Note Hiring is the single most important responsibility we have as a business. It’s an important decision for us and for you, and we ask that you show up authentically and be yourself. We promise to do the same. Introduction Dry Farm Wines is the world’s premier Natural Wine company. We curate the highest quality Natural Wines from small family growers around the world. Every wine meets a set of strict criteria, including organic farming practices, lower alcohol levels, no sugar, and delicious taste. Our mission is to share these extraordinary Natural Wines with people around the world, helping people connect with authenticity and love. We work exclusively with small family farms who share our respect for Nature’s beauty, complexity, and diversity. At the heart of it all, we believe we must be the change we want to see in the world. We intentionally seek to become more conscious and extraordinary every day, both as individuals and as a collective Dry Farm Wines Team. In our first few years, our Membership grew faster than we expected. We’ve been doing everything possible to keep up with our growth while having as much fun as possible in the process We’re fortunate – we get paid to enjoy and share wine 😉 To keep the wine flowing and to drive our voice further, we need more help. That’s why we’re now looking for a STAFF ACCOUNTANT to join our team. Benefits of working with DFW This is the best place to work in the world. If it wasn’t, the rest of us wouldn’t be here. The benefits of joining this team are vast. Here are a few: Unlimited pure Natural Wine. Need we say more? Fully paid health, dental, and vision. Generous 401k, Profit Sharing, and Defined Benefit plans available. Company vacation days around major holidays, and a generous vacation and expense policy that just asks you to act in the best interest of yourself, your colleagues, and the organization. Paid gym membership. Huge opportunities to expand your responsibilities and position as the company continues to grow. Opportunities to meditate and practice gratitude regularly as a team. Most importantly, the opportunity to connect with the DFW Family on a daily basis. We are a lot of fun, and we get together often to celebrate, reflect, and progress. Every single person you will work with is an elite performer. Not just some, but ALL. Everyone here is a rockstar at what they do and has a deep dedication to being the best in their craft. We push the boundaries of possibility daily in helping each other grow and in our service to others. Roles and Responsibilities You’ll work with Dalton, Chandler, Sarita, and Carolina in the world’s most fun Finance Department. The Staff Accountant role is at the crossroads of everything we do at Dry Farm Wines. Whether you are paying our small family farms, maintaining our General Ledger, or making recommendations to our executive team, what you do has a profound impact on the business. Unlike in most Staff positions, you will have a real seat at the table and be expected to help drive the business forward. Here is a small list of some of the things that will be on your desk: Assist with Accounts Payable Reconcile bank accounts Maintain General Ledger Assist in month end financial reporting Perform intercompany reconciliations Review financial statements Organize and update financial records Coordinate with external auditors Requirements to Apply Bachelor’s degree in Accounting 2 years of Public Accounting experience Attention to detail and excellent organization skills Full comprehension of debits/credits Familiar with accrual accounting Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP is a plus Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment Verbal and written communication skills Reliable, consistent, and a strong work ethic Dependable with a respect to confidentiality and policies Our Culture At Dry Farm Wines, we call ourselves an Elite Team with Family Values. We are building an incredible business based on this philosophy. We have a focus on performance, growth, and innovation, while also practicing empathy, love, and passion. We believe in the power of optimal health, good taste, artisan farmers, and a strong community. We meditate together, share health advice, indulge in artistic creation, travel to source wines, host large dinners, and share our love of pure Natural Wines. For us, this is all part of building a great business and a great lifestyle. DFW Core Values Integrity We always act with integrity and try to do the right thing, even when no one is watching. We hold ourselves accountable to what’s best for the Soil, our Growers, our Partners, our Members, their Experience, and DFW. We’re committed to our health-quantified criteria in sourcing pure Natural Wine Alignment We ensure alignment between our personal, team, and company priorities through clear expectations. We accelerate through accountability. Self-Directed Responsibility We take initiative and lead with self-directed responsibility. We focus on the most impactful priorities with the “80/20” principle. Growth through Learning We focus on actively learning through successes and challenges in order to create future successes. We are constantly experimenting with innovative approaches to find what works best. We approach our work with an open mind and an agile approach. Celebrating the Journey We celebrate our team, our talents, our community of growers, and our positive environmental impact. We celebrate our successes and lift each other up. We have fun. We enjoy sharing wine together. Questionnaire To help us both determine if we’re the right fit for each other, we created this list of questions, which we will ask you to complete in the next section of this application. What excites you about taking on the Staff Accountant role at Dry Farm Wines? If you’re hired, what are 2 things you are good at that you can apply in your first three months without very much help or a large budget and would make Dry Farm Wines better? What is your past accounting experience? Tell us about 2 previous companies or projects you’ve worked on. How did you add value to their situation? Why are you applying for this role now? What systems, technologies, and apps are you comfortable using in your day to day life to get stuff done? (Examples: Google Docs, Excel, Tipalti, Coupa, Netsuite, QBO, etc.) When performing a bank reconciliation, you discover a $100 reconciliation discrepancy. Draft an email to the CFO describing the steps you took to locate the discrepancy, the amount of time you would spend, and how to prevent it from happening again in the future. Admitting failure is tough, but failure is a significant learning experience for us. What is a significant failure you have experienced recently and what did you learn? What is one professional and one personal goal you hold for the next 1-3 years? Describe a change you’ve seen in yourself over the last 5 years that you love. As a company that believes in “better for you, better for the planet products”, we’re passionate about health & wellness. How would you describe your relationship with health & wellness? What makes you unique or weird? What is a personal hobby you cherish? What’s your experience with wine (if any)? Anything else you’d like to touch on that we didn’t ask? The floor is yours Next Steps Now that you’ve submitted the questionnaire and resume, here’s what to expect: Application Review. We’ll review your questionnaire and resume and follow up with you within a week. Meet & Greet Call. Next, we’ll begin with scheduling a 15 minute video interview for a meet and greet. Group Call. We’ll then schedule a 25 minute call with more people from the team. It’s a chance for us to get to know you better, and for you to better know us and our business. Project Review. We will assign you a specific project that will help us understand your work product. It will be a project within your area of hire. Then we will schedule a 30-45 minute video interview to review the project. Napa Visit (or Virtual Visit). If we’re all still a good fit for each other, next we’ll bring you to Napa for an in-person working interview/socials (or a virtual visit in these current times). This is typically a two day interview. You’ll meet with us for an open and wide-ranging conversation, experience our work environment, work on a project and present it to the team, and get to know us better. All expenses are hosted by us. Together, we will determine next steps. We deeply appreciate you investing the time to learn about us and share your thoughts and life with us. With much love and gratitude, Todd, David, Tony, Luen, Mark, Ramzy, Gio, Jon, Shawn, Devin, Cesar, Beno, Kayla, David, Mandy, Ximena, Jasiel, Omar, Kristian, Corey, Alex, Rae, Lindsay, Jimmy, Barbara, Viviana, Aaron, Dalton, Scott, Alexis, Hugo, Alejandro, Rosa, Lauryn, Brittannie, Jason, Victor, Erin, Arran, Rush, Alex, Bryan, Juan, Christian, Nyllan, Enrique, Amairany, Salomon, James, Maria, Angela, Sarita, Teagan, Sarah, Erica, Jenna, Nemy, Hayden, Shelby, Janee, Chandler, Becca, Ronny, Douglas, Michael, Kate, Carolina, and Nicole