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Staff Accountant

Mothership Agency

Staff Accountant

Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    THE OPPORTUNITY

    We want to take the Company to the next-level and this is where you come in. As our STAFF ACCOUNTANT, you play an integral role, supporting the Finance & Accounting team in managing the numbers and telling the story behind them.  You know the importance of attention to detail, analysis, and reconciliation.

    You are a self-starter, organized, adaptable and embrace continuous improvement and learning.  As team player, you build strong relationships across the organization to develop a good understanding of our day-to-day business operations.  You excel at GL maintenance, reconciliation, reporting and general cost accounting, enabling the business to operate smoothly.

    WE ARE GROWING FAST AND NEED SOMEONE TO COME IN AND OWN TERRITORY. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR A FAST-PACED RAPIDLY GROWING START-UP WITHIN THE EVER-GROWING CANNABIS INDUSTRY.

    WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS PAYABLES

    • Responsible for data entry of invoices and payment to suppliers in a timely manner, including obtaining appropriate levels of authorization, across various subsidiaries.
    • Cheque processing and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) preparations as required.
    • Maintain appropriate records for vendors and customers, prepaid assets, and fixed assets.
    • Responsible for clearing credit cards and reconciling to the General Ledger (GL).
    • Carrying out month-end procedures and facilitate accurate financial period cut-off procedures, including management of accruals.
    • Provide support to business leaders on accounts payable and accounts receivable related questions.
    • Account and vendor reconciliation.

    FINANCIAL REPORTING & MANAGEMENT

    • Review and prepare journal entries.
    • Maintain month-end schedules and the GL. 
    • Complete the financial statement consolidation process, ensuring all inter-company balances and period end adjustments are made.
    • Ensuring efficiency and accuracy of records.
    • Perform cash and banking reconciliations.

    WE ARE A START-UP, ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES TO BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER THAN OURSELVES.  THIS MEANS THAT OTHER DUTIES MAY ARISE, AND WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN ACCOMPLISHING WHAT'S NEEDED.

    WHO YOU ARE

    • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
    • Minimum 3 years-experience in accounting
    • Experience in manufacturing or the cannabis industry is not required but considered an asset
    • Cost accounting and inventory management experience is beneficial
    • Strong use of Excel and Quickbooks
    • You are organized and prioritize your work to meet deadlines, adapting to unexpected priorities
    • You are collaborative and build effective relationships to enable the Company to reach its goals
    • You excel in an unstructured, start-up environment, and bring an element of precision and organization.

    THE COMPANY

    Mothership Agency (Formerly Ember Valley) is a leading cannabis product company in California.  We provide branded products throughout the state across multiple product formats – jarred flower, pre-rolls and extracts.  Our ethos is and always will be “craft cannabis at scale.”  We launched our brand in April 2019 and in that short time, we have consistently been ranked a top 10 brand in our product categories.  We target the connoisseur market – our products are all premium priced.  We are a product first company – for Mothership Agency, quality is everything.

    We currently operate two indoor cultivation facilities that represent over 110,000 square feet.  Additionally, we are constructing a purpose built 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility, where we will centralize processing, packaging, distribution and manufacturing.