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.

Location:

This is a hybrid role based in St. Louis.

Accountabilities:

• 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. 
• Working within a team on special projects and other ad hoc requests.

Qualifications:

• Accounting degree required or 5 yrs of relative experience.
• 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.