Staff Accountant & Financial Coordinator

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

Job summary

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

The position requires an accounting degree with 2+ years of experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to handle high volume and tight deadlines. Workday experience is a plus; travel is not required. Saint Louis Support Center offers competitive pay and growth opportunities.

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 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.

Skills

Communication skills

Deadline-driven

Attention to detail

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Excel

Workday

Job description

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

The position requires an accounting degree with 2+ years of experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to handle high volume and tight deadlines. Workday experience is a plus; travel is not required. Saint Louis Support Center offers competitive pay and growth opportunities.