Operations Accountant

Sazerac Company Overview

Over 450 of the world’s most extraordinary brands are part of the Sazerac family, including BuzzBallz, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Fireball, Svedka, and more. We’re proud to create spirits, cocktails, and experiences for every taste and occasion for people across the globe. Sazerac Company takes pride in fostering a vibrant culture of innovation, craftsmanship, and excellence across our distilleries and operations worldwide

Job Description/Responsibilities

As an Operations Accountant supporting Iron Bull and Sagamore Distillery, you'll play a key role in maintaining inventory accuracy, analyzing costs, and providing financial insights that help drive operational performance. Day-to-day responsibilities include inventory and asset reconciliations, month-end close activities, forecasting and reporting, variance analysis, inventory audits, physical inventory support, and partnering with operations teams to identify cost-saving opportunities. You'll also help maintain product costing, bills of materials (BOMs), routing structures, and item setup to ensure accurate financial and operational reporting.

What You'll Do: 

• Support the monthly close process by preparing journal entries, reconciliations, and analyses that help ensure accurate and timely financial results.
• Analyze financial and operational performance through account reconciliations, variance analysis, and actionable insights that support business decisions and drive results.
• Partner on budgeting, forecasting, and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) activities by evaluating volume trends, costs, productivity initiatives, and key business drivers.
• Drive process improvements and reporting efficiencies through automation, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration across finance and operations teams.
• Maintain strong financial controls and audit readiness by supporting internal controls, asset protection, and annual audit requirements while ensuring compliance and financial integrity.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of accounting experience
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while working both independently and as part of a team in a manufacturing environment

Preferred

• Experience in the beverage alcohol or broader consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry
• Experience with budgeting, financial planning, and/or financial analysis
• Experience with Oracle ERP systems

Culture and Benefits

Sazerac offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid time off, and more. These benefits may vary depending on location and work type. Learn more about how we support our employees here.

The annual salary range for this role is $83,000 - 124,000. Final compensation will be based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal pay equity considerations.

Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

What’s Next:

After you apply, a recruiter will review your application and reach out to qualified candidates. Selected candidates will follow our interview process, which may include a phone screen, hiring manager interview, and panel interviews with business leaders. There may be additional steps or assessments throughout the process dependent on the position. Applicants who are not selected to move through the process, at any stage, will be notified via email.

Need assistance throughout your application or interview process?

Email [email protected].

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