Accounting Manager

Position Summary

The Accounting Manager oversees financial operations across our brewing and brewpub business. This role plays a critical part in maintaining accurate financial records, managing cash and inventory, and ensuring ongoing compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements specific to the alcohol and hospitality industries. This position will brings strong accounting fundamentals, cost accounting knowledge, and experience in a production or hospitality environment.

Inventory & Cost Accounting:

• Monitors and reconciles monthly book-to-physical inventory for raw ingredients, packaging, and finished goods.
• Works closely with production and warehouse teams to analyze variances and drive process improvements.
• Maintains and evaluates standard costs, bill of materials (BOM), and costing accuracy for brewed products.
• Assists with periodic physical inventory counts and audits.

Cash Management:

• Reviews and reconciles daily cash deposits from both distribution and brewpub functions.
• Manages weekly cash flow reporting and initiate cash transfers between accounts as needed.
• Supports liquidity planning and monitor bank activity across multiple accounts.

Equity & Debt Administration:

• Oversees and processes quarterly equity partner distributions, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Maintains loan amortization schedules and initiate scheduled debt payments.
• Tracks covenant compliance and support lender reporting requirements.

Intercompany & Multi-Entity Accounting:

• Records and reconcile intercompany transactions across all business units and legal entities.
• Ensures accuracy in entity-specific books and support consolidated reporting.

Month-End Close & Reporting:

• Prepares journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and internal reports.
• Assists with monthly close processes and contribute to financial statement accuracy.
• Collaborates with the Controller on variance analysis and budgeting support.

Compliance & Regulatory Reporting:

• CRV Reporting: Maintains accurate CRV tracking for all packaged goods and coordinate timely reporting to CalRecycle.
• Sales & Use Tax: Prepares and files monthly and quarterly sales tax returns for all applicable jurisdictions (state, county, city).
• Excise Tax Reporting: Manages state and federal excise tax filings, including TTB reporting and remittance.
• ABC Filings: Ensures compliance with Alcoholic Beverage Control license requirements; support renewals and any required reporting.
• Health, Safety, and Environmental Fees: Tracks and files any required state or local environmental/health department filings tied to brewing or food service operations.
• Local Business Licensing & Permits: Maintains current business licenses and file any required local reports (e.g., Gross Receipts Taxes, city/county alcohol tax).
• Worker’s Compensation: Performs monthly review of premium payments and related filings.
• Provides support to external compliance consultants, legal counsel, or regulatory agencies as needed.

Team Collaboration & Leadership:

• Supervises staff or support AP/AR personnel as necessary.
• Partners cross-functionally with operations, sales, and hospitality teams to ensure alignment and data integrity.
• Drives process improvements and he