BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages is a coffee micro-roastery and national wholesaler of specialty coffee and teas. Our mission is to make a fundamental shift in the choices of coffee consumers via providing a range of product options at mass retail/grocery (currently Target, Whole Foods, Kroger, Albertsons, Amazon, Boxed.com, Macy's, Walgreens, HEB, ShopRite, Canteen, US Foods, Tradecraft) that extends the consumer’s social impact footprint via positively impacting the communities of consumers across the US. As a result, we contribute 5% of our profits to initiatives across the US that support domestic youth in need. We are proud to be the first and only Black-owned (MBE Certified) nationally distributed coffee as well as a fully certified B Corp, reinforcing our domestic-impact commitment to our consumers and stakeholders. Additional active certifications include Kof-K Kosher, Fair Trade USA/International, and a certified Safe Quality Foods (SQF) food processing facility.

 Role Description

We are looking for a diligent staff accountant to join our accounting department. The staff accountant's responsibilities include maintaining financial records and reports, performing account reconciliations, assisting with budget and close processes, conducting internal audits, and maintaining accounts payable documentation. You will also be assisting the accounting manager as needed and responding to information requests by management. To be successful as a staff accountant, you should be able to accurately maintain a general ledger and ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). An outstanding staff accountant should also have excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

Essential Responsibilities

• Daily invoicing of orders fulfilled by operations. Ensuring accuracy of customer and item level details.
• Weekly reconciliation of Retail invoices to EDI system to ensure all orders are invoiced in the EDI system.
• Managing accounts receivable including proactive collection efforts to ensure timely remittance.
• Daily posting of banking transactions of ACH deposits and ACH withdrawals.
• Weekly posting of credit card transactions in the general ledger system.
• Management of Accounts Payable through Bill.com. This includes Purchase Order to Invoice process, statement reviews, aging reporting, and vendor maintenance.
• Preparing journal entries, analyses, and account reconciliations to assist with the month end close process.
• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• 2+ years of accounting experience.
• Oracle NetSuite experience is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Good problem-solving and time management skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

 Work Environment   

• Conventional office setting