Senior Accountant 

Company Description 

Precept Wine is the fastest-growing wine company in one of the country’s most exciting wine regions: The Pacific Northwest. We offer the best quality-to-price wines of any producer in America, with critical acclaim to match. With a combination of owned vineyards, estates, and passionate employees, we are uniquely poised as an industry leader and a trusted partner. Founded in 2003, Precept Wine is the largest privately owned wine company in the Northwest.

About the Position: 

• Perform account reconciliations, analyze balances, and record monthly journal entries to ensure timely revenue and expense recognition, including evaluation of and support for accruals based on estimates. 
• Prepare monthly financial statements and provide margin, operating expense, and variance analysis.
• Emphasis on providing financial planning and analysis, including creation of budgets and ad-hoc reports in support of Sales, Marketing, and Operations segments. 
• Manage purchase and sales processes in concert with operations teams, including three-way match of purchase and sale documentation.
• Aid in the management of inventory levels through review of aged inventory.
• Manage treasury needs and foreign currency hedging strategies through cash flow projections. 
• Ensure the company remains in good standing with vendors by monitoring accounts payable and initiating vendor payments, including foreign currency denominated payments.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable to preserve or shorten the cash cycle.
• Make recommendations to management for process and profitability improvements.
• Calculate monthly sales commissions and review bi-weekly payroll reports.
• Maintain open lines of communication up and across the organizational chart to sustain proper oversight and to problem solve by leveraging unique skillsets and experiences.
• Other projects as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3 years of accounting experience in financial reporting and/or cost accounting preferred
• Advanced excel skills; data modeling experience preferred.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with desire to improve and adapt processes.
• Exhibits strong time management skills and ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Conveys professional written and oral communication.

Other details: 

• Full-time employment
• Hybrid Role: In Eastlake office 2-3x per week preferred; considerations for remote work considered on case-by-case basis.
• Salary Range: $70,000-$85,000, plus benefits (Healthcare, 401k once eligible, etc.). 
• Start date: As soon as possible.

Benefit Eligible Employees are automatically enrolled in three (3) company paid plans:

• $30,000.00 Basic Employee Life & AD&D Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Plan

The following additional benefits can be purchased for benefit eligible employees:

• Medical PPO or HSA Insurance
• Dental PPO w/ or w/o Orthodontic Coverage Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Short Term Disability Insurance
• Additional Life & AD&D Insurance
• Additional Long Term Disability Insurance
• Commuter/Parking Benefits

Wine is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

1910 Fairview Avenue E – Suite 100 – Seattle, WA 98102

Phone: (206) 267-5252 Fax: (206) 267-5251