About Us

Hungryroot is an AI-enabled consumer wellness company. Like a personal assistant for healthy living, we get to know your goals, lifestyle, and budget, and we recommend and deliver healthy groceries, easy recipes and essential supplements for you and your family. It’s the easiest way to eat healthy, achieve your goals, save time, and discover new foods. Founded on the belief that food is the foundation of health, convenience should not mean compromise, and we’re all unique in how we eat and live, Hungryroot is building a future in which healthy living is easy and enjoyable.

We are a distributed team built on top talent from over 28 states across the U.S. While we have a headquarters in New York City, we support employees working from wherever they are based. We believe in fostering team connection and collaboration across all of our employees' locations. Expect to attend regular team-building events and an annual company retreat. Expect to be treated like an owner who cares about our common goal, not someone who has to clock in and out of work.

About the Role

Hungryroot is seeking a motivated Staff Accountant to join our growing Accounting team. Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, this role will support key accounting close activities, drive process improvements, and contribute to cross-departmental projects. The position offers exposure to a variety of business operations, from daily financial transactions to defining standard procedures and guiding team members.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a strong desire to learn, and is eager to make a meaningful impact in a mission-driven company.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries and document support for various financial statement line items including cash, revenue recognition, credit cards, payroll, prepaids and fixed assets
• Support weekly revenue and cost of goods sold accounting, reporting and KPI analysis
• Support cash forecasting, treasury management and reporting
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and work cross-functionally to resolve issues swiftly
• Manage the Company employee expense reimbursement and credit card reporting platform and support employees as the primary finance point of contact
• Engage with Financial Planning & Analysis team to contribute to budget and forecast cycles across the Balance Sheet and P&L
• Assist with preparation of the audited financial statements and coordination of supporting documentation for audit requests
• Contribute to accounting system enhancements and close optimization efforts
• Support development of risk and control matrices and documentation of control activities
• Other ad hoc projects as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration or related field required
• 2-5 years experience in a related finance and/or accounting role, preferably in a startup environment
• Strong accounting knowledge including US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to work both independently and with a collaborative team
• Ability to take initiative and meet deadlines
• Experience with Netsuite or other enterprise accounting ERP systems
• Advanced-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, Index Match w/ Functions, Working with Large Data-sets)
• CPA or CPA-track, preferably including public accounting experience

Nice-to-have Skills

• E-commerce, CPG, DTC industry experience
• Public company experience (audit and/or industry roles)
• Inventory accounting experience

Perks & Benefits

• Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
• Equity
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Universal paid parental leave
• Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits including One Medical, Spring Health, LiveHealth, Rightway care concierge, and more
• 401k
• A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup

Expected Pay Range
$75,000 - $100,000

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The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Our mission to help make healthy eating easy, accessible, and joyful is better served by a diverse workplace. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building an inclusive workplace. We have zero-tolerance for harassment or discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected class.