Cost Accountant (Wine Jobs: Management & Administration)

  Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits

  Santa Rosa, California

The Cost Accountant is responsible for all aspects of bulk wine inventory accounting including contract deposits tracking, payments forecasting, maintenance of the agreements/PO system, bulk cost data analysis, bulk cost reporting and planning and other ad-hoc projects, as requested. This person reports into the VP Accounting.
 
 
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and track bulk wine agreements in JDE Manufacturing module
• Monthly reporting of grape and bulk wine contracts and relevant cash deposits and payments
• Prepare and maintain long term cash forecast for bulk wine and grape purchases
• Maintain month end inventory reconciliations for grapes, bulk wine and barrels at all locations
• Tracking of bulk wine storage costs according to contracts
• Responsible for monthly bulk wine reporting to the insurance company and insuring proper coverage exists by storage location
• Provide accounting support to the Head of Production and winemakers as needed
• Analyze and communicate bulk wine cost variances per production bottling
• Coordinate with Cost Accounting Analyst to report monthly production costs and variance analysis to management
• Coordinate with Cost Accounting Analyst to develop annual budgeted costs for production SKUs
• Oversee compliance administration activities to ensure adherence to regulatory and tax requirements (e.g., wine grower taxes, excise taxes, sales/use taxes); prepare and file required tax returns and other reports monthly, quarterly, and annually; compile financial information for external tax preparers
• Special Projects as requested

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3 -5 years manufacturing experience desired, previous winery accounting experience is highly desirable, particularly in a cost accounting capacity
• Advanced competency in accounting principles; knowledge of GAAP
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of Winery Software systems, e.g., VinX2 or other comparable winery tracking system

 
Other Skills and Abilities: This position requires strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, the ability to work well in cross-functional teams, thorough knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the ability to work independently. Advanced computer skills are a necessity, specifically MS Excel.

How To Apply