Senior Accountant

Job Title: Senior Accountant
Location: Olathe Grass Pad
Status: Full-Time
Reporting Relationship: Chief Financial Officer
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. Some weekend and seasonal overtime may be required.

Grass Pad, a leading retail/wholesale distributor in the lawn and garden industry, is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our accounting team. This role is responsible for managing specialized accounting work with a high degree of accuracy, accountability, and professional expertise. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage priorities while consistently meeting deadlines.

If you can handle multiple tasks, are a disciplined worker, and enjoy concentrating on the details, this job might be a fit for you.

The ideal candidate for this position will possess high levels of integrity, intelligence, and initiative. The Senior Accountant will be an integral part of the accounting team. This person will interact with departments and staff members at all levels within the organization.

This job might be for you if you are:

• Honest, dependable, and highly accountable.
• Analytical and detail oriented.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Strong communicator who collaborates effectively across departments.
• Committed to accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Able to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Positive team players who lead by example.

As a Senior Accountant, your typical day might include:

• Ensuring proper and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with GAAP and company policies.
• Preparing, reviewing, and posting journal entries.
• Managing monthly, quarterly, and annual account reconciliations.
• Analyzing general ledger activity and researching account variances.
• Monitoring daily sales and cash transactions across all company locations.
• Preparing weekly, monthly, and ad hoc management reports.
• Supporting accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and cash management functions.
• Assisting with month-end and year-end close processes.
• Preparing sales tax and use tax filings.
• Supporting audits and responding to information requests.
• Identifying process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Serving as a technical accounting resource for the organization.

Benefits
- The Grass Pad is successful because of the employees we hire. We offer generous medical insurance, matching 401k after one-year, paid time off, flexible scheduling, employee discount and a family-first attitude.

Company History
- The Grass Pad is a family-owned company that started during the 1960s in Omaha, selling grass seed and fertilizer. Since then, we've built a business based on honesty, integrity and putting the customer customers success first and foremost. We now have 6 locations - one in Omaha and five in the Kansas City area.

At the Grass Pad it is not uncommon to find people that have worked here for decades. We love passion and dedication in our employees, and when we see those traits, we fight to keep people around and help them grow. We offer career and responsibility growth, management training and extensive on the job training.

Education and/or Experience
- This position requires a bachelors degree from a four-year college or university in Accounting/Finance and 5 years of related experience.

Grass Pad is in the lawn, garden, and sod business. It is a private and locally owned company, currently operating six stores and a sod farm. We have been in the Greater Kansas City area since 1976, and the Greater Omaha area for over 50 years, developing an excellent reputation in these communities and across a multi-state region. Grass Pad maintains merit-based employment and is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.

Seasonality Our business experiences peak selling seasons in the spring and fall, resulting in increased customer traffic and extended operating hours.

Retail stores are open seven days a week from March through November, except for certain holidays. Store hours are typically expanded during the busiest periods, which generally occur from mid-March through May and from late August through October. As a result, weekend, evening, and overtime work may be required during these peak seasons.

Corporate office hours are normally Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. However, schedules may vary during…