Staff Accountant

Posted 19 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
3-5 Years Experience
Food
The Role
The Staff Accountant at Olipop will play a crucial role in supporting the Accounting Team with delivering timely and accurate financial statements. Responsibilities include assisting with month-end close, supporting budget reporting, managing accounts receivable, handling tax reporting, ensuring accurate transactions, assisting with audits, identifying efficiencies, and other assigned projects. Qualifications include 3 years of accounting experience, strong GAAP knowledge, ERP software experience, sales tax knowledge, proficiency in Excel, prioritization skills, independence in problem-solving, attention to detail, communication skills, and experience with team collaboration tools. Olipop is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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ABOUT US

OLIPOP was founded in 2017 by Ben Goodwin and David Lester. Ben and David have been working together for nearly a decade to find accessible solutions to bring the benefits of digestive health to as many consumers as possible.  OLIPOP is a deliciously refreshing tonic that is crafted with prebiotics, botanicals, and natural plant fiber to support your microbiome and benefit digestive health. We're on a mission to provide an affordable, delicious alternative to soda that delivers leading-edge health benefits to mainstream consumers.

OUR TEAM

At Olipop our values lead the way we create our products, engage with each other, and interact with our community. While we’re invested in our product, we’re equally invested in personal development. We’re tightly knit, we’re genuine and we’re always pushing the envelope to do a better job than we did the day before. Our team is also fully remote, requiring us to be resourceful, creative and collaborative to support our fast-moving business.

To best serve our diverse community of customers, we also seek to recruit and include people with a diversity of abilities, backgrounds, and cultures.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Working at a start-up can be as much a personal journey as it is a professional one. To succeed at a company like Olipop, you must be comfortable with failing, learning, and adapting. You need to be curious, optimistic, and able to find a way when it seems impossible. You must be confident enough to express your ideas but humble and open to learning from your experiences and from others. If this is the approach you take to life, then we’d love to hear from you.

THE ROLE

The Staff Accountant will play a crucial role in supporting the Accounting Team with delivering timely and accurate financial statements. This person ensures GL accuracy, plays an important role in month-end, and assists in Accounts Receivable. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist with month-end close, including journal entries, accruals and reconciliations 
  • Support Sr Accountant with budget to actuals monthly reporting
  • Support AR Specialist with daily customer invoicing and cash application
  • Maintain strong accounts receivable procedures
  • Manage Sales Tax and Bottle Tax reporting and filing
  • Ensure all transactions are accounted for accurately and timely in accordance with GAAP
  • Assist with annual financial audit
  • Identify areas of improvement and provide solutions that drive efficiencies
  • Other applicable projects or duties as assigned


QUALIFICATIONS

  • Prior experience working in a high growth business
  • Minimum 3 years of Accounting and accounts receivables experience
  • Strong understanding of GAAP
  • ERP software experience is a plus (NetSuite preferred)
  • Sales tax knowledge is a plus (Avalara)
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, vlookups, etc.
  • Ability to prioritize effectively among competing priorities
  • Ability to work and problem solve independently
  • Strong attention to detail, as well as analytical and organizational skills
  • Exceptional communication skills with proven ability to successfully partner with cross-functional teams 
  • Experience with team collaboration tools such as Slack and Zoom preferred

REPORTS TO:

Assistant Controller

COMPENSATION:

$70-75k Base Salary + Bonus

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Olipop does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination under Federal law. For more information, please see EEO is the Law.

Top Skills

Excel
The Company
HQ: Oakland, CA
100 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

OLIPOP was founded in 2017 by Ben Goodwin and David Lester. Ben and David have been working together for nearly a decade to find accessible solutions to bring the benefits of digestive health to as many consumers as possible.

OLIPOP is a deliciously refreshing tonic that is crafted with prebiotics, botanicals and natural plant fiber to support your microbiome and benefit digestive health. We're on a mission to provide an affordable, delicious alternative to soda that delivers leading edge health benefits to mainstream consumers.

OLIPOP was created with the idea that diversity matters: in the food we eat, in our microbiome and in our communities. Our team is a group of diverse, community-minded individuals who are passionate about helping people from all walks of life make healthier decisions that will impact their overall wellness. We have an emphasis on high performance, growth mindset, authenticity, and having fun in what we do!

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