Junior Staff Accountant

Job Description

Junior Accountant | Torani (R. Torre & Co.)

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at Torani (R. Torre & Co.), located in San Leandro, CA. Torani, a Certified B Corporation, creates flavorful products designed to bring people together and foster moments of joy. This role is crucial for maintaining the smooth operation of daily accounting activities, ensuring financial accuracy, and supporting the company’s growth towards its $1 Billion vision. It offers a valuable opportunity for someone early in their accounting career to learn and develop technical skills and business acumen within a collaborative, people-first culture.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, San Leandro, CA
• Pay: $72176–$80195 yearly
• Team: Part of the Accounting team, working closely with the broader Finance team and Senior Accountant.
• Mission: Support the day-to-day accounting operations to ensure financial accuracy, smooth business functioning, and informed decision-making.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, ERP systems, Oracle Projects

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support Daily Accounting Operations: Provide reliable, accurate, and organized support for day-to-day accounting, including Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable activities, journal entries, and reconciliations, ensuring alignment with GAAP.
• Enhance Financial Accuracy for Promotional Spend: Partner with Sales and Finance teams to improve the accuracy of promotional spend reporting, performing account reconciliations and reviewing rebates to identify discrepancies.
• Facilitate Accurate Broker Commissions: Ensure timely and accurate calculation and payment of commissions to Torani’s broker partners, contributing to positive relationships and resolving related issues.
• Maintain Fixed Asset Records and Support Audits: Assist with fixed asset accounting, including project coding, asset tracking, capitalization, depreciation, and Oracle Projects maintenance, while preparing documentation for audits.
• Drive Continuous Improvement and Learning: Approach work with curiosity and ownership, proactively communicating updates, asking questions, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and workflows.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, demonstrating a foundational understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Experience: 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Skills: Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel. The ability to work standard business hours with flexibility during month-end, year-end, or audit cycles is also required.
• Bonus: Experience with ERP systems.