Senior Cost Accountant

WHO IS INFINIUM SPIRITS?

Founded in 2005, we are a family-owned spirits company. At Infinium Spirits, we specialize in sales, marketing, and logistics for a diverse and distinctive portfolio of award-winning spirits brands such as Templeton Rye, Zaya Rum, Seagram’s Vodka, Corralejo Tequila, and Crystal Head Vodka to name a few. In addition to our core powerhouse brands and portfolio, we are continually launching successful innovations and expanding our product portfolio. We are known for igniting brands and accelerating brand performance in North American and International markets.

COME WORK WITH US

Our business and corporate teams are both growing fast. We build brands and believe in bringing people and communities together to celebrate. As we scale, we’re looking for people who are ready to jump right in and help us build on our incredible momentum. We empower employees to make an impact and create the best work of their lives alongside some truly astounding colleagues. We have fun and love what we do!

Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. They’re more than just words for us. We are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace that promotes and values diversity. At Infinium, we believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they are more creative, innovative, and successful. While we know we have more work to do to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, we’re investing to move our company and industry forward. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

The Senior Cost Accountant is a key member of the Accounting and Finance team and will report to the Director of Accounting and will be based out of our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The Senior Cost Accountant will be responsible for performing day-to-day accounting activities primarily related to inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS) accounts but also relating to various income and balance sheet accounting transactions as needed. This role will be responsible for preparing key account reconciliations, performing financial statement flux analysis and other special accounting/finance projects.

THE DAY TO DAY

• Perform and prepare monthly close journal entries and analyses by target due dates including, but not limited to the following:
  1. Revenue and related inventory transactions including inventory/cost of goods sold accruals and analysis including , depletion allowances, broker commissions, landed cost, purchase price variances (PPV), freight, and excise taxes
  2. Other areas as assigned such as fixed asset, capital project accounting, intercompany accounting, and other accounting transactions, as needed
• Perform and prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations by target due dates
• Monitor all SKU data in ERP for completeness and accuracy
• Participate in performing physical inventory counts as needed
• Work cross-functionally with other departments in the organization on various projects and reconciliations, specifically with Supply Chain and Finance departments
• Assist in the preparation and validation of support and analyses requested for the annual GAAP audit and bank reporting requirements
• Document procedures/process for the role’s accounting processes
• Support accounting management with special projects, ERP process improvements and ad hoc requests

*This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position and that the duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

Not everyone can be a Senior Cost Accountant. To be seriously considered for the role here is what you’ll bring:

Education/License/Certification:

• Required:
  1. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Experience:

• Required:
  1. 5 – 8 years of progressive accounting experience
  2. 2+ years of Inventory/Cost accounting experience
• Preferred:
  1. Business Central experience
  2. Industry experience with 3 tier system and excise tax

Skills/Traits:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including the creation and manipulation of Pivot tables, V-/H-LOOKUP, and IF-THEN formula
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and willingness to research and resolve accounting applications
• Ability to operate with a high level of energy and strong work ethic focused on outcomes
• Ability to demonstrate good business sense, including the ability to correctly interpret financial information
• Must have personal honesty and integrity
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and meet deadlines required
• Highly detailed oriented and organized in work
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with all levels of employees and management to maximize performance
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written

Physical requirements:

• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

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.