Winery Exchange, and its subsidiary World Brews, source, create, and develop dynamic private label and national brands from the finest beer, spirit and wine producing regions of the world.
Winery Exchange currently:
• Supplies over 330 different products to retailers and consumers globally
• Produces product in 22 countries on 5 different continents
• Ships product to 9 countries in Asia, Europe, Australasia and North America
We are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing company that values and rewards the hard work of our employees. Winery Exchange offers an environment that is both fast paced and entrepreneurial with the spirit of the northern california wine industry. We seek only highly motivated individuals that are passionate about making a positive impact on the company, the industry and their careers. For more information please visit www.wineryexchange.com.
Winery Exchange is hiring a Senior Accountant to join our team of 5, reporting to the Controller. To be successful at Winery Exchange and in this position, you must be a highly motivated self starter who can maintain a positive attitude in the face of multiple deadlines and competing priorities. If you enjoy a fast-paced, dynamic environment in a high growth industry, then this may be the job for you. We are looking for a person that understands the operational significance of the numbers they report and can clearly communicate results, variances and trends to business owners.
If you are interested in this position, please send your resume with cover letter to wxjobs@wineryexchange.com with the following information:
1. Specific experience with gross margin reporting and variance analysis
2. Specific experience working with budgets and forecasting
3. Most advanced Excel skill you know how to perform
4. Salary Requirements (required to be considered)
5. Ability to commute to Novato full time
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Monthly Close & Financial Analysis
• Expense Report consolidation and posting.
• Prepare monthly accruals and other journal entries.
• Revenue recognition and cut-off management, including drop shipments.
• Detailed financial statement review to correct problems, report & document trends, variances and other critical business information.
• Gross margin and variance analysis.
• Report timely and accurate financial and operational information.
• Make sure that reporting is in compliance with GAAP.
• Review results with business owners.
Business Process and Procedure
• Develop strong understanding of business unit operations and activity to support financial reporting and review.
• Liaison with business owners to develop and improve of operations and reporting.
• Proactively identify process and systems to enhance efficiency, reporting and analysis.
• Ensure that appropriate controls and processes are in place to safeguard company assets
Budgeting
• Prepare monthly forecasts and annual budgets.
• Load annual budgets into system.
Other responsibilities
• Cross-train to cover other accounting functions for absences.
• Billing
• Order validation and review
• Assist in system upgrade
• Other responsibilities as assigned
Required Skills and Education Include:
• 3+ years experience as a full-charge accountant in corporate accounting setting, CPG experience preferred
• Undergraduate degree (B.S. in Accounting; or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Self starter who will take ownership of business unit margins and reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel 2007 user
• Experience with corporate accounting systems required, knowledge of Navision a plus
• Professional commitment to job and carreer
• Extremely organized with good time management skills
• Able to build effective partnerships across teams
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