Senior Accountant Manufacturing

Senior Accountant – Manufacturing

Assurance Laboratories, LLC (ASL)
• Albuquerque, NM
• Full-Time

Assurance Laboratories, LLC (ASL) and its affiliated entity SWC/SWCB are Albuquerque-based cannabis manufacturing and extraction companies operating in a regulated, fast-moving industry. We produce and distribute cannabis products to licensed dispensaries throughout New Mexico. Our finance function sits at the intersection of manufacturing, sales, and compliance — and we’re looking for a sharp, hands-on Senior Accountant who thrives in that environment.

The Senior Accountant will own the day-to-day accounting operations across two related entities, with primary responsibility for maintaining the integrity of our Quick Books Desktop environment, managing multi-source financial data reconciliation, and producing timely, accurate management reporting. This is not a passive bookkeeping role — you will be expected to identify coding errors, build analytical tools, leverage AI productivity tools, and partner directly with ownership on financial planning and cash flow management.

• Claude (Anthropic) — Primary AI Platform: active working knowledge of Claude Chat for financial analysis, reporting, and document drafting; experience with Claude Cowork for multi-step research and complex task automation; familiarity with Claude Code for scripting and data workflow automation is a strong plus
• Google Gemini — Corporate Account: proficiency with Gemini for Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail integration) leveraging ASL’s corporate Google account; ability to apply Gemini to accelerate financial summaries, correspondence, and data review
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to improve accounting productivity — drafting reports, analyzing financial data, automating repetitive reconciliation tasks, and generating management-ready summaries
• Comfortable evaluating AI-generated output critically, validating numbers independently, and knowing when human judgment must override a model’s suggestion
• Stays current with evolving AI capabilities relevant to finance and accounting workflows

• Maintain and administer Quick Books Desktop Diamond Enterprise (currently v23) hosted in a cloud environment
• Review and correct miscoded transactions across expense accounts, with particular focus on COGS vs. operating expense accuracy
• Manage chart of accounts and ensure consistent coding across entities (ASL and SWCB)
• Perform month-end and year-end close procedures, including journal entries and account reconciliations

• Understand and maintain bill of materials (BOM) structures for manufactured and assembled items in Quick Books
• Track raw material costs and reconcile them to COGS in Quick Books
• Coordinate labor cost tracking with operations (labor is tracked outside QB in external spreadsheets) and ensure proper classification
• Support inventory costing and variance analysis for cannabis extraction and manufacturing workflows

• Process semi-monthly or bi-weekly payroll for a workforce of 20+ employees across ASL and SWCB entities
• Ensure accurate allocation of payroll costs between entities and departments, including proper classification of direct labor vs. indirect labor under IRC 280E
• Reconcile payroll registers to general ledger entries and maintain supporting documentation
• Coordinate with payroll provider and/or HR on new hires, terminations, garnishments, and benefit deductions
• Prepare and file payroll tax returns (federal 941, state withholding, unemployment) and ensure timely tax deposits

• Serve as the accounting liaison for New Mexico’s state-mandated Bio Track ca