Senior Accountant – Manufacturing

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

About Us

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.

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant will own the day-to-day accounting operations across two related entities, with primary responsibility for maintaining the integrity of our QuickBooks 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.

Key Responsibilities

AI & Large Language Model (LLM) Tools

•     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

General Ledger & QuickBooks Management

•     Maintain and administer QuickBooks 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

Manufacturing & COGS Accounting

•     Understand and maintain bill of materials (BOM) structures for manufactured and assembled items in QuickBooks

•     Track raw material costs and reconcile them to COGS in QuickBooks

•     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

Payroll Processing

•     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

BioTrack Inventory Reconciliation

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