Overview

Job Location:
Saint Louis Support Center

Coordinator l, Staff Accountant

Job Purpose

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disabled/Veterans

Saint Louis Support Center