Accounting Analyst

About the role

The Accounting Analyst plays a crucial role in supporting the POM Wonderful team at The Wonderful Company. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, this position involves preparing and posting journal entries, balancing sheets, CO-OP reporting, and automating processes to enhance efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post standard journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and regulatory reports with extreme detail and accuracy.
• Reconcile Oracle cash module on a weekly basis.
• Prepare monthly CO-OP reporting and tracking file and process CO-OP payments.
• Reconcile intercompany balances with BU partners at quarter-end.
• Prepare and distribute daily cash projections to Corporate Treasury; perform daily wires.
• Review and provide expense coding for invoices related to overhead departments (Finance, Exec, etc.).
• Prepare monthly statutory GAAP Reporting and consolidation with TWC. Prepare eliminating JEs related to consolidation and upload TBs.
• Prepare interim and year-end audit schedules.
• Complete annual tax package and file local property tax reporting requirements (ex: 571-L, 571-F, etc.).
• Mentor incoming FARM Analysts.
• Process Automation & System Optimization: Identify manual, repetitive accounting processes that can be streamlined through automation. Utilize AI-enabled productivity tools to improve data analysis, documentation, and reporting. Assist in developing automated reports, dashboards, and workflow improvements using Excel, Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, or similar technologies. Document automated processes and maintain appropriate internal controls and audit trails.
• Participate in special projects and perform other accounting related duties as needed.

Qualifications

• 2 or more years of progressive experience in accounting at a mid to large sized company, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Familiarity with data tools (SQL, Power BI, Python, or Tableau) and enterprise systems (Oracle R-12) is highly desired.
• Working knowledge and understanding of financial statements, general ledger and accounting software systems.
• Strong critical thinking, professional skepticism, and a continuous learning mindset focused on emerging AI accounting platforms.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to translate technical financial findings into clear narrative explanations for cross-functional business partners. Should be energetic, a team player, goal oriented, and responsive.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field and ERP Systems Experience.

Pay

$75,000 - $85,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Schedule

This role is based at our West Los Angeles, CA office. We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday-Wednesday and the option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.