Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant will support the Assistant Controller with all accounting functions, focused on period-end close, accounting and financial reporting, financial statements, account reconciliations, and overall support for all daily accounting operations. We are looking for individuals who thrive in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate will be hard working, punctual, dependable, self-motivated, self-managed, organized, flexible, and looking for a long-term commitment to grow within a growing company.

• Assist heavily with period-end close and preparation of corporate financial statements.
• Prepare, record and review periodic journal entries as well as ad hoc entries as required.
• Prepare and maintain periodic balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with the period-end close financial reporting commentary and analysis.
• Recommend improvements to daily and monthly processes to improve efficiency in daily tasks as well as in the new SAP system.
• Complete regulatory reporting as required.
• Assist with account and cost center mapping analysis and review as needed for departments throughout the company.
• Prepare and compile the required support for all regulatory audits.
• Perform GL maintenance within the SAP system.
• Assist with Mars related financial statement uploads and validation.
• Consistently manage requests from the team at Mars, including but not limited to quarterly reports, tax-related requests, and annual reporting.
• Prepare and maintain SOPs and desk procedures for all accounting functions assigned
• Research various accounting issues using the Mars Finance Manual as well as GAAP.
• Maintain compliance with current internal controls and future implementations.
• Assist with the broker commission accruals and payments on a period basis.
• Assist with departmental projects as required by the team.
• Operate under general direction; set priorities and make decisions impacting close timelines, financial statement accuracy, and compliance.
• Other duties as assigned or necessary.

• Minimum 2 years' accounting experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration.
• Have a strong knowledge of GAAP basis accounting.
• Advanced understanding of Excel formulas (i.e. V-Lookups, If statements, Pivot Tables); ERP/SAP a plus.
• Prepare and record a high number of journal entries.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and high accuracy level.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be self-motivated and work both independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to complete a high volume of work within deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to apply tact and diplomacy.
• Grocery or food manufacturing experience a plus.
• Eagerness to grow and learn daily.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Kevin's Natural Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.