Coordinator l, Staff Accountant

panerabread; United States; On-site; USD 43,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Panera Bread is seeking a Staff Accountant to support bakery-cafes and leadership teams with accurate financial reporting and general accounting tasks. The role focuses on reconciliations, accruals, and analysis to ensure timely, reliable financial information.

The ideal candidate holds an accounting degree with 2+ years of experience, strong Excel skills, and solid communication abilities to explain financials to non-accountants. Travel is minimal, and compensation is competitive.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and own assigned account reconciliations and analyses each period, quarter, and year-end.
• Update accrual spreadsheets, pull invoices, and research 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.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Coordinator l, Staff Accountant

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 $43,419 - $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.

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