Senior accounting clerk (contract)

Liquid Death is a better for you beverage company that will murder your thirst with a wide range of low calorie beverages from water to iced tea to energy drinks. Our goal is to be the funniest beverage brand on earth and to make health and sustainability 50 times more fun.

Location: remote USA anywhere (east coast time zone preferred)

Reports To: Senior Director, Controller

Travel: up to 10% occasional travel for team meetings, as needed

Contract Period: Contract / temporary through December 2026

About the Role

Liquid Death is looking for a Senior Accounting Clerk who knows that getting the details right keeps the business moving.

In this role, you’ll manage day-to-day accounting transactions with a primary focus on accounts payable. From processing vendor invoices and credits to maintaining accurate records and resolving payment discrepancies, you’ll help ensure our accounting operations run accurately and on time. You’ll also support month-end close by preparing reconciliations, maintaining supporting schedules, and organizing documentation for the accounting team.

You’ll partner closely with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Marketing to obtain approvals, resolve transaction questions, and keep information flowing. You bring strong attention to detail, dependable follow-through, and the ability to manage established workflows independently while recognizing when an issue needs additional review.

We’re also an AI-forward company. We use approved tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to help with recurring, standardized work, then carefully review the outputs. You’ll help identify practical ways to simplify routine tasks while following company requirements for accuracy, confidentiality, and financial controls.

What You’ll Do

• Keep accounts payable running smoothly
• Maintain accurate vendor records, including new vendor setup, approved changes, tax forms, and documentation supporting 1099 reporting.
• Process vendor invoices and credits in Tipalti, checking for complete documentation, appropriate coding, required approvals, and duplicate submissions.
• Partner with Operations, Sales, and Marketing to obtain timely invoice reviews, approvals, and supporting information.
• Prepare payment batches and supporting documentation for review and approval in accordance with established controls.
• Respond to vendor inquiries, research invoice and payment discrepancies, and follow through on outstanding credits and balances.
• Prepare AP aging reports and flag overdue items, missing approvals, and other issues requiring follow-up.
• Reconcile vendor statements and assist with AP subledger-to-general-ledger reconciliations, escalating unresolved differences.
• Support accounting records and month-end close
• Complete assigned transaction processing and close-support tasks within established deadlines.
• Maintain supporting schedules and documentation for payables, prepaid expenses, and other assigned accounting activities.
• Identify unpaid invoices and gather information to support the accounting team’s preparation of month-end accruals.
• Prepare routine journal entries using established templates and procedures for review and approval by the accounting team.
• Verify account coding and transaction dates against established guidelines, escalating unusual or unclear items.
• Research reconciling differences and help resolve missing, incomplete, or inaccurate transaction records.
• Maintain organized records and follow established controls
• Keep invoices, approvals, payment records, reconciliations, and other supporting documents complete and accessible.
• Review transaction reports for missing information, duplicate entries, and other potential errors.
• Retrieve records and prepare supporting documentation for audit, tax, and other accounting requests under the accounting team’s direction.
• Follow established approval procedures and financial controls, promptly flagging exceptions or discrepancies.
• Handle confidential vendor, payment, and business information with discretion.
• Improve how the work gets done
• Identify practical ways to improve data accuracy, simplify routine reconciliations, and reduce manual work.
• Assist with testing accounting system updates and changes to established workflows.
• Support responsible use of approved automation and AI tools, verifying outputs before use.
• Maintain clear process documentation and provide backup support for related accounting tasks as needed.

Qualifications Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with at least 3 years of relatable accounting operations, bookkeeping, or related experience, including at least 2 years of hands-on accounts payable experience
• Working knowledge of accounts payable processes, debits and credits, account coding, reconciliations, and basic accrual concepts required
• Experience using an ERP or accounting system; Netsuite and Tipalti experience preferred
• Proficiency with Excel and Google Sheets, including sorting, filtering, formulas, and lookup functions; familiarity with pivot tables preferred
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to process transactions accurately while managing competing deadlines
• Experience researching invoice, payment, and account discrepancies and following issues through to resolution
• Exceptional organizational and time management experience with adaptability to work in a high change / continuous improvement focused environment with an entrepreneurial mindset
• The ability to work independently within established procedures and recognize when an issue requires escalation
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with vendors and internal partners
• Adaptability and a willingness to learn new systems and improve established processes
• Uses discretion and integrity when handling confidential financial and business information
• Willingness to travel up to 10% as needed

The typical salary range for this position is: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour (non exempt)

This range reflects an estimate of the anticipated hourly compensation for this role and does not include potential bonuses, equity, or benefits. The actual hourly rate offer will take into account multiple factors including skills, experience, education, location, and applicable federal, state, and local wage and hour laws. Where state or local minimum hourly/ salary requirements exceed the posted range, the Company will adjust compensation accordingly.

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At Liquid Death, we believe that killer benefits make all the difference. That’s why we offer Blue Shield medical plans with HMO (CA Only), PPO, and HDHP options (including an HSA), FSA and Dependent Care FSA, along with Guardian dental and vision coverage. Our UNUM packages include life insurance, AD&D, disability benefits, and employee-paid options like accident, hospitalization, and critical illness coverage. We match 100% of your Empower Retirement contributions up to 4% after just three months and even help crush your student debt while saving for retirement with our Student Loan Retirement Match. Our wellness perks, including Headspace, ClassPass memberships, and a robust EAP, help you keep your soul hydrated, while SNOO Bassinets give your little ones the VIP treatment. Pets are part of the crew too, so we offer Nationwide pet insurance to keep them happy and healthy. Add in 17 paid holidays, Flex PTO, and travel assistance, and you’ve got a benefits lineup as fierce as our mission to declare #DeathToPlastic

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