Sr. Staff Accountant
About The Position
Laura Chenel and Marin French Cheese are seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join their Finance team in Petaluma, CA. This role is crucial during a significant transformation as the company transitions its accounting and reporting processes into JD Edwards (JDE). The Senior Staff Accountant will play a key role in ensuring accuracy during this transition while supporting a full month-end close process across multiple entities. The position offers broad exposure to inventory and manufacturing accounting, intercompany transactions, ERP implementation, financial reporting, and process improvement initiatives. The role involves close collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales teams, providing a comprehensive understanding of business operations. This position is ideal for an individual who enjoys problem-solving, investigating discrepancies, improving processes, and taking ownership of their work while pursuing professional growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end close, and journal entries.
- Inventory accounting experience in a manufacturing, CPG, or food production environment.
- ERP experience.
- Strong Excel skills, including working with large data sets, PivotTables, and VLOOKUPs.
Nice To Haves
- JD Edwards (JDE) experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with ERP implementations or system conversions.
- Experience working across multiple legal entities, including intercompany transactions.
- QuickBooks experience.
- Cost accounting exposure, including standard costing and variance analysis.
- Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
Responsibilities
- Support the transition of accounting processes and reporting into JD Edwards, including reconciliations between JDE and existing accounting systems.
- Review transactions and investigate discrepancies across JDE, QuickBooks, and supporting operational systems.
- Document accounting procedures and maintain clear supporting documentation as processes move into JDE.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
- Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and other accounting adjustments.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate reconciling items.
- Maintain prepaid, accrual, fixed asset, and other supporting schedules.
- Support AP, AR, cash, and bank reconciliation activities as needed.
- Support inventory and manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, adjustments, and cost-related analysis.
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales teams to research variances and resolve accounting issues at the source.
- Assist with intercompany accounting and reconciliation between U.S. entities.
- Assist with remaining accounting and reconciliation activities for entities that are closed or transitioning.
- Assist with quarterly reporting and financial review packages.
- Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for external audits, tax filings, and other compliance requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve and automate accounting processes as the function moves onto a single system.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) Matching
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Discount
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
