About MiLa
MìLà is a Chinese food company. Our teams work tirelessly to enhance delicious products that we all enjoy at home! While MìLà is a Chinese food brand, it’s really a celebration of the power of food to bring us together, share our stories, and discover new flavors and cultures.
Our mission is to build something that feels authentically and uniquely true to our roots as a Chinese-American-founded brand. Something we can own, but that’s also meant to be shared. One of the things we love about Chinese food is that it’s traditionally served family-style—shared with everyone gathered at the table. MìLà is a Chinese food brand, but it’s really a celebration of the power of food to bring us together, share our stories, and discover new flavors and cultures.
Core Values
Explore our core values here: https://eatmila.com/pages/careers
Job Summary
Under the direct supervision of the Controller, the Staff Accountant is responsible for accounts payable and receivable, month-end close, account reconciliations and retailer deduction work.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Process vendor invoices in Bill.com, including coding, matching to POs and receipts, and approval routing
- Manage 3-way match through Fulfil
- Manage vendor setup, W-9s and 1099s
- Reconcile vendor statements
- Review credit card transactions for receipts and accurate coding
- Invoice customers
- Apply cash and remittances and research short-pays
- Own the AR aging and follow up on past-due accounts
- Set up new customers in accounting systems and maintain credit terms
- Prepare journal entries for accruals
- Reconcile the bank, credit card and clearing accounts monthly
- Reconcile the Bill.com clearing account
- Provide status on all aging A/R and A/P
- Track and reconcile customer deductions, chargebacks, promotions and trade spend
- Manage month end accruals and assigned balance sheet reconciliations
- Manage the 1099 process
- Document processes and help strengthen internal controls
- Assist with system integrations, automation and ad hoc analysis
- The position requires minimal travel
- The position is 100% remote
- Other duties as assigned
Required Skills & Abilities
- Solid grasp of GAAP, accrual accounting and the full close cycle
- Hands-on experience with full-cycle AP and AR
- Strong Excel skills: lookups, pivot tables, working with large data exports
- Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable owning deadlines
- Familiarity with Fulfil, QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, Ramp and Glimpse a plus
- Experience with retailer EDI invoicing, deductions and trade spend (Costco, Walmart, UNFI, Kehe) preferred
- Interest in automation, SQL or BI tools, and a desire to use AI to build better processes
Education & Experience
- 2–4 years of accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing, CPG or food
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
This is a remote position working from a home office! To be eligible, you’ll need to live in and work from one of these states: California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, Washington, or Wisconsin
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Reliable internet connection and a quiet workspace
Schedule
- Full-time, 40 hours per week
- Shifts: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
Why Should You Join Us?
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision insurance. MiLa covers 75% of employee premiums & 25% of dependent premiums
- Optional Extra Protection for Life & AD&D (with guarantee issue amounts at time of hire), Hospital, and Short Term Disability
- Invest in your Future - 401(k) plan to help with your long-term financial security
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