Senior Accountant/Staff Accountant

WHO WE ARE:

At Firestone Walker, Beer Before Glory is our mantra for reminding ourselves we do what we do because of the beer. Period. It’s our battle cry to never accept well enough. It’s the high aim for a perfect beer we will never make. Beer Before Glory is our craft, ever honed on the stone of humility.

Our aim is to create a home and culture that enables our Brewery family to thrive, develop, and define their future. A Brewery that honors world-class beer culture, traditions, and discipline.

Everything we do is ultimately driven by the belief that beautiful beer carefully made is worthwhile, and the friendships we make along the way are the greatest rewards of this endeavor.

Our mission is to honor world-class beer culture, its traditions, and disciplines in our relentless pursuit of the perfect beer.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are looking for an experienced Staff Accountant or Senior Accountant to join our team at our Brewery’s headquarters in Paso Robles. The Staff Accountant or Senior Accountant will play an integral role in our monthly accounting close and will have the opportunity to lead the accounting for much of the Brewery’s operations. The successful candidate will enjoy broad exposure to the Brewery’s operations and accounting thereof, ranging from brick-and-mortar operations to the Brewery itself—from inventory and fixed assets to leases, sales, and more. This is a dynamic role that calls for a team player who values taking ownership, tackling challenges, and pursuing growth. This is one open role, where the title and compensation will be determined based upon candidate qualifications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations for various accounting areas including, but not limited to, fixed assets, inventory, cash, prepaid expenses, receivables, and sales
• Managing certain bank and payment processes
• Analyzing, investigating, and documenting account and margin variances
• Review of inventory count sheets, unit conversions, and related adjustments
• Ongoing process improvement, with a constant goal to improve quality and efficiency
• Contributing to the preparation of various tax filings and internal reports
• Maintaining excellent communication, prioritization, and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment
• Maintaining strong attention to detail, initiative, and a team-oriented desire to help
• Other duties and projects on an ad hoc basis

WHAT FIRESTONE WALKER OFFERS:

An excellent benefits package including:

• 100% paid premiums for employee including medical, dental, vision, & life insurance
• Accrued PTO (rate of 13 days per year)
• Paid Sick Leave 
• 401(k) retirement plan including company paid profit sharing & 4% safe-harbor matching
• 10 paid holidays per year
• 50% off employee discount on food, beer, and merchandise
• Employee gift card giveaways (redeemable for merchandise or beer)
• Periodic beer giveaways for employees 21
• FSA plan to save on out of pocket medical and dependent care expenses 
• Inclusive company culture that values and develops our employees

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or similar field of study
• Two or more years of experience in public accounting, in-house accounting, or combination thereof, with increasing responsibility
• Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
• Experience with an ERP system
• Experience building and using complex Excel workbooks
• Experience with work requiring strong attention to detail, communication, and organization

COMPUTER SKILLS AND ABLITIES:

Ability to operate and use a PC computer. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of programs, particularly Microsoft Excel. Proficiency in Business Central and FloQast a plus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing. Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret information pertaining to accounting. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customer, coworkers, and management. Ability to communicate and present information effectively before all levels of employees and management.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Basic finance, budgeting, cost accounting, and accounting skills.

REASONING ABILITIES:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to analyze and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and information furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to use logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Strong organizational skills. Ability to manage and multitask in a fast-paced environment.  Ability to give high priority to internal and external customer satisfaction. Ability to take initiative, act promptly and be proactive. Positive attitude, strong relationship building skills, and detail oriented. Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality. Knowledge of basic finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control. Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems. Ability to collaborate with multi-department team.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, use hands to finger, handle, type or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  Ability to sit and work on a computer for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in an office setting with low noise level.

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY USED:

Standard office equipment: phone, copier, printer, computer, scanner, fax etc.

Salary : $71,304 - $90,000