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Business & Administration Manager

Baccalieu Trail Brewing Co. | Bay Roberts, NL
Full-Time | Hybrid – On-Site & Work From Home

Love numbers, organization and keeping all the behind-the-scenes pieces of a business running smoothly? Like the idea of doing it somewhere that makes great beer, serves great food and doesn't take itself too seriously? You might fit in pretty well around here.

Baccalieu Trail Brewing Co. is looking for a Business & Administration Manager to join our team.

We're a locally owned and operated craft brewery with a busy taproom and restaurant, a growing retail and wholesale business, and a team of great people who genuinely enjoy what we do. We're a small business, which means there aren't a whole lot of silos around here. We work together, pitch in when needed, share ideas and probably talk about beer and food more than the average workplace.

This is an important role in our business. Reporting to our President/Owner, you'll take ownership of the areas that keep everything running behind the scenes — accounting, payroll, human resources and business administration.

We're looking for someone who can confidently take the reins on our day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping, make sure our team gets paid accurately and on time, keep our HR processes and employee records organized, and give ownership and management reliable financial information to help us make good business decisions.

But we're not looking for someone who just wants to sit behind a desk and process paperwork.

We want someone who is curious about the business, notices when something doesn't look right, asks questions, finds better ways of doing things and takes pride in keeping things organized. Someone who is comfortable digging into spreadsheets, enjoys working with technology, and has a sharp eye for the details that others might miss. Someone who can look at the numbers and help us understand the story they're telling. Someone our employees feel comfortable coming to with a payroll or HR question, and someone our management team can count on.

Because we're a small, growing company, you'll also get exposure to a lot more than you would in a traditional accounting position. One day you might be working through month-end reporting, the next helping onboard a new employee, reviewing inventory costs, preparing payroll, working with our external accountant or helping us figure out a better process for something we've been doing the hard way for far too long.

You'll also have the opportunity to lead an important project as we transition our accounting and payroll systems from Sage to QuickBooks and support its integration with our POS and Production Management Systems. With advice from our external accountant, you'll help design and set up the new system to meet the needs of our brewery, oversee the migration of historical financial and payroll data, and ensure we start off with accurate records, efficient processes and a solid foundation for the future.

You'll work closely with ownership and our management team and have the opportunity to make a real impact on how the business operates and grows.

What You'll Be Responsible For

There's plenty of variety in this role, but your main areas of responsibility will include:

• Accounting & bookkeeping – Managing our day-to-day accounting, including accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, general ledger entries, month-end processes and maintaining accurate, up-to-date financial records.
• Payroll – Taking full ownership of our payroll from start to finish, including employee hours, vacation and other payroll information, deductions, remittances and required payroll reporting.
• Financial reporting & analysis – Preparing accurate monthly, annual, and ad-hoc financial reports, spreadsheets and analysis so ownership and management have a clear picture of how the business is performing.
• HR administration – Keeping employee records organized and confidential, preparing job ads and postings, coordinating onboarding and offboarding, maintaining employment documentation and policies, and helping employees and managers navigate everyday HR matters.
• Accounting & payroll system transition – Leading our move from Sage to QuickBooks, working with our external accountant to properly structure and configure the new system, coordinating the migration of historical data, and ensuring financial and payroll information is accurately transferred, reconciled or appropriately archived.
• External accountant coordination & year-end preparation – Keeping our books accurate, reconciled and organized throughout the year; preparing supporting schedules and documentation; and working closely with our external accountants to make year-end reporting and filings as smooth and efficient as possible. Our external accountants are responsible for preparing year-end financial statements and corporate tax filings and providing professional accounting oversight.
• Government & compliance administration – Keeping on top of routine payroll, sales tax and other required remittances, filings and business documentation that fall within the role's responsibilities.
• Inventory & costing support – Working with our team to help keep inventory records accurate and understand product, ingredient, packaging and operating costs.
• Business administration – Keeping important contracts, insurance policies, licences, records and administrative processes organized and up to date.
• Systems & process improvement – Using technology, Excel and other business tools to improve efficiency, strengthen accuracy, streamline processes and help us work smarter.

And, because we're a small business, there will occasionally be a little bit of "whatever needs doing today." We don't expect one person to know everything, but we do value people who are willing to jump in, figure things out and help the team when needed.

Who We're Looking For

You'll probably enjoy this role if you're someone who is organized without needing everything to be corporate, professional without being stuffy, comfortable taking ownership, and happy working in an environment where no two days are the same.

We're looking for someone who brings a great combination of financial knowledge, technical skills, initiative and attention to detail.

A few things that are especially important to us:

• Strong accounting, bookkeeping and payroll experience. You should be comfortable independently managing these functions and understand the importance of accuracy, deadlines and compliance.
• Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills. We're looking for someone who is genuinely advanced in Excel — comfortable with complex formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data analysis, reconciliations and building useful spreadsheets and reports.
• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy. You're thorough, methodical and take pride in getting things right. You spot discrepancies, double-check your work and understand that even small errors can have a big impact when it comes to finances and payroll.
• Strong technical abilities and confidence with technology. You're highly computer-savvy, learn new software quickly, enjoy figuring out how systems work and are comfortable troubleshooting problems, working with data and finding better ways to use technology.
• Experience with accounting software. Experience with Sage, QuickBooks or similar systems is important. Previous involvement in software implementations, system conversions or data migrations would be an asset.
• Excellent organization and time management. You can juggle multiple priorities, meet deadlines and keep things moving without becoming frustrated or needing someone to constantly follow up.
• Sound judgment, discretion and confidentiality. You'll be trusted with sensitive financial and employee information, so professionalism and integrity are essential.
• Initiative and problem-solving skills. You don't just identify problems — you like finding solutions and making things better.

A professional accounting designation (CPA) is NOT required. What matters most to us is your practical experience, technical abilities, accuracy and confidence in managing the day-to-day accounting, payroll and administrative needs of our business.

Accuracy and confidentiality are incredibly important in this position, but so are personality and fit. We're a hardworking team, but we're also a pretty relaxed bunch. We laugh, collaborate, solve problems together and believe work can be professional without feeling overly formal. We treat each other with kindness and respect on the fun days and on the days when it seems like everything is going wrong.

And you don't need to know the difference between an IPA and a Pilsner on your first day. We can teach you the beer part.

What we really want is someone dependable, capable, technically confident, who genuinely enjoys making things run better and wants to become an important part of our team.

How & Where You'll Work

This is a full-time hybrid position, with a combination of working on-site at our brewery in Bay Roberts and working from home.

We believe there's value in flexibility, but this is also a role that's connected to our people and our day-to-day business. You'll spend some time on-site working alongside ownership, managers and employees, with the flexibility to complete appropriate parts of the role remotely.

The exact balance between on-site and work-from-home days can be discussed based on the needs of the role and the business.

Compensation & Perks

We want great people who enjoy working here — and we know that means more than having beer nearby.

Compensation: This is a management position with an annual salary, based on experience and qualifications.

In addition to salary, you'll enjoy:

• Performance-based management bonus plan.
• Hybrid work flexibility with a combination of on-site and work-from-home days.
• Paid leave bank with discretion to use your time for vacation, sick days, or personal time.
• Employee discount on food, beverages and merchandise.
• Health and Dental benefits.
• A relaxed, casual work environment where you can be yourself.
• Plenty of variety, autonomy and the opportunity to have a real influence on how we do things.
• The chance to work directly with ownership and be part of the continued growth of a locally owned Newfoundland business.
• A workplace where good ideas don't have to travel through six layers of management before someone listens to them.
• And yes... there are some pretty good beer-related perks too.

Sound Like Your Kind of Place?

If you're looking for a role where you'll have real responsibility, flexibility, variety and autonomy, while being part of a close-knit team where your work genuinely matters, we'd love to hear from you.

We're looking for someone who doesn't just want their next job — we'd love to find someone who wants to become an important part of what we're building at Baccalieu Trail Brewing Co.

Come help us keep the business behind the beer running as smoothly as the beer flows.

Deadline to apply is November 2nd.

Pay: $45,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Discounted or free food
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Are you currently located in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Education:

• Secondary School (required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 2 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bay Roberts, NL