Staff Accountant, Sanzo
$60-70k
Asian-inspired sparkling water
Job no longer available
Asian-inspired sparkling water
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$60-70k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To bridge cultures by connecting people to authentic flavors.
Role
Who you are
- You’re self-aware and you self-regulate. You understand who you are and always seek to get better. You’re accountable and transparent, knowing it’s way better to disappoint with a truth than to appease with a lie
- You take pride in taking out the trash when no one is watching. You enjoy performing every task at a high quality simply because you can’t imagine doing otherwise
- You’re that person people connect with. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a natural introvert or extrovert. When people meet you, they want to continue to be around you
- 1-3 years experience in accounting, finance within the food & beverage consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry
- Strong attention to detail who takes personal ownership of deliverables
- Able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced start-up environment
- Strong working knowledge of detailed financial data analysis
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
What the job involves
- You will play a critical role in building and managing Sanzo’s accounting and finance function while providing strategic support to influence decision-making in a startup environment
- Perform daily bookkeeping functions including revenue recognition, bank activity recording, accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Prepare journal entries and perform account reconciliations for various balance sheet accounts (prepaids, accruals, etc.)
- Collaborate with Sales to effectively manage trade spend and customer deductions
- Provide financial support for month-end close, forecasting and annual planning
- Assist in developing and maintaining procedures and processes for accounting-related tasks
- Develop ad hoc financial analyses to support strategic growth initiatives
Our take
Sandro Roco, a Filipino American from Queens, realized that there was a disparity between the American and Asian-imported drinks brands. Where American brands had changed over the decades, embracing healthier and cleaner recipes, the legacy Asian brands he knew and loved were still layered with additives, preservatives and other less appealing ingredients. So he set out to bridge the two worlds - and so Sanzo was born.
Its aim is to offer a range of quality, authentic Asian flavors that are free from all those additives we no longer want in our drinks. The idea is to change and disrupt both the American and Asian drinks industries. So many American drinks offer the same uniform flavors, and the actual flavors Sanzo uses - lychee, mango, and calamnsi, fruits that are popular across Asia - are too often obscured by sugar and chemicals.
It taps into a number of zeitgeists within the food and drinks market - diversity of cultural flavors, healthy eating - and has launched brand-partnered drinks that have helped raise its profile, such as limited edition cans with artwork from Pixar’s Turning Red. With high profile investors too, like Marvel’s Simu Liu, it’s offering a fresh perspective within a legacy market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2024
$5m
EARLY VC
Feb 2022
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $16.4m
Company benefits
- Health benefits (including medical, dental & vision)
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Sandro Roco
(CEO)Former Director of Strategic Initiatives at Bombfell, Associate at JP Morgan, and Systems Engineer at Exelon Nuclear. They also previously founded Dapp, and currently sit on the board of Naturally New York.
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