Coordinator I, Staff Accountant

Panera Bread; Fenton (MO); On-site; USD 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Panera Bread is seeking a Staff Accountant to support bakery-cafes, leadership, and other departments with accurate financial reporting and general accounting support.

The role involves owning account reconciliations, updating accruals, and researching variances to ensure accurate monthly accruals across bakery-cafes and overhead departments. Collaboration with management is key, with an emphasis on timely, precise financials.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree required with 2+ yrs of experience.
• Ability to handle high volume and tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Solid technical accounting skills with an ability to understand detailed accounting entries.
• Good communication skills to articulate financials to non-accountants and accountants.
• Friendly, helpful, and driven to achieve.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Workday experience a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and own assigned account reconciliations and analyses each period, quarter, and year-end in an accurate and timely manner.
• Update accrual spreadsheets, pull invoices, and research variances to ensure accruals for bakery-cafes and overhead departments are accurate monthly.
• Participate in reviews with bakery-cafe and overhead management to answer questions pertaining to items within the P&L and develop proactive relationships for excellent service.
• Work within a team on special projects and other ad hoc requests.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Deadline-oriented

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Excel

Workday

Job description

Panera Bread is a specialty concept with unparalleled people and quality products offering careers as diverse as our breads. We are actively seeking a Staff Accountant to support our bakery-cafes, leadership team, and other departments which require accurate financial reporting information and general accounting support.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and take ownership of assigned account reconciliations and account analyses each period, quarter, and year-end in an accurate and timely manner.
• Work closely with management with updating various accrual spreadsheets, pulling invoices, and researching variances to ensure accruals for bakery-cafes and overhead departments are accurate on a monthly basis.
• Participate in reviews with bakery-cafe and overhead management to answer questions pertaining to items within the P&Ls while developing proactive relationships to ensure exceptional customer service.
• Work within a team on special projects and other ad hoc requests.

Qualifications (Education & Experience)

• Accounting degree required with 2+yrs of experience preferred.
• Ability to handle high volume and tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy.
• Solid technical accounting skills with an ability to understand detailed accounting entries.
• Good communication skills to articulate to non-accountants and accountants about the actual financials.
• Friendly, helpful, and driven to achieve.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Workday experience a plus, but not required.

Working Conditions

• Required travel – 0%

Physical Requirements

• While performing this job, the incumbent is regularly required to stand, sit, talk hear & use hands and fingers to operate keyboards.

Direct Reports

• This position will have no direct reports.

Competitive salary $53,419 - $64,103 annually.

The actual pay offered will be determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and geographical location. Individual compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.