Finance Manager: Multi-Location Accounting & Close

Chiwinery; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Job summary

First Batch wineries in Washington, DC is seeking an Accounting Manager to own day-to-day accounting across three locations and the corporate team. You’ll handle AP/AR, maintain the GL, run monthly close, and assist with the company card program in a hands-on, end-to-end role.

This hybrid position reports to the Director of Finance and requires QuickBooks Online Advanced expertise, cross-team collaboration with events and operations, and a disciplined approach to deadlines, internal controls,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of accounting experience, including owning month-end close and reconciliations.
• Experience in a multi-location restaurant, hospitality, winery or other inventory-based business strongly preferred.
• Advanced QuickBooks Online skills; experience with QBO Advanced, classes or locations is a plus.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and accrual accounting.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivot tables, reconciliation workbooks).
• Experience administering a corporate credit card program or spend management platform is a plus.
• Familiarity with Tripleseat, Authorize.net or point-of-sale reporting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle AP for all locations and corporate: vendor setup, invoice entry and coding, approvals, and weekly payment runs.
• Collect and maintain vendor W-9s and certificates of insurance
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve payment questions
• Prepare new vendor credit applications for Director of Finance approval
• Support year-end 1099 preparation
• Create customer accounts and issue invoices through Tripleseat and Authorize.net
• Track event deposits and payments, follow up on collections, and maintain client account records
• Reconcile online store and point-of-sale sales to payments received
• Process event gratuities and maintain gratuity tracking, and track vendor commissions
• Maintain the chart of accounts and company data in QuickBooks Online Advanced
• Own the monthly close checklist and calendar, delivering accurate books on a set timeline
• Prepare month-end journal entries, accruals and prepaid amortization
• Complete monthly bank, credit card and balance sheet account reconciliations
• Review daily bank and credit card activity and categorize transactions
• Assist in administering company credit cards
• Help enforce the card policy, including receipt collection, coding and timely submission
• Reconcile card activity monthly and flag out-of-policy spending
• Prepare sales tax workpapers for Director of Finance review and filing
• Support budgeting, the annual tax preparation process and external reviews with schedules
• Identify and resolve account discrepancies
• Recommend and help implement process improvements and internal controls
• Make bank deposits as needed and support the corporate team with reporting and analysis requests

Skills

Detail-oriented

Vendor communication

Time management

Multi-location experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

QuickBooks Online Advanced

Tripleseat

Authorize.net

Job description

First Batch wineries in Washington, DC is seeking an Accounting Manager to own day-to-day accounting across three locations and the corporate team. You’ll handle AP/AR, maintain the GL, run monthly close, and assist with the company card program in a hands-on, end-to-end role.

This hybrid position reports to the Director of Finance and requires QuickBooks Online Advanced expertise, cross-team collaboration with events and operations, and a disciplined approach to deadlines, internal controls,