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.Â
- 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. Â
- 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
