Title: Staff Accountant
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full Time | Exempt
Reports to: Director Of Accounting
Company Overview
Windy City Cannabis is an inviting family of hometown cannabis dispensaries where passionate Dispensary Associates connect customers to the most trusted and effective cannabis products for their lifestyle. We offer a curated selection of high-quality products, personalized service, and a warm, welcoming vibe that invites people to stay longer and return often.
Summary
As the Staff Accountant, you will support accurate financial reporting through journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close, and cross-functional collaboration on accounting operations and process improvements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Supports all areas of the accounting team including journal entries, bank reconciliation, cash reconciliation, other account reconciliations and month-end close
- Performs bank and undeposited funds reconciliations across all locations both weekly and monthly, including the reconciliation of cashless customer payments.
- Create and record monthly journal entries including revenue, inventory, COGS, lease, depreciation expense, prepaid amortization, accruals etc.
- Responsible for coding of credit card purchases.
- Contributes towards preparation of monthly revenue reporting and store level metrics.
- Assists with month-end closing activities, including preparing accruals, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and generating reports for internal review.
- Calculates and tracks vendor promotion credits and coordinates with vendors to apply credits.
- Collaborates with the accounts payable function by performing regular reconciliations to vendor statements to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
- Engages ad hoc projects and workflow process improvements as requested
Role Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accountancy
- 2+ years of experience in the accounting field
- CPA preferred
- Highly motivated, self-directed, innovative and able to work independently or among teams with keen judgement, common sense and resourcefulness
- Strong Time Management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS Office required
- Strong internal customer service skills and excellent oral and written communication
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to think critically and solve complex problems both collaboratively in a team environment and independently
- Expertise with advanced excel functions (e.g., VLOOKUP and pivot tables)
- Experience accounting for multiple legal entities within one reporting structure
- Understanding of FnO is a plus
- Ability to obtain a dispensing agent identification card issued by the state of Illinois.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and ethical conduct
- Exceptional customer service skills and Positive attitude, team player and strong work ethic
- Must be and remain compliant with any and all regulatory requirements as they pertain to the industry, personnel law, safety regulations, local codes and organizational rules, regulations, directives, standard operating procedures, state and local laws for working in the cannabis industry
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods while working at a computer, communicate effectively, use hands and fingers to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, and occasionally stand, walk, reach, bend, or lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Must be able to remain focused, pay close attention to detail
- Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively?
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Sick and Paid Time Off
- 40% Employee Discount
- Employee Samples
- 401(k)
The above job description summarizes the role responsibilities and is not intended to be all-inclusive, it may change.
Windy City Cannabis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Bachelor's degree in accounting, 2+ years of accounting experience, advanced Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office proficiency, strong communication and analytical skills, and ability to obtain an Illinois dispensing agent identification card.
Key Responsibilities
- recording journal entries
- reconciling accounts
- preparing reports
Skills & Tools
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, VLOOKUP
Job Details
- Category: Finance and Accounting
- Seniority: Entry Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Salary: USD 65,000 – 75,000 / year
- Languages: English
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Retirement plan
About Windy City Cannabis
A cannabis dispensary group offering curated products and personalized customer service. — Industry: Retail and Wholesale