Senior Accountant

Better Butter; Salt Lake City (UT); Sur place; USD 95 000 - 105 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, and vision

Life insurance and disability coverage

Safe harbor 401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and 11 holidays

Employee appreciation events

Advancement opportunities

Résumé du poste

BetterButter in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Full-time Senior Accountant to lead day-to-day accounting, manage month-end close, and mentor junior staff. You will ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across financial activities and collaborate with operations to stay within margins.

Responsibilities include overseeing accounts payable, receivable, payroll, cost accounting, and budgeting support, while delivering reports that inform leadership on variances, pricing, and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including cost accounting.
• Knowledge of GAAP and month-end close procedures.
• Experience collaborating with operations, production, or supply chain teams.
• Proficiency with ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel.

Responsabilités

• Oversee daily financial activities, month-end close, and journal entries.
• Lead and mentor junior accounting staff to support development.
• Coordinate with inventory, production, and purchasing to maintain margins.
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll processes.
• Deliver reports/analyses on pricing, waste, efficiency, and variances.
• Support budgeting, tax filings, and internal controls improvements.

Connaissances

Leadership

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field

Outils

NetSuite

Sage

QuickBooks

Excel

Description du poste

Full-time Senior Accountant wanted at BetterButter in Salt Lake City, UT! We're Seeking a Hands-on Leader To Maintain Accuracy, Timeliness, And Compliance Throughout All Financial Activities While Guiding Junior Accounting Staff. Your Efforts Will Make An Impact Throughout The Organization And Directly Play Into Our Continued Growth And Success. We're Offering

• Salary of $95,000 - $105,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications
• 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday schedule
• Medical, dental, and vision
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Safe harbor 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacations and 11 holidays
• Employee appreciation events
• Advancement opportunities

Driving Excellence As Our Senior Accountant

This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll oversee accurate day-to-day financial activities and timely month close. You'll lead your team and mentor junior accounting staff to support their development while ensuring daily excellence and compliance. Organization and attention to detail are key, and you'll coordinate with inventory, production, and purchasing teams to stay within margins and maintain accurate books. You'll support cost accounting operations, lead month end close procedures (including journal entries, accruals, and prepaid schedules, review account reconciliations, and maintain the general ledger. Attentively, you'll oversee crucial accounts payable, receivable, and payroll activities to maintain accuracy and timeliness. During all your activities, you'll keep an open mind to areas for growth and ways to improve internal controls. You'll update and maintain product and labor costs to support financial health, perform inventory valuation and reconciliation, and inform leadership about variances and their main drivers. Working with the operations team, you'll review bills of materials and make sure records match actual production. You'll support leadership in making data-driven business decisions by delivering reports and analyses on areas like pricing, scrap, waste, and efficiency. Additional responsibilities include assisting with budgeting efforts, sales tax filings, other compliance requirements, and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
• 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on cost accounting experience
• Experience with standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis
• Experience working directly with operations, production, or supply chain teams
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and month-end close procedures
• Proficiency with ERP or accounting systems (such as NetSuite, Sage, or QuickBooks) and advanced Excel skills
• Ability to learn and adapt to a new environment quickly
• Ability to work around general manufacturing conditions with exposure to temperature changes, noise, and moving machinery
• Ability to follow all food safety and quality assurance procedures

The ideal Senior Accountant has a CPA or CMA, or is currently working towards one. Experience in a food manufacturing environment or in a supervisory position leading teams and inventory audits would be valuable.

Salary: $95000 - $105000 per year