Senior Accountant

K&L Wine Merchants•Redwood City, CA

7d•$110,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

K&L Wine Merchants is hiring an experienced Senior Accountant to play a key role in our finance organization. This is not a purely transactional accounting role. The Senior Accountant will own meaningful areas of the general ledger, support the month-end and year-end close, manage core AP processes, strengthen controls, and help improve the quality, accuracy, and scalability of our accounting operations. This role works closely with the Controller and senior finance leadership. The right candidate brings strong GAAP fundamentals, excellent reconciliation discipline, experience across multiple entities, and the judgment to identify issues, propose solutions, and drive them to resolution.

Requirements

5–8 years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful time in a senior or lead role.
Strong QuickBooks Desktop experience, including general ledger management, multi-entity reporting, and advanced transaction workflows.
Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, INDEX/MATCH, and reconciliation tools.
Strong understanding of GAAP, including accrual accounting, revenue recognition principles, and balance sheet management.
Experience supporting or managing month-end close processes with limited oversight.
Experience with AP automation platforms such as Tipalti, Bill.com, Expensify, or similar tools.
Strong judgment and the ability to identify, escalate, and resolve issues independently.
High attention to detail and the ability to manage recurring workflows alongside special projects.

Nice To Haves

Experience in beverage alcohol, retail, distribution, or another inventory-heavy business.
Familiarity with foreign currency accounting, including multi-currency invoicing, exchange rate application, and FX gain/loss recording.
Experience supporting external audits and working directly with auditors or tax advisors.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Support the month-end and year-end close process across multiple entities.
Prepare, review, and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid amortization, intercompany transactions, and expense allocations.
Perform and review balance sheet reconciliations with strong attention to accuracy and documentation.
Help maintain the integrity of the general ledger, chart of accounts, and supporting schedules.
Support monthly financial statements and management reporting for senior leadership.
Own the AP cycle from invoice processing through payment execution.
Manage vendor communication, statement reconciliations, credit applications, and related documentation.
Review and execute payments across check, ACH, wire, and automated payment platforms.
Ensure accurate GL coding, proper approvals, and audit-ready documentation.
Support location and department coding, expense allocations, and budget variance analysis.
Oversee monthly credit card reconciliations and expense report reviews.
Manage annual 1099 preparation, filing, and vendor compliance.
Identify process and control gaps and help implement practical improvements.
Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
Maintain audit-ready workpapers and support requests from external auditors and tax advisors.
Assist in the development and enforcement of accounting policies and procedures.
Serve as a power user of QuickBooks Desktop and AP automation tools such as Tipalti, Bill.com, Expensify, or similar platforms.
Build and maintain Excel-based tools to improve reconciliations, reporting, and workflow efficiency.
Support systems evaluation and implementation projects as the finance function scales.
Partner with the Controller and finance leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and special projects.
Serve as a resource and informal mentor to junior accounting staff.
Work with operations, procurement, and other departments to resolve accounting issues and improve financial capture.