Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant – Deep Indian Kitchen

Do you believe in good korma? Do samosas give you all the fillings? If you take efficient accounting and financial operations seriously but not yourself (and enjoy a good pun), we might have a job for you.

First, a little more about us. We are Deep Indian Kitchen®. You may have seen us in the frozen aisles of 21,000 natural and conventional grocery, mass, club, and drug stores or been to our fast-casual restaurant. Or, if you shop at Indian grocery stores, you know our parent company, Deep Foods Inc., as your trusted manufacturer and brand with over 1,000 SKUs. Our brand is on fire now, but it hasn’t been long since late 2019 when we began a turnaround and rebrand of our Tandoor Chef® frozen brand and Indikitch® restaurants to Deep Indian Kitchen®. Our differentiated approach and products have made us the #1 fastest-selling natural frozen entrees brand in America, with rapid household penetration growth, over 182K followers on Instagram and TikTok…we could go on. And we know it’s cliché to say, “We’re just getting started,” but we don’t know of any other aspiring ‘platform brand’ that gets to pick and choose from a 1,000 SKU innovation pipeline.

Back to the point: you. We seek a Staff Accountant to join our growing Accounting & Finance team. This role is critical in helping to build and support our core accounting processes across AR, AP, month-end close, accruals, and financial reporting. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to maintain accurate financial records, contribute to the close process, and support the build-out of a more structured finance function.

We need the right person who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to bring order to chaos. Someone who can manage the books day-to-day, collaborate across teams, and help implement best practices. Our ideal candidate has solid AR experience (especially in collections), is excited to grow within the organization, and can bring both structure and insight to our accounting operations.

Deep Foods Inc. is an equal opportunity employer with competitive compensation and benefits. If this all sounds good, please apply with your resume—bonus points for sending your favorite journal entry (or your least favorite deduction!).

Responsibilities

• Build out and own day-to-day accounting including AR, AP, bank/credit card reconciliation and cash application.
• Record journal entries across Balance Sheet and P&L, and maintain schedules for fixed assets, depreciation, prepaids, and accruals.
• Perform monthly and quarterly accruals for contra-revenue and operational expenses.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close including balance sheet reconciliations, roll-forwards, and variance analysis.
• Maintain AR aging and collection tracking, collaborating with sales and brokers to resolve deductions.
• Assist with onboarding and using new tools for deduction management and ERP workflow improvements.
• Help implement best practices in workflow and contribute to reducing the close cycle time.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors/customers for issue resolution.
• Support quarterly and annual tax filings in collaboration with external accountants.
• Assist with T&E policy compliance and review.
• Participate in ad hoc projects to support business and process improvement goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• 1–3 years of accounting experience preferred; recent grads with strong internships will be considered.
• Hands-on experience with AR and collections is a must.
• Exposure to both cash and accrual accounting methods key.
• Working knowledge of GAAP accounting and ability to apply it practically.
• Full understanding of P&L, from gross to net; solid understanding of balance sheets.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks, Excel, and comfort learning new systems, bonus if you are able to create automation with Excel.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for continuous improvement and bringing best practices to a growing team.
• Experience with CPG, inventory analysis, or retail is a plus.
• In-office presence required Tuesday–Thursday in Union, NJ.

About Deep Indian Kitchen / Deep Foods

Deep Indian Kitchen’s parent company, Deep Foods, was founded by the Amin family matriarch, Bhagwati Amin, and is now owned and operated by three generations of the Amin family. In late 2019, Deep Foods launched the Deep Indian Kitchen brand, which includes a line of frozen foods and a fast-casual restaurant in NJ, to elevate and expand access to Indian food in mainstream America. It has become one of the fastest-growing frozen food brands in the U.S. and the #1 Indian brand with its delicious, authentic, always-made-from-scratch frozen meals and appetizers that are available in over 21,000 grocery stores nationwide.

Deep Foods is the leader in Indian cuisine in North America with operations in the US, Canada, India, and Australia, and makes frozen meals, breads, and appetizers as well as snacks, beverages, dairy and pantry essentials. Our brands include Bansi®, Babu’s®, Bhagwati’s®, Deep, Deep Indian Kitchen®, Healthy Tiffin®, Hot Mix®, Mirch Masala®, Reena’s®, and Udupi.® Since 1977, we have had one simple purpose: to share all of India through made-from-scratch, authentically crafted food, and drinks. As a family-owned-and-operated company, it’s our mission that our food not only taste good but also do good. That’s why every purchase of our products benefits the Deepkiran Foundation, which helps provide access to education for underprivileged children in rural India. You can find our more than 1,000 products in stores across the ethnic, natural, conventional, club, drug, mass, and ecommerce retail channels.