General Accountant II

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Overall: Under limited supervision, ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.

Our Hybrid Work Program: To create vibrancy and foster collaboration, while providing for hours spent working from home, we have implemented a hybrid work schedule. We work from the office in Poway on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Fridays are spent working from home. Team members can always work more hours in the office, if they choose.

Essential Functions

• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue and expense entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes. Including calculations, research, and preparation of complex journal entries.
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies. Able to investigate and resolve complex reconciliation discrepancies, often requiring cross-functional coordination with other departments.
• Responsible for intercompany transactions, reconciliation and reporting.
• Develop and/or update reconciliation templates and automate reconciliation procedures where possible.
• Analyzes revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately.
• Assist with financial statement consolidation processes for multi-entity or multinational operations.
• Participates in the year-end Financial Audit and any income tax audits. Maintain detailed documentation and audit trails for reconciliations and corrections, supporting internal controls and audit readiness.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for cost savings.
• Ad Hoc projects as assigned by the Accounting Manager.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of Chef Works business process, products, customers, vendors and other relevant information , to better understand how the General Accountant II position fits and where he / she can add value.
• Monitors and stays abreast of industry standards and operational and changes which impact Chef Works financial success. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Meets quality, productivity and technical requirements of the General Accountant II.
• Upholds the Chef Works core values.
  
  

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent and 4 or more years in general accounting experience or related experience.
• Background and experience must include demonstrated proficiency with the following:
• Preparing Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Calculating complex rebates and commissions and bonuses
• Analysis of budget to actual variances
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Transactional Research and Analysis
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
• This position also requires demonstrated skills and abilities in the following:
• Critical thinking / analysis / problem solving
• Strong organizational skills
• Works well individually and as part of a team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Capacity to organize own work, set priorities and meet critical deadlines
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks of varying priorities and function in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, to include the ability to interface with various levels of co-workers, upper management, and external customers.
• Ability to effectively communicate both in writing and verbally.
• Proficiency in the use of software applications (ACCPAC / Sage 300), MRP / ERP databases, Tableau, Excel spreadsheets (expert level), Outlook, Power Point and Word (intermediate level) required.
  
  

Physical Requirements

Occasional lifting of 10lbs or less (less than 5% of the time) generally at waist level, some above/below waist, none above shoulders. Must be able to do desk work, which includes computer work for extended periods of time. Some use of telephone.

Salary Description

$70 - $80 annually w/ $4K annual bonus