Accountant

United Collective is a privately owned holding company that operates a marketing and advertising agency, a youth sports business and a ready-to drink-cocktail company. The company is based in Huntington Beach, CA .

We are looking for an Accountant who can handle accounting and planning functions as we grow our finance team. This is a full-time on-site position.

This position reports to the President with a strong dotted line reporting to the Group Controller and CFO. You will be responsible for all day-to-day accounting, planning and cash flow forecasting. You will be working closely with Purchasing, reconciling vendor invoices and purchase orders, adjusting inventory and assisting with warehousing and delivery problems. Day to day volume is relatively light but you will have broad responsibilities. This is a key position on a small team and good communication skills are a must as you will be challenged to participate in business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain books on QuickBooks; provide monthly P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements to management
• Manage all Accounting operations, which include paying vendors, issuing PO’s, invoicing customers and collection, payroll entries from a third party provider
• Maintain accurate inventory in Ekos inventory system that matches with warehouses and QuickBooks Balance Sheet, and make sure the Cost of Goods Sold is correct on the P&L
• Verify and deposit cash and checks into bank account, reconcile bank statements
• File monthly, quarterly and/or annual returns with state and federal agencies ( FTB, TTB, CDTFA 1099’s, Alcohol Excise, Manufacturing, Sales & Use, and CRV taxes)
• All licenses must be in compliance with Federal & State mandates
• Review agreements with vendors, clients and insurance broker
• Quarterly update of cocktail costs and pricing
• Annual and short-term forecasting of P&L and Cash Flow

• Two years of Accounting experience
• Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Must be well organized and detail oriented
• Experience in an entrepreneurial environment preferred
• Strong accounting and cash management skills utilizing GAAP
• Ability to understand operations and work with a broad range of people
• Ability to analyze and give recommendations on business operations both current and future
• Strong Excel spreadsheet skills
• Good communication skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.