Senior Cost Accountant - Wine & Production

NorthBay Recruiter; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay Recruiter is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support accounting and financial reporting for a wine and production operation in Napa. This hands-on role emphasizes cost accounting, inventory, production costs, and month-end close.

You will own inventory costing, track production costs, analyze variances, work with operations, prepare management reports, and assist with audits and planning. 6+ years of manufacturing experience and strong Excel skills are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of accounting experience, with cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in wine, beverage, food, manufacturing, or another inventory-driven environment.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to analyze large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain inventory and cost accounting for raw materials, packaging, finished goods, and work in process
• Track and analyze production costs, including grapes, bulk wine, packaging, bottling, labor, overhead, and other expenses
• Maintain and review standard and actual costs and investigate significant variances
• Work closely with operations and production teams to ensure costs are captured accurately and timely
• Analyze inventory movements, production yields, usage, and variances
• Assist with physical inventory counts and reconcile inventory records to the general ledger
• Review inventory reserves, write-offs, aging, and obsolescence as needed
• Support costing of wine and production activities, including transfers, bottling, blending, and finished goods
• Prepare monthly management reports and provide analysis around product margins and production costs
• Reconcile inventory, COGS, fixed assets, and other balance sheet accounts
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and annual planning related to production and inventory costs
• Support annual audits, tax filings, and other financial reporting requirements
• Help maintain accounting procedures and internal controls around inventory and production
• Work with purchasing, operations, warehouse, production, and sales teams to resolve accounting and costing issues
• Assist with process improvements and system enhancements related to inventory and cost accounting

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory accounting

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

NorthBay Recruiter is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support accounting and financial reporting for a wine and production operation in Napa. This hands-on role emphasizes cost accounting, inventory, production costs, and month-end close.

You will own inventory costing, track production costs, analyze variances, work with operations, prepare management reports, and assist with audits and planning. 6+ years of manufacturing experience and strong Excel skills are required.