Sr Staff Accountant

Core-Mark; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the distribution of snacks and beverages is seeking a Staff Accountant to manage accounting and finance functions. The successful candidate will prepare financial reports and journal entries, ensuring compliance with industry regulations. This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 2-5 years of relevant experience. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel is essential.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of General Ledger and Financial Accounting experience.
• Strong computer skills, especially with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley compliance is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage various accounting, finance and administrative functions.
• Prepare and submit journal entries and analytics.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and reporting deadlines.

Skills

Accounting

Financial Reporting

Analytical Skills

Critical Thinking

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Company Description

Vistar customers are everywhere people work, play, and shop. Vistar is America's leading candy, snack, and beverage distributor with more than 25 distribution centers delivering everything from popcorn to healthy meal replacements anywhere in the U.S. The company has thrived by innovating, exceeding customer expectations, and fostering a collaborative culture built on teamwork, doing what's right, and giving back to the communities they serve.

Job Description

The Staff Accountant performs duties in Accounting and Finance. They manage various accounting, finance and administrative functions at their assigned location(s), as well as Corporate Vistar contacts as needed to discuss, understand and review the financial impact of functions within their scope. The Staff Accountant will need to be able to interpret, evaluate and explain the impact of these functions on financial reports, like the Profit & Loss (P&L) Statement, Balance Sheet (B/S) and other various financial reports. The Staff Accountant will prepare and submit journal entries, analytics, and reports to various levels of management as required by the business. They will be responsible for overseeing and evaluating complicated financial functions and tasks with accuracy, analysis and critical thinking. The Staff Accountant functions as a team member within the department and organization as required and performs any duty assigned to best serve the company. The Staff Accountant reports directly to the OpCo Accounting Manager.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for assigned Accounting and Finance functions for Operating Company(ies), or OpCo(s). This may include request for adjustment/customer credits (RFA's), accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), inventory adjustments, payroll, or other financial-impacting functions.
• Create, analyze, and interpret reporting for functional responsibilities
• Prepares Journal Entries (JE's)
• Assist with month-end analysis, review, reporting and financial results for OpCo(s)
• Oversee, support, and/or backup for some administrative functions as needed
• Work cross-functionally with various departments, managers and leadership to discuss, interpret, and gather information used to perform assigned duties
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), accounting policies, internal controls, reporting deadlines and overall OpCo compliance
• Assist with review of P&L, B/S and other various financial reports throughout the month
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

2-5 years of General Ledger and Financial Accounting experience

Strong computer skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel required, to include creating pivot tables, v lookups, sumifs on regular basis.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters/MBA or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

5+ years of Financial Accounting or Operations experience (preferably in food distribution environment)

Public accounting experience is a plus

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.