Job Abstract

The Accounting Specialist is a part-time role that performs a variety of routine and non-routine accounting functions related to various accounting procedures for both the Corporate Accounting and Winegrowing Accounting teams. The role would also provide back support in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Essential Functions

Inventory:

• Monitor inventory in transit to ensure shipping and receiving clears in a timely manner
• Assist in preparation of tasting room inventory counts by ensuring orders have been received in JDE prior to count and helping staff generate count sheets
• Ship confirm bulk wine sales

Fixed Assets:

• Generate barrels culled and filled report
• Prepare monthly barrel depreciation schedules

Sales support:

• Prepare bulk sales and alternate channel P&L report
• Prepare custom services billing
• Back up to Accounts Receivable

Cash management

• Prepare bank reconciliations
• Clear checks/cash activity report
• Reconcile tips and gift card liability accounts

Participate in month end closing activities and journal entries, including, but not limited to:

• Allocation entries
• Statistics uploads
• Bottling production reports
• Excise tax reconciliation
• Various other projects as needed

Physical Demands/Qualifications

• Ability to sit for potentially long periods of time throughout the workday.
• Manual dexterity and vision sufficient to operate a computer for potentially long periods of time without experiencing abnormal hand, wrist or eyestrain.
• Must have good communication skills via email, in person, on the telephone, and mobile phone.
• Coordination sufficient to operate various office machines.

Non-Physical Demands/Qualifications

• JD Edwards ERP software experience preferred.
• Beverage industry experience, liquor industry a plus.
• 3+ years of accounting or bookkeeping experience.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Strong follow-through skills.
• Problem solving and organization skills, and can work independently with minimal direction.
• Adequately represent the organization when in contact with customers and vendors on the telephone.
• Communicate information clearly on a number of different levels both verbal and written.
• Operate under deadlines and sometimes a high degree of pressure.
• Demonstrate understanding of basic accounting and business principles, knowledge of spreadsheets, data processing etc.

Sustainability Values Statement

Supports economic sustainability thru attention to detail, managing brokers’ commissions, ensuring accuracy and no double payments. Supports environmental sustainability by recycling and reducing the usage of paper. Supports social sustainability by emitting a good, positive attitude as well as being respectful and courteous.