Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

 

St. James Winery, Inc.

Public House Brewing Company

 

Status:   Exempt

 

This job description is intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in this position. These specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.  Management has the right to add or change these duties of the position at any time.

 

Position Summary:

The Senior Accountant reports to the Controller.  The position is responsible for general ledger and financial reporting integrity, account reconciliations, assists with regulatory compliance, ad hoc reporting and analysis, and software systems support and works closely with all departments in both entities.      

 

Duties:

The following duties are typical for this position. Employees may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

 

Essential Job Duties:

• Prepare and process journal entries

• Manage the month-end process to ensure the integrity of the financial statements

• Reconcile balance sheet accounts

• Item Inventory reconciliation

• Cost accounting for finished goods and grapes/wine

• Prepare all excise, sales and use tax returns

• Prepare federal and state monthly compliance reports

• Provide operational support for NAV and other software systems as a finance liaison 

• Assist with process improvements

• Cap Ex for accounting  purposes

• Back up to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

 

Qualifications and Experience:

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.
 

Minimum Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in an accounting position

• Must have a strong understanding of accounting and the ability to solve problems

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Strong understanding of federal, state and local tax regulations

• Strong mathematical and analytical skills

• Experience in manufacturing and retail accounting

• Ideal candidate thrives in fast paced environment and must be very detail oriented

 

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

These conditions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. 

 

Environment: 

Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment with frequent interruptions.

 

Physical: 

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate (Ex: Office) equipment, requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

 

Vision: 

See in the normal visual range with or without correction.

Hearing: 

Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.