About Near
At Near, we help top talent in Latin America find remote roles with US companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.
About our client
This role is with our client, a group of three related U.S. businesses spanning pet eye care, human eye care, and manufacturing. They sell through e-commerce, Amazon, wholesale, and veterinary partnerships.
About the role:
Our client is seeking a hands-on Bookkeeper & Financial Analyst to own day-to-day bookkeeping across the three businesses and help turn financial information into clear business insights. The first priority is accurate, reliable books: this person will personally handle the daily accounting work, reconciliations, and month-end close, and will also support budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, and profitability analysis. The role reports directly to the owner and works closely with the operations team, the external CPA, and the Datarails implementation team.
Responsibilities:
Manage day-to-day bookkeeping in QuickBooks for three related companies.
Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, payment processors, and marketplace settlements (e.g., Amazon).
Maintain accounts payable and receivable, track outstanding balances, and prepare payments for approval.
Maintain accruals, prepaid expenses, and supporting schedules for accurate monthly reporting.
Reconcile intercompany transactions and balances.
Work with operations and the CPA to maintain accurate inventory and COGS accounting.
Review account classifications, identify discrepancies, and improve bookkeeping processes.
Own the monthly close checklist and prepare timely financial reports.
Support the Datarails implementation and ongoing reporting, ensuring reports reconcile to QuickBooks.
Maintain a cash-flow forecast and highlight upcoming cash needs.
Track performance against budget and explain meaningful variances.
Analyze revenue, margins, and expenses by company, product, and sales channel.
Provide the owner with concise financial updates, highlighting issues and opportunities.
Coordinate with the external CPA on year-end schedules and accounting questions.
Requirements:
Must-Haves:
3+ years of hands-on bookkeeping or accounting experience, including ownership of reconciliations and month-end close.
Strong QuickBooks experience, preferably supporting U.S. businesses.
Practical understanding of accrual accounting and financial statements.
Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookup functions, financial reporting).
Experience preparing financial reports and explaining results to non-accountants.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Fluent written and spoken English.
Strong attention to detail, ownership, and follow-through.
Strong internet connection, quality camera and microphone.
Based in a western Latin American time zone (ideally aligned with U.S. Central Time), with consistent availability during U.S. business hours and meaningful overlap with Pacific Time.
Nice-to-Haves:
Experience with e-commerce, Amazon, Shopify, or other multichannel product businesses.
Inventory accounting and COGS reconciliation.
Bookkeeping for multiple related entities and intercompany transactions.
Cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, and profitability analysis.
Experience with Datarails or a similar financial reporting platform.
What success looks like in the first 90 days:
Understand the books and workflows of all three companies and identify priority improvements.
Resolve agreed bookkeeping issues with support from the CPA.
Establish a documented, reliable month-end close process.
Deliver financial reports that reconcile to QuickBooks.
Maintain a practical cash-flow forecast.
Provide clear monthly commentary on what changed, why it matters, and what needs attention.
Hiring process: Includes a short practical assessment using sample accounting data.
Working Hours: Full Time, U.S. business hours with meaningful overlap with Pacific…