Sr. Accountant
Apply NowCompany: Peets Coffee and Tea
Location: Emeryville, CA 94608
Description:
Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager and Financial Reporting, the Senior Accountant will serve an integral role in the close and reporting process. This role will support the GL team and adhere to the strict timeline of month-end close process. The accountant will assist with general ledger maintenance and journal entries including accruals, allocations, researching and resolving accounting issues, and implementing internal controls and process improvements. This is a full- time, exempt position.
Peet's Home Office is a Hybrid worksite, which requires any Home Office employees to work onsite a minimum of 3 days/ week (Emeryville, California).
At Peet's we hire the best people and are committed to supporting our employees and rewarding them for their work. The target annual base salary range for this position is $90,000- $110,000. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant's qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Peet's offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program.
- Prepare IFRS 16 journal entries and monthly lease roll forwards and reconciliations for all leases, including all Peet's retail store leases.
- Collaborate with the Lease Administration team to record lease-related accruals and process modifications through lease accounting software.
- Prepare journal entries and day-to-day corporate accounting activities, support the month end close process, and provide timely and accurate month-end close financials in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS.
- Prepare and maintain assigned account balance sheet reconciliation and performing clean- up of historical reconciliations and roll-forwards.
- Support the implementation of new systems, tools, and processes to streamline close and build scalable solutions to support the growth of the Company.
- Collaborate with other departments to gain a working knowledge of operations affecting financial and management reporting.
- Develop, maintain and improve internal controls which relate to assigned areas.
- Support ESG / CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) control design, testing reporting and disclosures.
- Perform ad hoc projects as requested.
- Degree in accounting or related field and 3-4 years' accounting experience either in industry or an accounting firm. Previous retail and/or manufacturing and Big 4 experience preferred.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills including VLookup and Pivot tables.
- Strong analytical background.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet tight month-end close deadlines
- Microsoft Dynamics experience a plus.
Peet's Home Office is a Hybrid worksite, which requires any Home Office employees to work onsite a minimum of 3 days/ week (Emeryville, California).
At Peet's we hire the best people and are committed to supporting our employees and rewarding them for their work. The target annual base salary range for this position is $90,000- $110,000. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant's qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Peet's offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program.