Senior Accountant

Peju Winery • Full-time • Napa, California, United States • $95k - $105k / year • 1w ago

At PEJU we are committed to building on over 40 years of excellence and delivering enchanting experiences our guests will carry with them for a lifetime. Our family-owned winery is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Accountant to join our team. This role is critical in ensuring accurate financial management, supporting business growth, and maintaining the high standards of our distinguished brand. The ideal candidate combines strong accounting expertise with a collaborative spirit and a genuine appreciation for the winery’s culture and values. If you thrive in a close-knit environment where your work directly supports a passionate, quality-focused business, this could be the perfect fit.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
Facilitate month-end and year-end close procedures.
Analyze revenues, commissions, and expenses to ensure proper recording.
Perform month-end close process including input of adjusting and closing GL entries and monthly account reconciliations.
Review and analyze balance sheet account variances, accounting classifications, journal entries, records, sub schedules and reports to ensure the reasonableness of financial results. Report variances to the Financial Reporting Manager.
Assist in the annual expense budgeting process, including the creation of support schedules and the analysis and reporting of budget-to-actual variances.
Reconcile all bank accounts for approval.
Report daily cash activity.
Establish and maintain property, barrel and inventory records.
Reconcile year end bottling and cellars supplies.
Post payments to customer and wholesale accounts.
Ensure control of remittances received, proper posting to accounts, preparation of transmittal documents, and preparation of documents for input into financial system.
Maintain wine costing by SKU.
Record information about financial status of customers and status of collections efforts.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent skills and experience
Five years of general ledger accounting experience, with a strong track record for accuracy and integrity.
Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
Ability to interpret accounting data, analyze reports and implement actions.
Prior experience working at the Senior Accountant level in a similar environment is required.
Knowledge AMS financial system preferred.
Winery accounting experience preferred.
Effectively manages multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment without compromising accuracy or attention to detail.
Ability to meet assigned deadlines.
Excellent organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build and enhance internal and external customer relationships.
Demonstrates initiative and resourcefulness—knows how to seek out accurate information and solutions using available tools and support.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, Outlook and other business software required in the Finance Department.
Ability to learn new systems and procedures.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

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