Panera Bread Looking for Coordinator, Staff Accountant at St. Louis, Missouri Full Time

Panera, LLC is currently accepting applications for a

Coordinator, Staff Accountant

St. Louis, MO

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.

Accountabilities:

Prepare and possess ownership of assigned account reconciliations and account analyses each period, quarter, and year-end in an accurate and timely manner.
Assist Senior Accountants 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.
Identify process improvements and cost reduction opportunities.
Assist management team with special projects and other ad hoc requests.

Qualifications:

Accounting degree required with 2+yrs of experience preferred.
Self-motivated with 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.
Willing to challenge and ask questions.
Workday experience a plus, but not required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

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