Job Description
Job Description:
Position Summary
Sonoma Bespoke is seeking a hands-on Cost Accountant to oversee manufacturing costs, inventory valuation, production costing, and related accounting operations for our wine production and custom bottling activities.
This position will work closely with Production, Purchasing, Inventory, Accounts Payable, and Finance to ensure accurate product costs, inventory records, COGS, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working directly with operational teams to investigate variances and resolve discrepancies.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Cost Accounting & Production
• Maintain and analyze product costs for bulk wine, packaging, finished goods, labor, and manufacturing overhead.
• Monitor production costs and investigate variances related to materials, yield, labor, and production efficiency.
• Review production and bottling activity to ensure accurate consumption of bulk wine, packaging, and other materials.
• Support costing and profitability analysis for custom bottling projects and company-owned brands.
• Work with Production and Purchasing to understand cost drivers, identify discrepancies, and improve cost accuracy.
Inventory & Valuation
• Maintain accurate inventory valuations for bulk wine, packaging, and finished goods.
• Reconcile finished goods and packaging inventory in Business Central and bulk wine inventory in Vintrace to the general ledger.
• Maintain and update inventory costs, including item revaluations for finished goods and packaging.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies involving adjustments, transfers, production variances, shrinkage, and production losses.
• Support physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and year-end inventory reconciliation.
Accounting Operations & Month-End Close
• Analyze COGS, inventory balances, and manufacturing variances as part of the month-end close.
• Assist with Borrowing Base Inventory Valuations Calculations weekly.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, and audit requests.
• Support Accounts Payable activities, including invoice coding, receiving, vendor statement review, accruals, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting related to manufacturing costs and expenses.
Systems, Reporting & Process Improvement
• Maintain accurate costing and inventory data in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Vintrace.
• Develop and maintain reports that provide visibility into product costs, inventory, COGS, margins, and production performance.
• Identify and resolve system and transaction errors affecting inventory and financial reporting.
• Improve inventory controls, costing procedures, and production accounting processes.
• Work cross-functionally with Production, Purchasing, Inventory, and Finance to improve the accuracy and efficiency of accounting operations.
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of accounting experience, preferably in cost accounting, manufacturing, winery, beverage, or food production.
• Experience with inventory accounting, product costing, variance analysis, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial analysis.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, NAV, or a comparable ERP system preferred.
• Experience with Vintrace or a winery inventory/production system is a plus.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and manufacturing accounting principles.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end close processes.
Key Competencies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and identify root causes.
• Strong organization and ability to meet deadlines.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Practical, process-oriented approach to improving accounting operations.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working in a hands-on production environment.
BENEFITS
Competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, Life & Disability, 401K, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and wine discounts.
EEO STATEMENT
Sonoma Bespoke provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
We’re looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our dynamic and fast-paced team. Sonoma Bespoke is a rapidly growing company built on a partnership with over 120 years of combined wine industry expertise. We're leading the way in custom bottling and production, with cutting-edge solutions for wineries of all sizes. Based at Steelbird Cellars, a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Napa Valley, we provide a one-stop shop for wine brand development, offering creative and efficient services to retailers, distributors, and wineries alike. Our commitment to quality and innovation has made us one of the fastest-growing custom production names in the industry.
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Full time, Local area