John Priest
- Role
- Senior Director of Finance at Sightglass Coffee
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Priest
Experienced Accounting/Finance professional with over 25 years of experience working in…
Experience
Senior Director of Finance
Sep 2021 — Present
Responsibilities include oversight of the company’s accounting and finance function. Areas of focus include managing a team to insure timely and accurate financial reporting, continually assessing margins for all product lines within the company, maintaining all professional relationships with outside service providers (CPA’s and Banking), and working with all department heads on improving profitability within their channel. Channels within the company include: • Retail Coffee Operations • Wholesale Bean and Merchandise Sales • E-Commerce • Coffee Manufacturing • Restaurant and Roastery Operation in Los Angeles • Coffee Keg Sales and Ready to Drink Beverage Category
Education
California State University, Bakersfield
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting and Finance
1987 — 1990
California State University, Bakersfield
MBA, Business
1990 — 1992
Skills
- Food & Beverage
- Wine
- Restaurants
- Team Building
- Accounting
- P&L
- Training
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Operating Budgets
- Catering
- Customer Service
- Pos
- Operations Management
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Analysis
- Restaurant Management
- Budgets
- Consolidated Financial Statements
- Hospitality Management
- Team Leadership
- Hospitality Industry
- Food Service
- Employee Training
- Hiring
- Leadership
- Income Statement
- Menu Development
- New Restaurant Openings
- Budgeting
- Financial Reporting
- Sales
- Finance
- Hotels
- Business Strategy
- Analytical Skills
- Management Consulting
- Management
- Business Valuation
- Hospitality
- Forecasting
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