerce/CPG background to join us as an independent contractor. You will own the monthly close for your assigned clients, review bookkeepers’ work and produce the reporting our Finance Partners present to owners.

This role starts around 5 hours per week with potential to grow your client portfolio and hours over time, offering flexible, meaningful work across a growing portfolio of brands.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of accounting experience including month-end close and financial reporting.
• Experience with ecommerce or CPG businesses, including inventory and cost of goods sold.
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting, reconciliations and financial statements.
• Strong QuickBooks Online skills.
• Experience reviewing others' work and giving clear correction notes.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Comfort learning and using multiple systems (e.g., QuickBooks Online, Reach Reporting, Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, A2X, Google Workspace).
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance preferred; CPA a plus but not required.
• Experience at an accounting firm or managing close for multiple clients is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own each assigned client's monthly close calendar and deliver an accurate, on-time close.
• Quality review bookkeeping work and send corrections back to the bookkeeping team.
• Reconcile sales channels and marketplace payouts against the books.
• Account for inventory, landed costs and COGS, and track gross margin by product, channel or customer.
• Prepare the standard monthly reporting package for each client.
• Coordinate deadlines with the Finance Partner who leads each client relationship.
• Work with our sales tax specialist on marketplace and multistate sales data.
• Identify issues in client books, processes or systems and recommend fixes.
• Help document and improve Cornerstone's close process and e-commerce accounting standards.
• Model Cornerstone's values to help clients build financially healthy businesses.

Skills

Close & reporting

Inventory & COGS

Reconciliations

Financial statements

Written communication

Time management

Multi-system learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Reach Reporting

Shopify

Amazon Seller Central

A2X

Google Workspace

Job description

Cornerstone Finance is seeking an experienced Controller with ecommerce/CPG background to join us as an independent contractor. You will own the monthly close for your assigned clients, review bookkeepers’ work and produce the reporting our Finance Partners present to owners.

This role starts around 5 hours per week with potential to grow your client portfolio and hours over time, offering flexible, meaningful work across a growing portfolio of brands.