Sr. Staff Accountant

Senior Staff Accountant

Laura Chenel & Marin French Cheese
Petaluma, CA | Full-Time | In Person
Salary: $90,000 - $105,000 per year

For decades, Laura Chenel and Marin French Cheese have been known for crafting exceptional artisan cheeses that people love. From our roots in Sonoma and Petaluma to our connection with a respected international cheese group headquartered in France, we've built our reputation on quality, tradition, and a commitment to doing things the right way.

Behind every great product is a great team. We're looking for a Senior Staff Accountant who wants to do meaningful work, contribute to important business initiatives, and be part of a collaborative team where their ideas and expertise truly matter.

This is an exciting time to join our Finance team. We're in the middle of a significant transformation as we transition our accounting and reporting processes into JD Edwards (JDE). As our Senior Staff Accountant, you'll play a key role in ensuring accuracy throughout that transition while supporting a full month-end close process across multiple entities.

What makes this role unique is the breadth of exposure. Rather than being limited to one area of accounting, you'll gain hands‑on experience with inventory and manufacturing accounting, intercompany transactions, ERP implementation, financial reporting, and process improvement initiatives. You'll also work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales teams, giving you a deeper understanding of how the business operates from end to end.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, investigating discrepancies, improving processes, and taking ownership of their work while continuing to grow professionally.

• Support the transition of accounting processes and reporting into JD Edwards, including reconciliations between JDE and our existing accounting systems.
• Review transactions and investigate discrepancies across JDE, Quick Books, and supporting operational systems.
• Document accounting procedures and maintain clear supporting documentation as processes move into JDE.

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and other accounting adjustments.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate reconciling items.
• Maintain prepaid, accrual, fixed asset, and other supporting schedules.
• Support AP, AR, cash, and bank reconciliation activities as needed.

• Support inventory and manufacturing accounting, including inventory reconciliations, adjustments, and cost-related analysis.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sales teams to research variances and resolve accounting issues at the source.

• Assist with intercompany accounting and reconciliation between U.S. entities.
• Assist with remaining accounting and reconciliation activities for entities that are closed or transitioning.
• Assist with quarterly reporting and financial review packages.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for external audits, tax filings, and other compliance requirements.

• Identify opportunities to improve and automate accounting processes as the function moves onto a single system.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end close, and journal entries.
• Inventory accounting experience in a manufacturing, CPG, or food production environment.
• ERP experience.
• Strong Excel skills, including working with large data sets, Pivot Tables, and VLOOKUPs.

• JD Edwards (JDE) experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with ERP implementations or system conversions.
• Experience working across multiple legal entities, including intercompany transactions.
• Quick Books experience.
• Cost accounting exposure, including standard costing and variance analysis.
• Working knowledge…