Senior Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

As a Senior Accountant , you play a critical role in safeguarding the financial relationship and profitability of the organization by consistently collecting and monitoring costs against established models. Your responsibilities include managing the month-end close process, handling accruals, and managing a reconciliation process to guarantee completeness and accuracy. You are also tasked with posting journal entries to the ERP system, generating financial reports, and verifying that all costs and company allocations are properly captured and applied. Additionally, you establish and monitor internal controls to ensure timely and accurate accounting of cost components, support external audits, and conduct monthly inventory reconciliations to confirm the accuracy of inventory quantities and values, all of which contribute to the integrity of inputs into the balance sheet.

Success of this role will be measured by (include job-specific KPIs that are non-financial, i.e. inventory turns, fill rate):

• Timeliness of Month-End Close : The average number of days required to complete month-end close activities, including accruals and journal entries, reflecting efficiency and process control.
• Cost Capture and Allocation Accuracy : The proportion of costs appropriately captured and allocated to the correct company and process, demonstrating precision in financial reporting and internal controls.

Essential Functions:

• Safeguard the financial relationship with key partners and ensure ongoing profitability by proactively monitoring all financial activities and outcomes.
• Collect, track, and analyze costs, ensuring alignment with the company’s proposed financial model and timely identification of variances.
• Manage month-end close processes, including preparation of accruals, interaction with internal teams, customers, and external vendors, and recording of inventory-related expenses regardless of invoice timing.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial reconciliations, maintaining high standards for data integrity and reporting.
• Post journal entries accurately in the ERP system and generate timely financial reports for management review.
• Ensure all costs are properly captured, and company allocations are correctly applied to applicable customers, maintaining transparency and accountability throughout the process.
• Establish, document, and monitor internal controls to uphold the timeliness and accuracy of all cost components within the organization.
• Lead and support external audit processes related to the program, ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide accurate inputs for balance sheet reporting, particularly related to inventory valuation and other key financial assets.
• Develop and deliver Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports to measure and communicate financial performance and operational effectiveness.
• Facilitate governance and internal cost reviews, including analysis of budget variations, to support informed decision-making and financial stewardship.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field is required.
• 8+ years experience in General Accounting is required
• Demonstrated experience with inventory is a requirement.
• Exposure to beverage alcohol is preferred
• CPA preferred
• Technical proficiency with US GAAP is a requirement.
• Advanced use of MS Office products
• Proficiency with accounting software / ERP. MS Business Central preferred
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, project management, and communication skills are essential to effective play a role working cross-functionally with most critical business functions (Treasury, FP&A, Operations, etc).
• Possess a blend of strategic and tactical.