Director of Finance

The Director of Finance serves as the strategic and operational finance leader for the winery, responsible for safeguarding Gloria Ferrer’s financial integrity while providing clear, forward-looking financial insight to support business decisions. This role oversees all accounting and financial management functions, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, inventory and cost accounting, fixed assets, payroll oversight, compliance reporting, and financial analysis, while leading month-end and year-end close in accordance with GAAP.

The Director strengthens internal controls, policies, and procedures to ensure audit readiness, compliance, and scalability, and partners closely with the General Manager and department leaders across DTC, vineyards, production, and administration to drive budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and performance reporting. This role also oversees financial systems optimization and develops the accounting team, translating financial results into actionable insights around margins, inventory costing, operating expenses, and capital investments.

• Ensures financial policies, budgets, and forecasts align with overall company objectives. Regularly reviews existing accounting policies and procedures and recommends improvements, updates, or elimination of outdated practices to strengthen controls and increase efficiency
• Leads and oversees the full month-end close process through final financial statement production, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness. Establishes clear expectations, accountability, and standards for the accounting team.
• Owns accounting department deadlines and the close calendar. Reviews and posts sub-ledgers (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Tasting Room, and Sales & Inventory modules) after all monthly entries are complete. Prepares and/or reviews required journal entries as part of the close cycle.
• Ensures general ledger integrity through regular account reconciliations, reviewing and posting adjusting journal entries as needed. Reviews and processes intercompany/intracompany transactions, confirms proper coding and classification, and ensures financial statements reconcile to the trial balance.
• Prepares monthly internal and external financial reports and delivers timely, accurate financial information to management and key stakeholders. Ensures reporting supports both operational performance tracking and long‑term planning.
• Develops and maintains schedules for prepaid expenses, accruals, and fixed asset depreciation. Maintains fixed asset records, binders, and supporting databases, ensuring clear audit trails and compliance.
• Oversees compliance‑related filings including property tax filings related to fixed assets, sales and use tax returns, and broker commission calculations, ensuring accuracy and adherence to contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Partners with accounting staff to forecast cash flow, plan disbursements, and monitor daily banking activity and transactions. Provides visibility into short‑ and long‑term cash needs, timing of major payments, and working capital management.
• Oversees accounting systems administration and drives ongoing system optimization to improve efficiency, reporting capability, scalability, and internal user experience.
• Leads monthly financial reviews with department leaders (DTC, vineyards, production, and administration) in partnership with the General Manager. Helps leaders understand results, identify variances, and connect financial performance to operational drivers.
• Provides monthly financial metrics and performance reporting to the General Manager and Leadership Team, translating financial results into clear takeaways, risks, and recommended actions.
• Reviews payroll reporting following HR approval to confirm financial accuracy and ensure proper accounting treatment, allocations, and reporting consistency.

• Serves as the primary liaison with external auditors and leads coordination of the annual audit process, ensuring a smooth, timely, and well‑organized experience.
• Develops and manages…