Senior Accountant, e-Commerce (Contract)

United States, San Mateo · USA-CA-San Mateo · USD 55-70 / hour · Contract · Posted Oct 3, 2026

At a glance

The consultant will support full-cycle accounting for the online store, managing processes from customer orders and inventory movement through revenue and financial reporting.
This role partners with Accounting, Operations, E-commerce, Supply Chain, and IT to resolve reconciliation and system-integration issues.

Own full-cycle accounting for online store activity, including inventory, sales, COGS, accounts receivable, cash, refunds, and credits.
Perform monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
Reconcile inventory subledger activity to SAP, including receipts, transfers, adjustments, returns, and write-offs.
Review and reconcile cost of goods sold to product sales and inventory movement.
Support the complete order-to-cash cycle, including sales orders, fulfillment, billing, and revenue recognition.
Reconcile payment processor and bank activity to customer orders and SAP postings.
Partner with cross-functional teams to understand transaction flows and ensure accurate accounting in SAP.
Investigate integration issues between sales, order management, inventory, payment, and SAP systems.
Participate in system implementations, integration changes, and user acceptance testing.
Develop and maintain reconciliation tools and controls to confirm data accuracy.

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Approximately 2–6 years of accounting experience.
Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, month-end close, inventory accounting, revenue, accounts receivable, and cash.
Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
Ability to work through large transaction populations and identify exceptions.
Ability to understand end-to-end transaction flows and translate operational or system issues into accounting impacts.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.