Accountant, Bakery

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands likeLa Brea Bakery,Otis Spunkmeyer, andOakrun Farm Bakery. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

Accountant, Bakery

As the Bakery Accountant, you will liaise between centralized payables department and plants to ensure flow of information through Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) System and be responsible for accounting and reporting for one bakery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as key contact for Vendor Invoice Management System. Ensure proper coding and routing of invoices for final approval.
• Research open items in Goods Received account, and make recommendations for resolution of open items.
• Perform accounting and reporting functions for one bakery, including but not limited to:
  
  
  
  • Assist with month end close.
  • Prepare journal entries as directed.
  • Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Financially settle and close process orders.
  
  
  
  
• Other projects as needed.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in accounting
• 2 years relevant accounting experience
• Computer literate in spreadsheet and word applications
• Good analytical and organizational skills
• Understanding of cost accounting, month end closings and journal entries
• Self-starter, dependable, adaptable, and requires minimal supervision

Compensation Range:

• $50,000 - $65,000

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.