Mike’s Hot Honey Looking for Accounting Associate at Brooklyn, NY Full Time

Job Title:

Accounting Associate

About Us:

Mike’s Hot Honey is America’s leading brand of hot honey. Founded in 2010 by Mike Kurtz, the brand was born from a desire to create and share the highest quality honey infused with chili peppers. Mike began drizzling his signature hot honey on pizzas at the Brooklyn pizzeria where he worked, and customers started to ask if they could buy bottles to take home. Mike’s Hot Honey became a word-of- mouth sensation, sparking the creation of a new category of honey. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Mike’s Hot Honey has become a fixture in restaurants and retailers throughout the United States and abroad. Mike’s Hot Honey is a hardworking, entrepreneurial, and family friendly culture. We build great relationships and foster mutuality through fairness and transparency, regardless of whether we’re working side-by-side or remotely. We’re a small team, excited to have more like-minded individuals join this exciting journey.

Job Description:

Seeking an impeccably organized accounting professional to provide support to the Financial Operations Manager. The ideal candidate will be obsessively meticulous, with a strong understanding of accounting principles and procedures. They will work with the day-to-day details and understand how their work fits into the larger picture. If you get excited about numbers and spreadsheets, have a curious nature and take pride in delivering excellence, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities:

• Accounts receivable – apply incoming payments; keep collections current; resolve payment discrepancies.
• Verify trade spend chargebacks for accuracy; classify billing at distributor, retailer and program levels, proactively managing associated disputes; constantly reconcile trade tracker with QuickBooks Online.
• Accounts payable – enter bills ensuring proper approvals; complete vendor on-boarding with proper documentation; manage vendor relationships and settle invoicing discrepancies.
• Reconcile bank and credit card statements.
• Coordinate between Finance and Ops to prepare monthly inventory reconciliation.
• Maintain prepaid and accrued expenses schedules.
• Assist finance team in their yearly internal audits.

Requirements:

• Four-year Bachelor’s degree, accounting major preferred
• Minimum one year accounting experience preferred, CPG companies a plus
• Auditing experience preferred
• Knowledge of QuickBooks Online a plus
• Experience using MS Excel and Google Sheets a must
• Quick learner (who enjoys doing so!)
• Great collaborator and team player (no job is too small)
• Regular travel to Brooklyn, NY

Preferred:

NYC and surrounding areas based

Compensation: $49,327 – $61,253 salary, plus discretionary bonus opportunities available; benefits offered include: Medical, Dental, Vision and 401k

Mike’s Hot Honey

The company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.