Jackson Family Wines: Staff Accountant

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"Without the education I received from SSU and Business Wine Institute, I would not be a successful ( wine industry) business owner. The Wine Business Institute has cutting edge, state of the art classes that will enhance anyone's knowledge and placement for a number of career's within the wine industry. My experience with the professors made me hungry for more!"

--Jill Child, 2004

Co-Owner, Wine Tours of the World, Sonoma County, CA

November 14, 2012 12:41 PM

As part of an accounting team this position provides strong financial reporting and analysis and assists in the month-end close activities, and account reconciliations.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY/ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Reporting:
• Ensure accuracy of all financial statements.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly financial statements consistent with US GAAP, and monthly financial reporting package.
• Perform gross margin analysis and reports by different levels of aggregation.
• Investigate through communication with different departments reasons for significant account variances.
• Assist preparing documentations as necessary for audit.

Account Reconciliations:
• Reconcile accounts receivable, revenues, and other accounts as assigned.
• Prepare roll forward schedules, perform tie-outs of subsidiary ledger to general ledger, fluctuation analysis, price-volume analysis, trending, and sales summarization by brand, region, market, customer, etc.

Month-End Close Process / Journal entries:
• Assist in the preparation and entry of monthly journal entries in JD Edwards.
• Communicate with different departments to gather necessary documentations and information necessary for month-end close.
• Perform and document cut-off testing procedures.
• Assist in monthly translation of foreign subsidiaries' financial statements and prepare necessary journal entry to upload to the system.
• Assist other personnel in department in posting of monthly journal entries as needed.

Administration:
• Coordinates monthly financial packet, cover sheets, copies and binds each copy. Distributes monthly.
• Other miscellaneous duties as will be requested from the senior accountant.

Desired Skills & Experience
Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration or the equivalent in education and experience.
Computer Skills: Advanced skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel (formulas, percentages, calculations, analysis) PowerPoint, Access, and Publisher. JD Edwards or similar accounting software experience highly preferred.

Company Description
This position is part of the corporate accounting and finance department at Jackson Family Enterprises. They are looking for a smart and flexible team player that has strong financial reporting experience, advanced excel skills and thrives on challenges and can roll up their sleeves. This is a fulltime position with benefits and also lots of giants fans!

Start Date: ASAP
Salary: DOE
How to apply: Visit http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=4139852

Sonoma State University School of Business and Economics

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Jackson Family Wines: Staff Accountant